Remember, a few weeks ago, we talked about the transformation of the Ferrari that displeased Maranello and the consequences for their customers, who risked blacklisting. But this is far from a simple color or non-canonical rims! This is some very, very heavy stuff!
A preparer... who guillotines!
Today's crazy tuner is Danton Arts Kustoms. This Ardéchois mechanic and iconoclastic artist has become a professional car customizer, working on the family estate at Château de Garlande. Creator of the "Danton Arts Kustoms" workshop, he is known by word-of-mouth, but above all on social networks.
An anti-conformist, this Danton lives up to his name. As a custom revolutionary, he doesn't hesitate to decapitate cars that many would consider untouchable! Acting on instinct, he dabbles in everything and has no automotive taboos. Strongly influenced by American hot-rod culture, he doesn't hesitate to make radical transformations, which eventually got him noticed.
His customized Lamborghini Espada V12 was signed by Fabio Lamborghini, the head of the Italian firm. Above all, the Lamborghini caught the eye of the Americans, the great masters of the Hot Rod, and in particular of Richard Rawlings, the emblematic boss of Gas Monkey whom RMC viewers could follow in the past on the program Américars. And so Danton continues his adventures in the United States, in Milwaukee, in association with Gas Monkey's Dallas base.
Six wheels, but not like Covini
His specialty? Make enlarged and lengthened six-wheeled monsters, the whole lot, with an extreme body kit that blends military styling with the world of Mad Max. One of his craziest creations is a Hummer with six wheels, four at the rear, and a huge spoiler worthy of Pikes Peak. No chance of going unnoticed, especially as it's street legal in the States!
One of his latest victims is none other than a Ferrari Testarossa. Maranello's diva, symbol of the 80s and its excess, has already been the subject of several preparatory works, such as Officine Fioravanti's beautiful restomod or the despicable Teslarossa retrofit carried out in England. But here, rather than a restomod, we should be talking about a transformod!
As he explains in his video, Danton started with an almost "wrecked" example owned by Rick Rawlings, rather than a model in perfect condition...which would undoubtedly have made his task easier!
We remove everything, even the engine
By touching a Ferrari, Danton is sure to make no friends, and purists will howl at the sacrilege. Nevertheless, if you're going to customize a Ferrari into a machine worthy of Mad Max or Cyberpunk 2077, you might as well take this one, whose square, muscle-bound styling was already radical and even cartoonish in its own right. But as its illustrious namesake would have said, it takes "audacity, more audacity, nothing but audacity!"
How does it work? First, the car is completely stripped, then the rear section is cut away, right down to the rear window. This is kept and will be reinstalled in a new frame, as it's no longer made, so care must be taken not to damage it...
The Italian 12-cylinder boxer engine is out, as a 1200 hp (yes!) "Katech Performance" reworked Chevrolet LT4 small block will take its place (calm down, calm down).
Look Fury Road
The front end, too, gets the "saw and scalpel" treatment. In passing, the man doesn't beat about the bush, describing the original tubular frame as "m.........". He himself admits that "Enzo must be turning over in his grave" at the extent of the surgery performed.
Configuration? Two wheels at the front and four-wheel drive at the rear! All running gear is modified, of course (shock absorbers, suspension), and even the steering column is replaced by more modern parts.
Although the Testa's massive, low-slung, wedge-shaped mouth is still recognizable, the design has been radically reworked. At the rear, the headlamps are still covered by a grille, but they are 355 lights, arranged in two pairs of three. The four rear wheels are wider than expected, projecting some 10cm beyond the bodywork. The rear grille features an integrated tailpipe.
At the front, the retractable headlamps have been replaced by sheet metal, and the fenders are even wider with gills and offset elements. All that's missing is Max Rockatansky at the wheel! New scoops have been developed to cool the monster that sits just behind the cockpit. Another detail: the exhausts are painted with gun paint!
Inside, too, there's not much in common with the original. The Momo steering wheel, Recaro seats and gearshift lever are all new, while the dashboard design takes up the horizontal striations of the Testarossa's side gills.
We can expect to see this mutant "Ferrari" at the next SEMA Show.
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