[sprint]

Hi everyone; have you ever seen one of these Fly Ferrari 512 with such tampo mistake? What you believe I should do with it , try to change? keep it?

left side :

right side :

Ciao

 

[Doug]

This is not a mistake.

 

[sprint]

Thank you Nuro! No one there among us had seen it previously, and what a fast reply!
I am amazed !
Ciao

 

[mtucker666]

When I got this car (ref C29) I had exactly the same thought process and posted it. Interesting discussion developed not about that particular car but about tampo/colour 'mistakes' and the rarity/value of them because of this.

Matt

 

[TSRF]

My friend Tony Adamowicz drove the car with his accomplice Sam Posey. We were just talking about this particular 512 LM, and reminiscence was good. Unfortunately, the car was a dog compared to the 917...

Mr. Pea

 

[Doug]

I remember that it was a replacement or a fix during the race. Perhaps something to do with silver duct-tape (did that stuff exist in 1970?).

 

[Ken R]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this was reflective tape and designed so the number could be read as it passed the pits.

 

[Rich T UK]

That's right. The number panel was electroluminescent, but it failed betweem practice and race, and they could only fix it with this gaffer-tape method.