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Ben Bowlin
Somehow.
Scott Benjamin
It really works. And the thing is, because everything is scale, he made the tiny little exhaust exactly like the Ferrari exhaust. He made every bit inside the engine just like the Ferrari would be. It sounds identical to the Ferrari 312 PP.
Ben Bowlin
Which would be Ferrari Music?
Scott Benjamin
Exactly. And the cool thing is – Ben, did you see the part where he has a key in the ignition? He turns the key -
Ben Bowlin
Yeah, with the tweezers.
Scott Benjamin
And the lights work. The dash lights up and the gauges work. And he made those gauges. He did every bit of this car.
Ben Bowli
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It’s crazy, man.
Scott Benjamin
He has a gear box that has five speed with a little gaited shifter and a wooden knob. And it even has reverse. The wheels work, so if you could find somebody that’s 1:8 scale, they could drive the car.
Ben Bowlin
Okay, that’s the perfect ending for that one, man. I officially nominate this for favorite scale model car of the show.
Scott Benjamin
Yeah, definitely.
Ben Bowlin
Any objections?
Scott Benjamin
No, not at all.
Ben Bowlin
Okay. Then we’ve done it and made it official. We have to say, before we head out – there’s probably some people wondering, "Why aren’t you guys doing Matchbox cars?"
Scott Benjamin
Yeah.
Ben Bowlin
We can’t give you any spoilers, but we feel like maybe that’s a separate thing.
Scott Benjamin
I think so. This is a different level. Matchbox does some scale models. We’re not talking about the kind that you buy in the little blue packet with the little plastic case over it. They make other types of models, too, so I’m not discounting that at all. I’m just saying that we may talk about Matchbox in the future.
Ben Bowlin
You’ll have to stay tuned to find out. And to our listeners, thanks for tuning in guys! Are you a car collector, a scale model car collector? Do you have any particularly crazy stories about that? If you do, feel free to find us on Facebook or Twitter – Car Stuff. Feel free to drop a line on our awesome blog on howstuffworks.com. Or you could always cut out the middle man and email us directly at -
Scott Benjamin
Carstuff@howstuffworks.com.
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