One of One Eagle talon -Fittipaldi Prototype

[carwizard1]

sooo how about the pics of the rear? please

 

[bigemrich]

First of all. WOW That car is soooooooo Awesome. I would not mod that car at all. While I agree cars are meant to be different, something that is one of one is not something to kid around with. To say it has no special engine, features etc is just plain silly. The car is a concept that never made it to the market. To say most people wouldn't give much more than the average clean 1G is probably true. But to true DSMers, this is a prize to our community.
Most people also wouldn't pay much for a one of a kind Camaro, Mustang, Chevelle, Dart etc, etc. It is a matter of desire. Most people wouldn't spend money on really fancy computers, because not everyone is a computer nerd. As said, one man's trash is another man's treasure. I think we can all agree this car is a treasure.
Let's stop being jealous of FittapaldiTalon, and give him so mad props. This car is absolutely immaculate, and special to all DSMers.
By the way, FittapaldiTalon, that car is sweet. Do what you want with it, and it will do you justice. Just please dont' crash it or mod it to crazily. Something that special was made for a reason. To admire years down the road.

--Kyle

 

[kelvinb]

You guys crack me up... you could never buy a fittipaldi edition because, 1 it was never produced, 2 eagle no longer exist.

Why would it be worth nothing more then the avg 1g... I can have leathers as an option. No extra power, no special color, some rims (mass produced albeit) some special badges, no innovations, great... a car with a different body kit. Ask your selves this.... why are the Type Rs considered the collector cars of the future? Lets compare shall we...

1. very limited amount produced (2000 in all years produced with the DC2 chassis excluding JDM version)... just as the Fittapaldi edition 1 of 1

2. Limited options... Honda never offered the motor, the interior options, suspension components to the other line up of mass produced integra's. Oh the Fittapaldi... well let's see... I got my special seats, a badge, a steering wheel, and a body kit like no other (albeit an 80-early 90s looking one) but all my stuff is like every other DSM on the road... no special suspension, motor.

3. Media hype/innovation/trend setting... Honda has again captured the medias attention by outdoing a vehicle that was already popular... DSM yeah... didn't I read a post earlier some places don't even know who makes an Eclipse, let alone a Talon. Last time I read, there wasn't any huge hype or raves about any DSM other then a cheap go fast car with reliability problems.

I challenge anyone to find me one reason this car is a true collectible before I will admit being wrong on the subject. Find me a reason someone should drop a good chunk of money on a car that is gonna be just as reliable as any other DSM. Until then I stand by my argument, this car is worth little more then your above avg 1g outside the DSM community.

i got a reason. there is only 1 in the world.

 

[carwizard1]

what does it matter if it's a collectable or not it's an awsome car! there's no point in arguing about it.

 

[Bohrn]

right now it might not be worth tons more than a good 1g Talon, but in 15 years that thing is gonna be worth its weight in gold IF you have all the original parts with it, no accidents, original paint, low mileage and all that paperwork.

 

[turbo90gsx]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... so pretty!

 

[2fast2furious]

i got a reason. there is only 1 in the world.

I already noted that...

I'm not going to argue that this car isn't worth something... I'm just saying it isn't worth all the hype of collector status... atleast not for a while say when the car does hit the 25 year mark and magically DSMs were some kind of influence over the automotive market. If you guys look at most of the mass produced cars that become/became collectibles, they've all done their part in evolving the automotive culture. The 50-60 big block era set the whole hot rod movement and that's why they are considered collections. Mustangs and cameros will be collectibles because of the rivalry to out do each other on each generation. The Evo is gonna be a collectible because of it Ralli heritage and it's rivalry against the STi. The Z, another collectible because it marked what is considered the first Japanese sports car... all these cars have changed the way people view automobiles and for that they are considered collectible in nature... while it will take a while for any DSM to gain that status... this car will definately stand out amongst the crowd for being different but to say this car is a fortune of wealth on wheels is ludacris, at least at this time. If anything your paying for the heritage of the name... and I'm pretty sure if any of you guys were to see this car on say some rice board or on the street you would be thinking that this car was nothing more then your avg APC project and you were ashamed to have it share the same sheet metal. While I'm not saying this car is rice or again as I said worthless... this car is to me and I'm sure to most other enthusiast of automobiles just a car with a one off body kit. While I applaude him for having something rare... I will not bow down to say this car is a treasure of any sort amongst the automotive world... but merely the community in which it resides.

 

[Coup D E'Tat]

what does it matter if it's a collectable or not it's an awsome car! there's no point in arguing about it.

Seriously. You ladies need to stop getting your panties all twisted.

Appreciate the car for what it is, not how much it's worth.

 

[carwizard1]

Seriously. You ladies need to stop getting your panties all twisted.

Appreciate the car for what it is, not how much it's worth.

right on! still would like to see some rear pics!!!

 

[turbo90gsx]

right on! still would like to see some rear pics!!!

Agreed! MORE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GhostSpooLrTK]

Ok , Theres one in the world.

Yes the dude signed his name off on the title (heh, guess he was smart, he got out of DSM hell before it could hit him)



Other than that, Oh and the fact that its VERY clean (nice) ....

I dont see anything great about this car...

Id rather roll a stock 1g over that personally....

Dont like the wing really, the front bumper is kinda cool, but the Leather Seats dont really fit the car, looks kinda ugly...



I dont really give a sh!t if its going to be a collectors car or not, you guys can argue over that some more if you want..... but i dont see what is so special about it, and the kid who owns it freaking about showing a backend picture cuz he doesnt want someone to steal the look....

If someone really wanted that spoiler that bad and was going to graph it off this website with your pictures....youve already given them enough .



Clean Car, Rare Car, But other than that, Just another Talon.

 

[cwbroncos]

The same could be said about the Honus Wagner baseball card that sold for 1.25 million dollars. Its just a peice of paper with a picture on it, but apparently somebody wanted it real bad. To me I could really care less though.

 

[turbolaserAWDrs]

The same could be said about the Honus Wagner baseball card that sold for 1.25 million dollars. Its just a peice of paper with a picture on it, but apparently somebody wanted it real bad. To me I could really care less though.

not to be off topic, but who the hell is honus wagner, and why was the card worth 1.25 mil? Even if it was the ONLY card in existance...for a player I've never heard of, NOTHING is worth that much...

 

[laserspeeddemon]

I already noted that...

I'm not going to argue that this car isn't worth something... I'm just saying it isn't worth all the hype of collector status... atleast not for a while say when the car does hit the 25 year mark and magically DSMs were some kind of influence over the automotive market. If you guys look at most of the mass produced cars that become/became collectibles, they've all done their part in evolving the automotive culture. The 50-60 big block era set the whole hot rod movement and that's why they are considered collections. Mustangs and cameros will be collectibles because of the rivalry to out do each other on each generation. The Evo is gonna be a collectible because of it Ralli heritage and it's rivalry against the STi. The Z, another collectible because it marked what is considered the first Japanese sports car... all these cars have changed the way people view automobiles and for that they are considered collectible in nature... while it will take a while for any DSM to gain that status... this car will definately stand out amongst the crowd for being different but to say this car is a fortune of wealth on wheels is ludacris, at least at this time. If anything your paying for the heritage of the name... and I'm pretty sure if any of you guys were to see this car on say some rice board or on the street you would be thinking that this car was nothing more then your avg APC project and you were ashamed to have it share the same sheet metal. While I'm not saying this car is rice or again as I said worthless... this car is to me and I'm sure to most other enthusiast of automobiles just a car with a one off body kit. While I applaude him for having something rare... I will not bow down to say this car is a treasure of any sort amongst the automotive world... but merely the community in which it resides.

oh great, internet wonder!!! I think its time you get your certicate in car collection since you are the expert! Think about what makes a car or any other item for that matter, a collectable item.

1793 penny is the rarest coin, being only 5 pressed and only 4 are known existing at this time (5th coin is missing). A collectable because of its rarity. Vaule $275,000.

The United States 1c Z grill, the hardest stamp to find. The rarest stamp in the US, a single stamp was sold for $935,000.

Ferrari FX, the prize of all exotic collectables.... ok who are we kidding its a Ferrari, and its their rarest car. A car that was specially custom made for some Sultan in an Arab nation. Value is over $2,000,000 (estmatied).

Minus that car, the single goal of ever automobile collector is to get a one of a kind car, a prototype, a special edtion that never came out. One common thing in all these is rarity. For example, 1964 GM Runabout, 1948 Davis, 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept car. 1958 Mercury Olympian, 1971 Chevrolet Astro III.... dude I could go on.

This may not be worth money now, but belive me it will be in the future.

 

[cwbroncos]

not to be off topic, but who the hell is honus wagner, and why was the card worth 1.25 mil? Even if it was the ONLY card in existance...for a player I've never heard of, NOTHING is worth that much...

The card came out in the 30's and was released by a tobaco company or something and he didn't want to be associated with it. So he had it discontinued apparently. But thats kind of my point. Even though me and you think its not worth that much, somebody else thinks differently.

 

[GhostSpooLrTK]

I cant believe im gonna do this, ugh i dont wanna get in this arguement....


You cant really say a DSM (albiet 1 of 1) is going to be worth alot of money in the future. At most that DSM will ever be worth is prolly like 15k.

Come on its a DSM, the only person who is going to spend more than Blue Book for a normal 90 TSi on that car is a DSM Enthusiast, and there arent that many, and DSMs arent THAT high end guys....

Ok, say umm, Dale Earnhardt had made a Geo Metro prototype, its still just a Geo Metro, but it has custom rims, a different set of bumpers, and leather marked seats and a steering wheel....

The most that metro would be worth is like 10-15 grand more than the normal...

and 10grand more is probably MUCH more than this Talon will be worth, lets face is Dale Earnhardt was mucho famous and hes dead, Ive never heard of that Emo-guy before tonight and from what ive read hes still alive right?

So the only real " SUPER SWEET" Collectible-ness this car has would be...

1. Its a legit and only made Prototype of a Sport Compact Car that now sells for about 3k

2. It probably has very low miles, so that would add 2-3k to value

3. It was designed and owned by the Emo F guy or whatever his name was

4. Its a DSM.


So after reviewing the things that would make this thing "Worth Lots of Money"...

Only #3 would make this car worth anything to anyone outside of our DSM Community, and even then, I dont think the Fiparelli guy is that huge, so I cant imagine it being worth an outstanding amount of money.........


I say the kid mods the car and enjoys it. As long as he takes care of it and doesnt trash the car, then I say he is paying enough Homeage to the car and the DSM Legacy that Prototype was intended to carry.

Come on guys, its not like its a Cobra prototype.....

I can see a 69 Mustang GT being worth more than that car ever will, Yet those hot ass Muscle Beasts are all over my local roads being enjoyed by their owners, why short this kid?


IF hes not gonna drive it - Sell it and buy another Talon and use the Surplus in value you make from the auction to make your new talon a beast...erm if dad lets you sell er'.

 

[BigDaddy186]

Man i hate this bickering bull$#*& that comes up on here.....Its it like your mom use to say, if you dont have anything good to say, keep your F###in mouth shut... on a second note, I think the car looks dam sexy and if I had it I definitely wouldnt mod it. Sorry dude its just to nice. Drive it maybe but no modding. sweet ride though.
Lets see some more pics......

 

[defrag010]

lets face is Dale Earnhardt was mucho famous and hes dead, Ive never heard of that Emo-guy before tonight and from what ive read hes still alive right?



3. It was designed and owned by the Emo F guy or whatever his name was



I dont think the Fiparelli guy is that huge, so I cant imagine it being worth an outstanding amount of money.........

!!!!!!!!!!! you don't know who Emerson Fitipaldi is??? err... i mean Emo Fiparelli??

Emerson Fitipaldi has Alot better status than Earnhardt, IMO. The only reason people know about Dale is because they are redneck nascar fans, because he died in a nascar wreck, and because all the rednecks put a number 3 on the back window of ther pickup truck.

Your opinion doesn't count. You don't know anyting about this. :thumbdown

 

[2fast2furious]

oh great, internet wonder!!! I think its time you get your certicate in car collection since you are the expert! Think about what makes a car or any other item for that matter, a collectable item.

1793 penny is the rarest coin, being only 5 pressed and only 4 are known existing at this time (5th coin is missing). A collectable because of its rarity. Vaule $275,000.

The United States 1c Z grill, the hardest stamp to find. The rarest stamp in the US, a single stamp was sold for $935,000.

Ferrari FX, the prize of all exotic collectables.... ok who are we kidding its a Ferrari, and its their rarest car. A car that was specially custom made for some Sultan in an Arab nation. Value is over $2,000,000 (estmatied).

Minus that car, the single goal of ever automobile collector is to get a one of a kind car, a prototype, a special edtion that never came out. One common thing in all these is rarity. For example, 1964 GM Runabout, 1948 Davis, 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept car. 1958 Mercury Olympian, 1971 Chevrolet Astro III.... dude I could go on.

This may not be worth money now, but belive me it will be in the future.

So next your gonna tell me the Honda Accord special edition is a collectible? It's rare edition model also, only offered in one model year in each generation released. The difference between the coins and the stamps and the baseball card is the history that came with those. This DSM has no historic value beyond the name that it sports, it has done nothing for the automotive world, it is fools gold, any car enthusiast knows it's worth a wee bit more then the DSM you drive on a daily basis. You can't compare this vehicle to a concept, because in actuallity, the car was produced, minus the different bumpers... you need to learn to make comparisons with apples to apples...because the fruit salad you just brought to the table does little to back up your argument on what makes this car a collectible.

 

[pinknuggit]

You can't compare this vehicle to a concept, because in actuallity, the car was produced .

Aaaaaactually, the car Wasn't produced. It was made as a prototype that was sent off to get approved by mits. for production. Since it Didn't get approved for production, That makes it a prototype; a One of a kind prototype. It's a bastard. I think that's enough to make it a collectible. My fruit salad tastes pretty good... it's got alot of apples in it.

 

[cwbroncos]

This DSM has no historic value beyond the name

It may not have an extensive history itself but its part of the AWD 4g63 history. Especially in america since we are just now getting the evo.

 

[a_scobel]

Dont like the wing really, the front bumper is kinda cool, but the Leather Seats dont really fit the car, looks kinda ugly...

Not trying to be an as* or anything...but dude, didn't you used to have (if not still have) that really ugly wing on your car??

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then I'm probably thinking of somebody else..disregard!

That Emo guy...is he really sad, by any chance? Listens to Dashboard Confessional all the time??

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[iowaboostin]

No matter what car, if you keep it mint for that many years, will get good money.. the fact that it was owned by Fittipaldi will get it crazy money, after being mint for many years . Forget the fact that it's a DSM... it's a Fittipaldi car that's mint after 20+yrs (assuming you keep it stock and in great shape). End of story.

 

[TooSlowGSX92]

if you dont show us more pics especially of the rear i will hunt you down and give you and the car a humping of a lifetime

REAR PICS NOW!!!!

 

[Darksyne]

So next your gonna tell me the Honda Accord special edition is a collectible? It's rare edition model also, only offered in one model year in each generation released. The difference between the coins and the stamps and the baseball card is the history that came with those. This DSM has no historic value beyond the name that it sports, it has done nothing for the automotive world, it is fools gold, any car enthusiast knows it's worth a wee bit more then the DSM you drive on a daily basis. You can't compare this vehicle to a concept, because in actuallity, the car was produced, minus the different bumpers... you need to learn to make comparisons with apples to apples...because the fruit salad you just brought to the table does little to back up your argument on what makes this car a collectible.

WTF! You made your point, you stated your opinion, other people stated their differing opinions, let it go.

Here, I'll make it easy. You WIN! You have successfully convinced everyone you are right. Good Job!

Now if FittipaldiTalon hasn't decided to say "Screw these people!" by now, can we get some rear pics?