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Unique Jetsons-style Ferrari 512S Modulo concept car is the most bizarre motor from the 1970s
After first being revealed in 1970, Ferrari's 512S Modulo concept car dropped off the radar
A BIZARRE Ferrari concept car has been spotted driving on a public road for the first time - almost 50 years after it was first revealed.
The one-of-a-kind 512s Modulo concept car originally featured at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show.
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The sleek, Jetsons-like motor was designed as a combination of a Ferrari road car and a racer, with a low, aerodynamic frame and a powerful V12 engine.
Back in the 1970s, the Modulo was well received among critics and even won awards for its design.
But the unusual body and hubs over the wheels meant steering would have been rather difficult, and the concept never really progressed further.
Footage has now emerged of the futuristic motor driving on a public road for the first time.
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Ferrari megafan Jim Glickenhaus purchased the car from the marque's Pininfarina design company back in 2014, with the intention of getting it running.
Making some body alternations, his racing company Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus managed to get the motor driving in June this year - but it was missing its glass covered roof.
In the car lover's latest Twitter video, the complete motor can be seen cruising down an American street.
Looking like something from space, the white vehicle almost appears to hover above the road and stands at about half the height of a regular car.
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While the official performance is yet to be tested, the 512S was allegedly capable of incredible figures when first unveiled.
Its 5.0-litre V12 engine was said to be able to produce 550bhp, which would have given it a 0-60mph time of 3.1 seconds and a top speed of 220mph.
According to reports, the car still contains a recently restored version of the original engine.
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