After forming ‘Spice Engineering’ in 1984, brothers Gordon and Derek Spice began to construct and design their own racing cars which were then to be used in the IMSA GT and World Sportscar Championship races. This is the 1987 Ferrari Spice (chassis SE87L-001), the very first of three total cars built in order to inaugurate GM’s involvement with Pontiac engines. Together, the team at Spice engineering built a chassis that could accommodate Buick, Acura and even Ferrari powertrains, and subsequently, with backing from General Motors in 1987, this car successfully won it’s class that year in the 500km Road Atlanta, 500km Riverside, 300km Laguna Seca, 500km Mid-Ohio and 3hr San Antonio. Spice Engineering raced this chassis into 1988, and managed to secure two more first in class finishes behind the wheel of SE87-001. Easily, this car shown here was the most winning and successful of the three Spice chassis, and while the car did not actually run a Ferrari engine in period, the other examples did, therefore the Denon livery and Ferrari engine were added later on into the cars history. The car is powered by a Ferrari 328-based 3.2 L Tipo F105CB V8 engine that produces just about 495hp at 9200rpm, after having clearly received a good tweak and a nice tune. For more information on this truly rare piece of racing history, check out the full video of the owners collection on @collectorchassis, which is a site where you can buy, sell, and share your unique car collection!
How many made? 3
Engine: Ferrari 328-based 3.2 L Tipo F105CB V8 engine that produces just about 495hp
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Photo Credit: @am_media_ny
Research: @rarecarsonly