New Zealander Rod Tempero builds Ferrari replicars the old-fashioned way, and we don’t mean bolting fenders on a Craigslist Fiero. His cars are made of hand-hammered metal stretched over handmade wooden bucks with no computers to guide the process.

When you think about it, Rod Tempero and his team of incredibly skilled craftsmen, who also replicate classic sports cars from other legendary marques, haven’t just replicated the look and feel of a vintage Ferrari; with all the form-building, English-wheeling and precision welding that goes into each and every car, they’ve re-created the essence of old-time Maranello as well.

In the above video, you can watch chickens and ducks scatter as one of his works -- a Ferrari 250 GTO replica -- takes shape. It’s not just a pretty Ferrari-shaped shell, The engine was possibly sourced from a 365 GT; we've contacted the builder for clarification. While the result isn’t an authentic 250 GTO, it looks great and sounds even better (better than an Iron Duke ever could, anyway).

Costs aren’t discussed, and we’re sure Tempero’s work doesn’t come cheap, but this is probably the closest you can get to the real thing unless you have a spare $40 million or so.

Thanks to Autoblog for bringing this incredible video -- and project -- to our attention!

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