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Spanish cops bust illegal car factory manufacturing replica supercars – Ferraris made from second hand Toyotas, Fords and Peugeots

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>Spanish police raid illegal car factory manufacturing conterfeit supercars using second hand Toyotas&comma; Fords and Peugeots in Girona&comma; northern Spain<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>The gang were selling &&num;8216&semi;dodgy&&num;8217&semi; Ferraris and Lamborghinis on the internet<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>The replicas were based on a range of secondhand donor cars and fibreglass bodies stamped with the brand names of the genuine autos<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>Investigators found four fake Ferraris completed&comma; 14 others were under construction in the &&num;8216&semi;factory&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>Three people were arrested following the raid in Girona&comma; northern Spain  <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>The gang manufactured various fake parts in an effort to make the cars look realistic<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;2b0202&semi;"><strong>The counterfeit cars were selling for approximately &dollar;44&comma;000 &&num;8211&semi; considerably less than six and seven figure price tag for real ones<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-140951" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain7&period;jpg" alt&equals;"police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain7" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"356" &sol;>Spanish police have arrested three people after raiding a &&num;8216&semi;sweatshop&&num;8217&semi; manufacturing counterfeit exotic Italian supercars&comma; Ferrari and Lamborghini&period; The batch of fake sports cars were based on second hand Toyota&comma; Ford or Peugeot engines and mechanicals&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The garage in Girona&comma; northern Spain&comma; would start off with a used donor automobile of humble origins such as a Toyota&comma; then bolt a Ferrari or Lamborghini body kit to the cab<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-140949" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain9&period;jpg" alt&equals;"police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain9" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"351" &sol;><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Fake exotica&colon; This particular Ferrari F430 was based on a second hand donor Peugeot 406<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-140954" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain4" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"353" &sol;><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Spanish authorities raided the fake car factory outside Girona in north eastern Catalonia<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"> The raid found counterfeit Ferrari F355s as well as F430s powered by 2 litre and 2&period;5 litre engines&period; Other cars included the Ferrari 360 and Ferarri 348&period; The gang used Toyotas&comma; Fords and Peugeots to make the replica cars which were sold online&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The bodies were moulded using fiberglass and all the faces on the clocks and instrument panels were printed out and stuck over the existing units&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-140952" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain6" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"354" &sol;><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;The gang manufactured various fake parts in an effort to make the cars look realistic<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>The gang also stuck fake Ferrari and Lamborghini decals and emblems on each of the cars&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police became aware of the gang after one of the cars was offered for sale in Benidorm&comma; through a number of websites for approximately £35&comma;000&period; Detectives tracked the gang to their workshop in Girona and found 14 cars on the production line&period; Four of the Ferraris were ready for sale&comma; according to police&comma; complete with fake registration documents&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In addition&comma; police found a fully equipped cannabis farm with 950 pots&period; Three people were arrested after the factory was raided earlier this week  Police tracked a member of the gang who had sold one of the fake Ferraris in Benidorm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"share-pictures-8" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-140953" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain5" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"352" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><strong class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon">The counterfeit cars were selling for approximately £35&comma;000 &&num;8211&semi; considerably less than real ones&period; Buyer beware h<strong>owever&comma; instead of Ferrari thoroughbred engines&comma; the cars had units from humble <&sol;strong>donor vehicles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-140950" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain8&period;jpg" alt&equals;"police-raided-the-underworld-car-factory-outside-girona-in-northern-spain8" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"356" &sol;><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;There were 14 cars under various stages of manufacturing inside the illegal factory<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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