An Artist Turned A DeLorean Into A Strange Eroding Art Exhibit – SlashGear

The DeLorean wasn’t the only star car in the 3018 exhibit, though. Clearly a fan of 1980s kitsch, Arsham also gave a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder the “archaeological find” treatment. That’s right, the same model that was taken for a joyride and later tumbled down an embankment in the film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”

Needless to say, sourcing the Ferrari proved more difficult than the DeLoeran because of the Ferrari’s scarcity. DeLoreans aren’t exactly growing on trees, but only 56 examples of the 250 GT California Spyder were made. Today, it’s one of the most expensive Ferraris of all time. Arsham wound up working with a replica created by a prop master that worked on the “Ferris Bueller” set.

A similar faux-erosion to the DeLorean and Ferrari — cavities embedded with crystals — was later incorporated by Arsham on a Porsche 911 “Art Car” in 2019, though not as extreme as the 3018 DeLorean, because the Porsche remains an actual drivable vehicle.

If you’re feeling particularly flush, the artist released an approximately 1/14 scale model of the eroded Delorean in a limited run of 500 pieces for $2,500 each. It even has functioning gullwing doors, but you’ll need to supply your own flux capacitor.