A highly publicized plan to transform a Ferrari Testarossa into a six-wheel custom machine has unraveled into a dispute between the parties involved, leaving the unusual project unfinished and its future uncertain. The build, announced more than a year ago by Gas Monkey Garage and owner Richard Rawlings, was framed as an unprecedented effort to reinterpret one of Ferrari’s most iconic models with three axles and radical bodywork.
The collaboration emerged after two European tuning companies, Danton Art Kustoms and Frechy Export, built a six-wheel Humvee early in 2024. That vehicle, powered by a Hellcat V-8 and configured with only one driven axle, caught Rawlings’ attention despite its unconventional design and limited practicality. He purchased it and later resold it for $750,000, setting the stage for what was expected to be a follow-up project using a Testarossa.
According to accounts from the builders, an informal understanding was in place to start the Ferrari conversion once money changed hands. The Testarossa soon entered development, but updates eventually stopped, prompting speculation about its status. The dispute surfaced publicly after Alex Danton of Danton Art Kustoms accused Rawlings of taking both the car and the payment without advancing the project. He has described the entire experience as a betrayal and accused Rawlings of abandoning the work.
Rawlings has pushed back, posting videos that portray the Testarossa as arriving in far worse condition than advertised. He claimed many of the custom pieces needed substantial rework, from cosmetic flaws to structural concerns. Gas Monkey Garage began repairing some of the most immediate problems, but Rawlings suggested the scale of the corrections required would make a complete restoration lengthy and costly.
With both sides levying responsibility toward the other, the three-axle Testarossa sits unfinished, becoming a symbol of a partnership that collapsed under its own ambition. And while each party appears firm in its stance, they share at least one sentiment: the project may be an example of how some extreme ideas can spiral well beyond what anyone anticipated.
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