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Old 09-20-2008, 07:53 PM
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Default Infant driving suits? Replicas? etc?

Would like to find a driving suit for my 1 year old. I have scoured the internet and can't find a single thing. The closest I found was a replica Hamilton/Kovalainen Mclaren suit but the smallest size is for a 3 year old.

He's a pretty good size kid (95th percentile height and weight) so a 2 year old suit would work.

Would appreciate and help finding something for my little boy
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try f1 .com
they should have the teams

porsche drivers selection had some also
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Matt, I tried both places. Nada!

Did you ever buy anything like this for your kids?
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A good friend and neighbor has some very nice pictures of his 2-3 week old son in a Porsche driving suit....which he removed from one of the Porsche bears with a driving suit that the kid got as a "coming out" gift. Worked great, but likely too small for a 1 year old.
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I was also looking for something similar for my six-month old daughter but it looks like she'll have to wait a couple of years.
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There is a Ferrari infant and toddler suit that was available a few years back. They were always in the vendor trailers at the big race weekends. I haven't seen any in a while though.
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Joe, the Ferrari one is available and in fact the ONLY suit I have found in infant size (see pic). I just don't want to put my little one in a "red" suit
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Joe, the Ferrari one is available and in fact the ONLY suit I have found in infant size (see pic). I just don't want to put my little one in a "red" suit
That's the Ferrari suit I saw at the Wynn Ferrari store a few years back in Vegas.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Joe, the Ferrari one is available and in fact the ONLY suit I have found in infant size (see pic). I just don't want to put my little one in a "red" suit
Some quick patchwork could change the logo...

Don't you dirve a red car now?
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It's still a Ferrari suit
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Joe, the Ferrari one is available and in fact the ONLY suit I have found in infant size (see pic). I just don't want to put my little one in a "red" suit
I do, where can I get one?
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Directly from lucifer himself.

Seriously though, you can get it through the F-Car merchandise shop. It's something like $110.
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I saw one at the Simpson company store the other day.

Vhttp://www.simpsonraceproducts.com/products/firesuit_youthsuits.aspx
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Please call Driving Impressions in Dover, NJ.

They have a COMPLETE inventory of Futuro Pilota clothing for kids. They'll hook you up.

800-275-4667, ask for Bob.

http://www.futuropilota.com/

They have infant, kids, and even Adult sizes! The stuff is really nice Italian made clothing.









Even backpacks!


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LV - just a thought
A costume house (there are plenty on the net these days)
or find out who made the suit - see if you can get it without Ferrari on it -- and sew Porsche patches on it - you can even bring it to an embroidery house for your child's name to be sewn on to it...

Here's one place that custom makes costumes:
http://www.costumers.com/custom-made.html


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