Honestly, there's a lot of work that went into that, it's all metal and not fiberglass, the fenders were radiused, just like the old hot-rodders used to do. It doesn't look tacked on like a Rocket Bunny/Liberty Walk mess. That's a lot more questionnable, especially when you drop it on airbags. But e-fame is e-fame, and people are willing to do anything to get it.
Hell, I'd stick an LS in it since it's a worthless 348 and just piss everyone off.
I'm pretty sure terrible isn't the word you'd use to describe a 348.
Yes, yes it is. When you're sitting inside, the steering wheel isn't actually in front of you, it's a couple inches to the side. And the panel gaps, both inside and on the body itself, look like a General Motors product from the early 1980s... It doesn't sound as good as you'd expect, and while I've never driven one, only sat in it, according to the ex-owner it's really a big letdown.
And let's not forget that this particular Prancing Horse was beaten by a little black pickup truck in a straight line back when it was new.
And humiliated by a Nissan that looked like a Maxima coupe around the same time. And a Mitsubishi that was also a Dodge, that weighed about as much as a mansion. And a Honda. And a Mazda, in its later years. And, obviously, a Porsche.
It was so bad Ferrari could have gone under. It made them realize they had to actually build cars that were good, that were worthy of the price they were asking, and that performed like a thoroughbred Italian sports car should, not like a truck. When a 40000$ car absolutely obliterates your 75000$ or so sportscar, you have to do something. And that's why the F355 exists. And why the 360, 430, 458 and 488 that succeeded it are all very, very good, if not very good looking.