McBurnie is a US bodywork

Body kit

A body kit or bodykit is a collection of exterior modifications to a car, typically composed of front and rear bumpers, side skirts, spoilers,paint jobs, and sometimes front and rear side guards and roof scoops. There are many companies that offer alternatives to the original factory appearance of...

 company mostly known for their replicas of Ferrari Daytona Spyder. The Daytona replicas are based on the Chevrolet Corvette C3

Chevrolet Corvette C3

The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1968 through 1982 model years. Corvette chief Zora Arkus-Duntov wanted a striking new Corvette; although engines and chassis components were mostly carried over from the previous generation, its...

 and became very popular because they were featured in the TV series Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...

 where the main character Sonny Crocket drives a black Daytona Spyder. Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

reacted and managed to get McBurnie and other replica manufacturers to stop production.

- Tom Mc Burnie went on to manufacture the 34 Lightning, the RSK550 and a Porsche speedster replica. He is now making cars under his new company Thunder Ranch. As a runner up on Mr. McBurnie's TV fame he also produced the RIOT car as seen on Baywatch. Mr. Mcburnie is still making quality Sports cars. Using the RIOT car he developed Tom partnered with SDSU early on & made a electric RIOT car that has amazing Hybrid technology and Incredible Range. The Rights to the RIOT were Sold to Nathan Wratislaw who is taking the car a new Green Vision of Hybrid Electric Technology. Tom Continues to make 5 different Models of Sports Cars.

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Mc Burnie's RSK 550 & Speedsters

Mc Burnie's RIOT

SDSU RIOT Car