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| 1940 AAC Tipo 815 (Mille Miglia, 1940): The sacking of Enzo Ferrari by Alfa Romeo in 1939 is well documented, as well as his contractual obligation not to reconstruct his Scuderia and race for four years. Ferrari found a loophole however, and with the funds from his termination settlement, he started a small factory in Modena under the name Auto Avio Costruzioni (AAC). Nothing prevented him from making cars for customers and supporting them in their race efforts. Joining ACC from Alfa Romeo were engineer Alberto Massimino, tester Enrico Nardi as well as an engineer with workshop experience, Vittorio Bellentani, and members of his mechanical crew. Model by IXO 1/43 |
1940 AAC Tipo 815 (Pescara, 1947): Marquis Lotario Rangoni Machiavelli approached his friend Ferrari and expressed interest in the construction of two cars. One for himself and another for young Alberto Ascari, who was the son of Ferrari's mentor Antonio Ascari. The idea was to enter the cars in the 1940 Mille Miglia in four months time. In that short period ACC built two roadsters with a magnesium and aluminum alloy body, using a Fiat 508 C chassis, brakes and steering as a starting point. A straight-eight cylinder 1.5L engine was made from two Fiat 508C engines and tuned to produce 74 HP. The cars done in time and the new car was designated the 815 for its number of cylinders and engine size. Model by R.A.R.E. MODELS 1/43 |
1940 AAC Tipo 815 (Pescara, 1947): The 815's body was designed by Touring and constructed in their Superleggera style of a network of small tubes supporting the alloy body. Ascari and Machiavelli both led their class at one point, but both retired with mechanical problems which were attributed to a lack of testing in the attempt to build the cars in a short time. With WWII putting a stop to racing, Ascari sold his car (Ch. #021) to Enrico Beltracchini in 1943. After the war, Beltracchini raced the cars eight times in 1947, including in this livery at Pescara. He would be a DNF at this race as in half of those he entered, with limited success in the ones he finished. The car was sold on to a small museum and ultimately to Mario Righini and resides in his museum Anzola dell'Emilia. It is the only surviving 815. Model by R.A.R.E. MODELS 1/43 |
1947 125S: The Ferrari 125 S (commonly called the 125 or 125 Sport) was the first vehicle to bear the Ferrari name when it debuted on May 11, 1947 at the Piacenza racing circuit. The 125 S used a steel tube-frame chassis and was powered by Gioacchino Colombo's 1.5 L 60° V12. This engine produced 100 hp. It was a dual overhead camshaft design with 2 valves per cylinder and three double-choke Weber 30DCF carburettors. The 125 S scored the first of many wins for Ferrari two weeks after its debut, with a win at the GP of Rome in the hands of Franco Cortese. Model by IXO 1/43 |
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| 1949 166 MM (LE MANS WINNER - 1949): Driven by Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon to first place in the 1949 Le Mans, the first Ferrari Le Mans win. Chinetti drove an incredible 23 of the 24 hours! This was the second Le Mans win for both Chinetti and Selsdon. Chinetti went on to become the Ferrari distributor for N.America and owner of the North American Racing Team (N.A.R.T.). (This car is Chassis 0008M) Model by HOT WHEELS ELITE 1/43 |
Le Mans Winner 1949 Model Diorama by Old Irish Racing 1/43 |
1950 166 MM Touring LM Berlinetta: The 166 MM came in both open and closed top versions. These exceptional cars featured a Lampredi designed V-12, 2.3L, with triple Webers and a 5-speed transmission. The car produced 170 bhp. The 166MM in both open and coupe versions were very successful in sports car racing. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1950 195 S Berlinetta LM Touring (Le Mans, 1950): A year after his epic win for Ferrari at Le Mans, Luigi Chinetti entered two 195 S' at Le Mans in 1950. This car was driven by Raymond Sommer and Dorino Serafini. It failed to finish due to electrical problems. The 195S had a 2.3L V12 engine which can propel the aluminum bodied car to 137 mph.. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1952 340 Mexico Vignale Berlinetta (Carrera Panamericana, 1952): Fueled by a desire to win the Carrara Panamericana road race, Ferrari converted three 340 Americas to Vignale bodied Berlinettas. These cars with strengthened chassis and larger fuel tanks were a quasi-factory team, with this car (Ch. 0226AT) and another 340 Mexico (Ch. 0222AT) being purchased by American Allen Guiberson. All three cars were entered and sponsored under Industrias 1-2-3, a large Mexican food and beverage company. Both Guiberson cars failed to finish, with this car driven by Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Scotuzzi crashed during the first day of the race. The third car (Ch. 0224AT) driven by Luigi Chinetti would finish 3rd overall behind the Mercedes Benz 1-2 finishers. Model by ALTAYA 1/43 |
1952 340 Mexico Vignale Berlinetta (Carrera Panamericana, 1952): The 340 Mexico had a 4.1L Lampredi V-12 which produced 280 HP and a top speed of 175 MPH. Ascari had finished 2nd in the race the year before, but the powerful car got away from him and crashed heavily. The car was sent back to Ferrari where it was rebuilt in 1952 and came back to the USA in 1953 and was purchased by AV Dayton who entered it in sports car races, where it Was successful and was driven by Carroll Shelby among others. Its racing career ended in 1954 when it was sold to Luigi Chinetti and then a sequence of owners. In more recent times it has been a prestigious concours winner and no trailer queen, used in historic racing. It sold at auction in 2020 for $3.7 million! Model by ALTAYA 1/43 |
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1952 340 Mexico Vignale Berlinetta (Carrera Panamericana, 1953): This car (Chassis #0222AT) was sold to Allen Guiberson and he entered it in the Carrera Panamericana race in 1953 for Phil Hill and Richie Ginther, where they crashed. It was again entered for Phill Hill and Dave Sykes to drive in the Buenos Aires 1000km racem but they did not finish due to clutch issues. The car started as a semi-factory entry in 1952 for Luigi Villoresi and Pierro Cassani to drive on the Carrera Panamericana in 1952. They failed to finish due to clutch problems. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1952 225S (Monaco GP, 1952 - WINNER): The 225S 'Sport' was made with endurance sports car racing in mind and was bodied either as a two seat Bernlinetta or Spyder. Introduced in 1952, it was powered by a 2.7L Columbo designed V12, capable of producing 210 bhp. This Vignale Spyder was raced by Vittorio Marzotto to a 1st place finish of a 1-5 sweep by Ferrari at the 1952 Grand Prix de Monaco. Marzotto also raced this car on both the Mille Miglia and the Targa Florio. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
1952 212 Inter (Carrera Panamericana, 1952): Efraim Ruiz Echevarria, a Mexican soccer star, purchased this car (Chassis#0292MM) to race in the 1952 Carrera Panamericana. He crashed during the second stage, while running ninth, behind Hill, Villoresi, Fitch, Kling, Bracco, Lang, Chinetti, McAffee, and Maglioli. He raced a 250MM in the 1953 race, using the same number #5. With its Pininfarina designed body, the 212 Inter used a 2.6L V12 engine which produced 150 bhp with its triple Weber carburetors. It was capable of a top speed of 140 mph. Echevarria finished 11th in the 1953 Carrera. Model by HOT WHEELS 1/43 |
1953 375MM: Driven to a 6th place finish at the 1953 Carrera Panamericana under the Scuderia Guatalla banner by Mario Ricci, Umberto Maglioli and Forese Salviati, this Pininfarina bodied car (#0320AM) started life as a Ferrari works car. It was raced at Le Mans (5th), Spa 24 Hour (winner), Reims 12 Hour and various other racesin 1953 before it was brought to Mexico. It was sold off after and raced in the USA in SCCA races by Dick Irish through 1954 with a 375 Mexico engine. Besides Maglioli, the car was driven by a who's who of Ferrari racing in the mid-fifities, Alberto Ascari, Mike Hawthorn, Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Villorisi and Umberto Masetti among others. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1953 375 MM: The 1953 Carrera Pan Americana was won by Fangio driving a rival Lancia, a tough blow to Ferrari's pride. This car (Chassis #0286AM) was entered by Scuderia Guastalla for Luigi Chinetti and Alfonse de Portago. They were disqualified after three stages due to being over the time limit due to engine problems. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
1953 340 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta: Entered by Scuderia Ferrari for the 1953 Le Mans race, it was driven by Mike Hawthorn and Nino Farina. They were disqualified for taking on fuel and brake fluid too early. Most 340 MM cars with their 4.1L V12 like this car (Chassis #0320AM) were converted to 4.7L 375MM specification. This car was raced as a 375MM for the remainder of its career, including a 6th place finish on the Carrera Panamericana race. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1953 166 MM Zagato: Zagato bodied his first car for Ferrari in 1948, with the 166MM Zagato Panoramica. Zagato continued to body 166MM cars until production of that model ended in 1953. With its lightweight body, the 166 MM became Ferraris most potent sports car, a 166MM winning Le Mans in 1949. It was powered by a 2.0L V12 that produced 140 bjp and was capable of a top speed of 131 mph. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1953 375 MM Vignale: New owner Allen Guiberson entered this car ( Chassis #0268AM) for Phil Hill and Ritchie Ginther to drive in the 1954 Carrera Panamerican road race in Mexico, where they finished 2nd to a Ferrari 375 Plus. This 4.9L V12 engined car started life in 1953 as a factory works car. It was sold to Luigi Chinetti, who entered it in the 1953 Carrera PanAmericana together with Alfonso de Portago but failed to finish. During its racing life it had a who's-who of period Ferrari drivers behind the wheel. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
1953 250 MM: Efran Ruiz-Echeverria and Pedro Becerril piloted this 250MM (Chassis #0352MM) on the 1953 Carerra Panamericana. The finished in 11th place overall and 7th in class. The heart of the 250MM was its 3.0L V-12, producing 240 hp. These were purpose built racing machines for long distance events such as the Carrera. Model by PROGETTO K 1/43 |
1953 735 S: In an all out assault on the new World Sports Car Championship in 1953, Ferrari introduced its two new four-cylinder cars alongside its traditional twelve-cylinder cars. The 735 S was one of the two new 2.9L inline four-cyl. cars, the 625 TF being the other. The engine was developed from the 500 F2 car and produced 225bhp. The exact history of this car is not known. It appears to have a Scaglietti body, and may have been rebuilt a converted to a 500 Mondial. We will keep researching to find out more history on this car. Model by PROVENCE MOULAGE 1/43 |
1954 750 Monza: Alfonso de Portago drove this 750 Monza (Chassis #0428MD) in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana, but did not finish. This was one of the ex-works cars and was raced by de Portago in 1954 with some success and at in 1955 (DNF). The car was then sold to Sterling Edwards and raced in the USA until 1957. The 750 Monza was powered by a 3.0L 4-cyl. engine delivering 250 bph and a top speed of over 155 mph. Thirty-one 750 Monza cars were built and all were bodied by Scaglietti as Spyders. Model by BEST 1/43 |
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| 1954 375 MM (Le Mans, 1954): Briggs Cunningham used his 375 MM (#0372AM) to test Ferrari engines for a possible use in his cars. A unique feature to this car was the water cooled braking system and the two large air ducts for that system. Its first outing was at Sebring where it retired while leading. At Le Mans in 1954, the car was in 6th place when a rocker arm failed. Ferrari refused to admit his engine part had caused the failure and Cunningham refused to do further business with him. Cunningham finished 6th at Watkins Glen in this livery, after that race it was sold to Bill Spears and won numerous SCCA races. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
1954 500 Mondial (735 S) (Tour de France, 1954): Ferrari produced the 500 Mondial for private customers and to be raced in the 2.0 Liter class at races such as the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia. Powered by the same 2.0L engine that was used in the 500 F2 grand prix cars, the Lampredi engine made 170 bhp, good for 155 mph. This car (Ch# 0424MD) was originally a blue Pininfarina bodied car. After a busy 1954 race season with its original owner (first in class Reims 12-Hour), Yves DuPont bought the car in the fall of 1954. Almost immediately, Du Pont and a co-driver simply named Biagini entered the car in the 1954 Tour de France Auto, but failed to finish. DuPont returned the car in 1955 to have it rebodied by Ferrari into this Series II 500 Mondial body by Scaglietti and repainted red and it was given a new chassis number (0564MD), which was the next body/chassis number for cars in production. Model by BBR 1/43 |
1954 375 Plus (Carrera Panamericana, 1954): Entered by John Edgar for the Carrera Panamericana race in Mexico in 1954, this 375 Plus (Chassis #0396AM) is the same car that earlier in the year won at Le Mans. The car was sold after Le Mans to Edgar. The driver for the Carrera race was Jack McAfee, with Ford Robinson as co-driver. Tragedy struck however as the car left the road and ended up crashing down an embankment, killing Robinson. The car was rebuilt after the race and was campaigned by Edgar with McAfee driving throughout the 1955 season with excellent results. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1954 375 MM: This car (#0362AM) Was purchased by Tony Parravono and driven by Jack McAfee in the USA in 1954 & 1955. An accident in '55 resulted in the car being rebodied by Jack Sutton and purchased and raced by Frank Arciero. Drivers included Skip Hudson and Bob Bondurant, as well as Dan Gurney who drove the car to several wins in 1959 & 1960, including a win at Riverside in the LA Times GP for Sports Cars. Model by BEST 1/43 |
1954 375 Plus (LE MANS, 1954 - WINNER): Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Maurice Trintignant denied both Jaguar and Cunningham the win at Le Mans in 1954 driving this car at an average speed of 105.2 mph, over a distance of 2,523 miles in the 24 hour race. Gonzalez set fastest lap in the race at just over 117.5 mph in another triumphant Le Mans victory for Ferrari. This car (Chassis #0396AM) was sold to John Edgar and raced in Mexico and the USA. Model by IXO 1/43 |
1954 375 Plus (Le Mans, 1954): Robert Manzon and Louis Rosier failed to finish the 1954 Le Mans race due to gearbox trouble in the 15th hour. Its sister car driven by Gonzalez and Trintignant won Le Mans that year, denying Jaguar the victory. Under hood was a V12 of 4954cc. This car (Chassis #0392AM) won the Carrera Panamericana race later in 1954 and had a successful racing career in the USA until 1958. Model by IXO 1/43 |
1954 375 Plus: After this car (Chassis #0392AM) was raced by the Ferrari factory at both the Mille Miglia and Le Mans in 1954, it was sold to Erwin Goldscmidt who entered it in the Carrera Panamericana, with Umberto Maglioli driving. Maglioli won the 1,910 mile Carrera in 17 hours, 40 minutes, and 26 seconds, averaging 107.927 mph. He was 25 minutes ahead of the second place finisher over the races eight stages. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1955 121 LM Scaglietti: Inspired by highly competitive British powerplants produced by the likes of Jaguar and Aston Martin, Ferrari created its own six-cyl. engine of 4.4L. The engines were installed in a chassis similar to that of the 750 Monza and bodied by Scaglietti the new car was officially known as the 446 S but the name was changed to 121 LM. Maurice Trintignant and Harry Schell drove this car (Ch. #0546 LM) at Le Mans in 1955, but retired in the 10th hour due to overheating. After 1955, the six-cyl. engine was scrapped in favor of the Jano V-12. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
1955 121 LM Scaglietti: Phill Hill and Umberto Maglioli teamed together to drive at Le Mans in 1955. They retired in the 7th hour with clutch failure. John Von Neuman purchased the 4.4L V12 car and was raced successfully by both Hill and Carrol Shelby among others. A beautiful car! Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
1955 750 Monza: Mike Hawthorn and Alfonso de Portago drove this car (Chassis #0496M) in the 1955 Goodwood 9 Hour race, but did not finish due to an accident. de Portage drove the car later in the season (Nassau) and was very successful with it. The 750 Monza was powered by a 260 horsepower, 2999cc, 4-cylinder. engine. Jaguar purchased a 750 Monza to study why the smaller engined car was beating their D-Types. The conclusion, it was perfect in every way. Model by BEST 1/43 |
1955 857 Monza: The Targa Florio in 1955 was one of the most hotly contested and pitted the Mercedes Benz team against Ferrari. Eugenio Castellotti and Robert Manzon drove a hard fought race in their 3.4L four-cylinder (280 hp) Ferrari against the faster Mercedes of Stirling Moss/Peter Collins and Juan Manuel Fangio/Karl Kling. For the first part of the race, Castellotti split the pair of Moss and Fangio, taking the lead when Moss left the road, later to rejoin and regain the lead. Ultimately, the Mercedes outpaced the Ferrari, with Castellotti and Manzon finishing 3rd behind Moss and Fangio. Starting out as a 750 Monza, this car (#0570M) was sold to N.A.R.T., then to George Tilp who had Phil Hill drive the car with success in USA events in 1956. It was then sold to various owners, competing in the USA through 1961. The 1955 Targa Florio however was its shinning moment. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1956 860 Monza: Piloted by Eugenio Castellotti and Piero Tarifi in the 1956 Tourist Trophy race at Dundrod, they drove their 860 Monza to a 6th place finish. The 860 Monza's has a 3,5L four-cylinder engine, producing over 300 hp and is Ferrari largest and most successful four-cylinder engined race car. The 860 Monza was a key factor, along with the 290MM in Ferrari's winning the 1956 World Championship. Model by BEST 1/43. |
1956 860 Monza (SEBRING WINNER): 1st place finisher at the 1956 Sebring 12 hr. in the hands of Juan-Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Catellotti, with the second team car right behind. The car was later sold to Fangio for a race in S. America, eventually making its way to the USA and was raced extensively in SCCA races by owner John von Neumann, with drivers such as Phil Hill and Ritchie Ginther. After a series of owners including some of the most prominent Ferrari collectors, this car sold for $3.5 million in 2006. Model by BEST 1/43 |
1956 860 Monza: Ferrari built three 860 Monza's in 1956, with more power than the 750 Monza and 857S from the prior year. Using a 3.4L four-cylinder engine producing 280hp, this car (#0628M) had a long successful racing career, piloted by a who's-who of drivers of that era. It was first run at the Mille Miglia, where Peter Collins finished 2nd, followed by a run at the 1000 Km of Nurburgring, driven by Alfonso de Portago and Olivier Gendenbien. The car was disqualified after receiving outside repair assistance. It was given a larger 290MM engine for 1957 and was driven at the Targa Florio, Sebring, Watkins Glen, Nassau and Buenos Aires among notable races; by notable drivers such as Phil Hill, Hans Herrmann, Eugenio Castellotti, Wolfgang Von Trips, Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney. The car is in its 1956 Nurburgring livery. Model by BEST 1/43 |
1956 860 Monza: Juan Manuel Fangio placed this car on the pole at the Nurburgring 1000Km in 1956. Co-driving with Eugenio Castelotti, the pair finished 2nd behind the Maserati 300S driven by a team of drivers including Stirling Moss and ahead of the Ferrari 290MM driven by Phil Hill and Alfonso de Portago . The Maseratti finished 26 seconds ahead of Fangio. Maserati used four drivers which made the difference as the number of drivers let Maseratti place fresh drivers in the car after the original Moss/Behra entry retired early. This car (#0602M) was driven at Sebring earlier in the year by Musso.Schell and finished 2nd. Model by BEST 1/43 |
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| 1956 500 TR Touring: Olivier Gendebien and Alfonso de Portago drove this car (#0652MDTR) at the Monza Supercortemaggiore in 1956. The finished 4th behind the winning 500 TR of Collins/Hawthorn and Castellotti/Fangio in 3rd place. After Monza, the car was sold and driven by Masten Gregrory for Temple Buell in the USA, Cuba and Bahamas in 1956. The car was sold to Chester Flynn and driven in SCCA events with moderate success until 1959. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1956 625 LM Touring: 1956 was a very good year for Ferrari. While they did not win Le Mans that year, they won the Sports Car Constructors Championship and the F1 World Championship. The 625 LM was one of the many sports prototypes that Ferrari built that year. Three cars were built and bodied by Touring and raced at Le Mans in 1956. Powered by a 2.5L Testa Rosa four-cylinder engine, the 625 used the same tubular chassis Ferrari employed on all their sports racing cars at the time. This car (#0644MDTR) was the only one of the three team cars to finish Le Mans in 1956, with Olivier Gendebien and Maurice Trintignant sharing the driving, finishing 3rd overall and second in class.. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1956 290 MM: Ferrari developed four cars for the Mille Miglia in 1956. Powered by a 3.5L V12 developed from the 4.5L F1 engine, the engine developed 320hp, good for 170 mph top speed. Eugenio Castellotti won the race in heavy rain. Ferrari's would claim the top five places as they dominated the 1,000 mile race through Italy. Juan Manuel Fangio drove this car without a navigator and finished 4th overall. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1957 290 MM: The 290 MM and the 860 Monza are distinquished by their engines with the 290 MM having a 3.5L V-12, which developed 320 hp. The body work on these cars set the 'look' for Ferrari sports racing cars in the late 50's. Using a tube frame chassis, the 290 MM was created to campaign Ferrari's successful efforts to win the World Sportscar Manufacturer's championship in 1956 and '57. This 290MM was raced at the inaugural Road America 500 by John Kilborn and Howard Hively under Kilborn's private entry and finished 6th overall, 3rd in class. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1957 335 S: Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Musso retired in the 5th hour at Le Mans in 1957 with a blown engine. Very fast, Hawthorn set the fastest lap at over 126 mph with the 4.0L V12 powered car, while dueling with the sister car of Peter Collins and Behra in the Maserati 450S. The pace would prove too much for all three cars, all retired by nightfall, this car in the 5th hour. After Le Mans, it was sold to Luigi Chinetti and was successfully raced in N. America. Model by TOP MODEL 1/43. |
1957 335 S: Paired together for most of the Ferrari factory entries on long distance events, Peter Collins and Phil Hill paired together to run this car (Ch. #0700) at Le Mans that year. Their race ended early due to engine failure. This was one of the rare DNF's for this pair and this car in its successful racing life at Nurburgring, Mille Miglia, Spa, Nassau among other venues. It was sold after the 1957 season to John von Neumann and raced extensively in the USA. At Le Mans, it ran the 4.0L V12 which produced 390 hp and gave it a top speed of 186 mph. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1957 315 S: Stuart Lewis-Evans and Martino Severi drove Ferrari entry of this 315 Sport (#0684) at Le Mans in 1957 and finished 5th behind four Jaguars. Earlier that season, Taruffi won the Mille Miglia in this car. These finishes helped Ferrari win the 1957 World Championship for Sports Cars. Powered by a 3.8L V12, the 315 S was an evolution of the 290 MM. Built as Ferrari's answer to the Maserati 400S, but at 330 bhp, did not match Maserati's 400 bhp V8. Further development on the 315 S was done and the 390 bhp 335 S was created. For 1958, a 3.0L engine limit was in place for the World Sportscar Championship, so the 315/335 S was retired. Model by ART MODEL 1/43. |
1957 500 TR: Northwest racing legend and Lotus team driver Pete Lovely won his second race in this car (#0650MDTR) at Pebble Beach in 1957, driving for Fred Armbruster. He beat John von Neumann's Ferrari, prompting von Neumann to buy the car! It has an extensive West Coast, USA racing history. Model by BEST 1/43 |
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| 1957 500 TRC (Sebring 3-Hour, 1957 WINNER): David Cunningham drove this 500 TRC (#0664MDTR) to 1st place in the Sebring 3 Hour race in 1957. He had driven the day before in the 12 hour race with the cars owner Jan de Vroom and Ecurie Francorchamps team leader. This car is often mistakenly attributed to Briggs Cunningham. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1957 500 TRC (Targa Florio, 1959): Ferrari revised the 500 TR in 1957, to make the 500 TRC with a wider cockpit, doors, full windscreen on a longer wheelbase to meet new regulations. It was powered by a Lampredi designed 2.0L four-cylinder engine, which produced 180 hp. Its lightweight made it quite competitive, with 500 TRC's winning their class on the Targa Florio in both 1957 and 1958. The 500 TRC was never campaigned by the factory, private entries such as this one (#0670MDTR) owned by Mario Cammarata held their own in serious competition, including factory 12-cylinder entries. This car finished 12th (3rd class) on the 1957 Mille Miglia, 10th (2nd class) on the 1958 Targa Florio and was entered for the 1959 Targa with Cammarata and Domenico Tramonta driving, where they finished 8th overall and 2nd in class. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1957 500 TRC (Le Mans, 1957): Regulation changes in 1957 required all cars to have a full width windscreen. To meet this regulation, Ferrari made the TRC from the 500 TR. It was also one of the last Ferrari four-cylinder cars, using the 2.0L Tipo 131 engine which produced 190 bhp. This car was entered at Le Mans in 1957 by French owner Fernand Tavano and co-driven by Jacques Péron. They finished classified in 24th position after suffering engine failure in the 23rd hour. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
1957 500 TRC (Watkins Glen GP, 1958): Starting out its racing life on the Mille Miglia (8th place), this car (#0698MDTR) was raced by Julio Falla throughout Europe, eventually to the Bahamas for Speed Week via the way of Central America. It was sold to Gilbert Geitner who raced in SCCA events throughout 1958, including the Watkins Glen Grand Prix where he finished 8th overall and 1st in class. In 1959 under N.A.R.T. sponsorship, the car with Geitner driving, was raced at Sebring (DNF-accident) and at Le Mans (DNF-gearbox). A great history on this beautiful 3.0L V12 Ferrari, pictured here in its Watkins Glen livery. Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
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| 1957 250 GT LWB Scaglietti (Mille Miglia, 1957): Racing for Jacques Swatter's Ecurie Francorchamps, this car (Ch.#0677) won its first race (Giro di Sicilia) with Olivier Gendebien driving and his cousin Jacques Washer co-driving, in a lead up to the Mille Miglia. Entered by Scuderia Ferrari for the race, Gendebien drove masterfully and finished third overall and first in the GT class. It was an important 1-2-3 win for Ferrari and showed that the 250 GT was capable of competing against faster sports prototypes. Model by BOX 1/43 |
1957 250 GT LWB Scaglietti (Mille Miglia, 1957): Four 250 GT LWB cars finished in the top ten in 1957,of what was to be the last Mille Miglia. From there, Gendebien drove the car to six victories in 1957, including the Tour de France from which these GT got their nickname (TdF). This car (Ch. #0677) is one of the rare 14-louver Scaglietti bodied 250 GT's. The car today is restored and is run in vintage events such as the Mille Miglia retro. Model by BOX 1/43 |
1958 250 GT TdF (Tour de France Auto, 1958 - WINNER): The 250 Granturismo Berlinetta, nicknamed the "Long Wheelbase Berlinetta", was also called the "Tour de France" after successfully competing in the the 10-day races. Olivier Gendebien and Lucien Bianchi drove this car (#1033GT) to victory on the 1958 Tour de France auto race in 1958. Based on the 250 GT, the TdF cars were built from 1956-59 with Scaglietti bodies based on a Pinin Farina design. There were 77 Tour de Frances built and most were raced in the Tour de France. The 250 GT TdF is powered by a 3.0L, 256 hp V-12. Model by BOX 1/43 |
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| 1958 250TR 58 (LE MANS, 1958 - WINNER): The successful duo of Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill won their first of three Le Mans victories in this car (Chassis # 0728TR) in 1958. During the '58 season, this car received the updated 250TR nose, was raced at Sebring and the Targa Florio by Hawthorn and von Trips (both DNF). It was purchased by Pedro Rodriguez and raced at '58 Nassau to 2nd place and again at Sebring by Rodriguez in '59, but failed to finish, Le Mans being its finest (24) hour. Model by PRECISION MINIATURES 1/43 |
1958 250TR (Nurburgring 1000 Km, 1958): The "red head", this TR58 was raced to 4th place by Luigi Musso and Phil Hill at the Nurburgring 1000 km. Chassis #0726 was a very lucky car for Musso who raced to 2nd place at Sebring and won the Targa Florio with the car in 1958. It was also raced that year at Le Mans, but failed to finish (without Musso in the cockpit). It continued to be used (sparingly) by Ferrari until 1960. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
1958 Dino 296 S (Silverstone, 1958): The Dino 296 S used the same engine as the 196 S, with increased displacement of the V6 to just under 3.0L (2962 cc). Scuderia Ferrari entered the car for Mike Hawthorne in its only race at the Daily Express Trophy race at Silverstone in May of 1958, as support race for the BRDC International F1 Trophy race . Hawthorn placed third behind two 3.8L Lister-Jaguars driven by Masten Gregory and Archie Scott-Brown. Out gunned by almost a litre, the Ferrari accounted for itself well and won the team prize for cars up to 3.0L After Silverstone, the car was converted to TR250 specification with 3.0L V12 and the chassis (#0746TR) finished a long career, which included runs at Sebring and Daytona. Model by BBR 1/43 |
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| 1959 250 GT LWB Interim: Ferrari built seven of these Scaglietti designed alloy bodied long wheel base (LWB) 250 GT's in the spring of 1959. This car (Ch# 1521GT) was the sixth car built and was sold to Pierre Dumay. They were unofficially called 'Interims' because they were built after Ferrari ceased construction of the 250 GT LWB Berlinetta and before it built the fabled Short Wheelbase Berlinetta. They were constructed on the LWB chassis, but had the SWB body style and were powered by a 240bhp 3.0L V12. Dumay entered the car in the 1959 Tour de France Auto with a co-pilot named Daboussy and they finished 7th, with another 250 GT winning the event. Dumay successfully continued to enter the car in events, but is best known for his Ferrari drives at Le Mans, especially for Ecurie Francorchamps in the mid-60's. Model by BBR 1/43 |
1959 250 LWB California: The days when you could slap some numbers on basically a street car and go big time racing were coming to an end. At Sebring in 1960, Scuderia Serenissima entered this car(#1459GT), which finished 8th overall and 1st in the GT3.0 class. with Carlo Mario Abate, Giogio Scarlatti & Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio driving. It was also raced at the Targa Florio and Nurburgring 1000 KM. Serenissima was the district in Italy that included Venice, which is where Count Giovanni Volpi was born. Volpi used his vast inheritance to fund his Scuderia and raced mostly Ferrari, but other Italian makes as well in F1 and sports car events. He also funded the short lived ATS F1 project and later after a falling out with Ferrari, produced his own automobiles until 1970 Model by ART MODEL 1/43 |
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1959 250TR/59 (SEBRING WINNER): Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Chuck Daigh and Olivier Gendebien teamed up to drive the Scuderia Ferrari entry to victory at Sebring in 1959. They finished a lap ahead of one of the other two Ferrari 250TR/59 team cars, as Ferrari finished 1-2 ahead of Porsche which took the next three positions with the 718 RSK. This car (Ch. #0766TR) was sold to N.A.R.T. and then later to Hap Sharp. Model by Brumm 1/43 |
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| 1953 Timossi-Ferrari 'Arno XI': Achille Castoldi, one of the premier speedboat racers in Italy, commissioned the Cantiere Timossi boat works in Lake Como to build this three-point hydroplane in 1953. A friend of Alberto Ascari and Luigi Viloresi, Castoldi had them petition Enzo Ferrari for Ferrari to supply an engine to power his new boat. Ferrari agreed and provided him an engine, but not just any engine. He received a 4.5L V12 375 F1 engine, in fact the same engine used in the 375 F1 that won Ferrari's first F1 race at Silverstone! During development, twin-superchargers were added to the engine, which now developed 600 bhp. Castoldi, with Ascari and Viloresi on hand, set a new class world water speed record of 150.19 mph with the boat in October 1953. That record for the 800 Kg Class still stands today. Castoldi campaigned the boat with great success and eventually sold it and it was actively campaigned by subsequent owners up until 1960. One of those owners modified the nose and the tail, but the boat still exists today, with its original engine. A unique piece of Ferrari history. Model by RACER WAKE 1/43 |
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