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This is a scale model kit to be assembled by an adult; it includes all the parts as indicated, but it does not include glue or paints.
Model Factory Hiro re-edited for a limited time this wonderful 1/12 scale model: rims come
fully broken up, with each part
individually chromed; the engine, cast in white metal, includes even
fully operable pistons and connecting rods; tyres are
rubber made, and the body is molded in
perfectly injected white resin. A great model that in this reference allows you to complete the version with the number #11 winner of the 1963 Tourist Trophy race, plus the version #16 that finished in fifth position.
Additional details for the
Ferrari 250 GTO car scale model kit:
- Manufactured by Model Factory Hiro in 1/12 scale with reference MFH-K468 (also listed as 4571102324685, K468 and K-468).
- Raced at the Tourist Trophy (TT) in 1963.
- Includes photo-etched parts, resin parts, rubber parts, seatbelt fabric, turned metal parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials and assembly instructions.
- Package measures 275 mm x 415 mm x 153 mm (width x depth x height), weighting 2837 g.
- Box barcode 4571102324685 (GTIN/EAN)
- Featured in newsletter 531.
The 1962 World Championship was reserved for GT cars, so Enzo Ferrari told his chief engineer Giotto Bizarrini and Scaglietti's boss that he needed a small, light car based on the Berlinetta. Bizarrini went to work, strengthening the existing chassis as much as possible with the short 2,400mm wheelbase and moving the Colombo engine closer to the cabin, so that the heat it gave off had to escape through two (later three) vents. located on the sides. He improved the engine by increasing the size of the valves and the profile of the camshafts, as well as mounting new exhaust manifolds and, between the V of the twelve-cylinder engine, a battery of double-barrel Weber type 38 DCN carburettors that provided almost 300 hp.
The Commendatore himself had established the basic lines of the silhouette, with three conspicuous crescent-shaped openings in the nose that allowed the engine to breathe. This, together with the rear-mounted rear spoiler, used at the GTO's first race at Sebring in 1962, and later fully integrated into the design, enhanced the car's powerful nature.
At Enzo Ferrari's press conference on February 24, 1962, the GTO, where the "O" stands for Omologato, for homologated, was presented to a respectful audience. The GTO won three world titles between the years 1962 and 1964, and won numerous races.
This item is not suitable for children under 18 years old. SpotModel recommend this item for advanced modellers and professionals with high experience on building cars and bikes. Read carefully all instructions.
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