Maserati 250F at 1|8th scale

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Maserati 250F at 1|8th scale
The 1957 Maserati 250F Lightweight T2 at 1/8 Scale.
Chassis number 2529.
As raced in the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring by Juan Manuel Fangio.
A mesmerising, hand built 1/8 Scale model in a strictly limited edition of just 50 cars.
Using as physical reference Chassis 2528, now in the most original condition of the three lightweights built, along with many contemporary photographs of Chassis 2529 taken at Nurburgring, Amalgam have meticulously created full working drawings so as to come as close as humanly possible to recreating the car exactly as it raced on that magical day in August 1957.
Given such privileged access, Amalgam's craftsmen were able to study and reproduce every detail, and nuance of the finished racing machine so that, for example, not only is each and every rivet shown, but differences in their relative size and type are also faithfully reproduced.
All in all, a truly authentic reproduction of the famous Maserati that captures the spirit and excitement of that unforgettable race when Fangio drove it to victory in the German Grand Prix.
That Grand Prix, at the Nurburgring, was probably Fangio's greatest race, he lost a full 56 seconds and the lead in a pit stop, but still went on to win after a most spectacular pursuit of Mike Hawthorn, having overtaken Peter Collins, finally passing Hawthorn to take the final two laps as leader.
In doing so Fangio broke the track record for the Nordeschlifer, or North Ring, by an amazing 12 seconds on three consecutive laps.
He went into the record books that year with his fifth World Championship.
Each model in this Limited Edition of just 50 is made from the highest quality prototyping resin and white-metal castings with many components individually machined.
Amalgam's craftsmen spent more than twenty man weeks to make the drawings, produce the master model components and then cast the pieces.
Each model then takes some fifty hours to construct.
The spoked wheels are works of art in their own right.
Normally, even on larger scale models, spoked wheels show minimal detailing, but on this model even the domes where the spokes join the wheel rims are shown in scale, and each wheel is properly laced with the full 72 spokes to replicate exactly the original wheels in all their complex and beautiful detail.
Enormous attention has been given to the surface textures of the materials used and the unique handmade quality of the original car so that they, too, are sensitively rendered in the scale reproduction.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Grand Prix cars of all time, this model will appeal to all discerning collectors of motor racing history who seek to possess unique, hand built models of the highest possible quality.

Price: £3,525.00

Store: Amalgam Shop