CMC 1/18 Ferrari 250 LM No.7 chassis. No.5895 Winner 12hrs Reims 1964, Graham Hill / Joachim Bonnier

CMC 1/18 Ferrari 250 LM No.7 chassis. No.5895 Winner 12hrs Reims 1964, Graham Hill / Joachim Bonnier

Description of the original vehicle:

This 250 LM was sold new to Maranello Concessionaires, the Ferrari representative in England. The car first competed in 1964 with Roy Salvadori at the Coppa Intereuropa in Monza. Later, Jackie Stewart, Lucien Bianchi and Innes Ireland also raced with him. In September 1965 the vehicle was sold to Peter Clarke, who continued to use the car until 1968. It was then briefly owned by David Piper. The uniqueness of the 1964 Reims 12 Hours was that it started at midnight. Setting off in the pitch black of the night was made even more difficult by the Le Mans start procedure. The first laps were characterized by a three-way battle between the two Ferrari drivers Graham Hill and John Surtees and Richie Ginther’s Ford. For almost an hour, at average speeds well over 200 km/h, the three drivers regularly overtook each other in front of the Virage de Thillois.At 6 a.m., long after the sun had risen, John Surtees was leading by 56 seconds over Joakim Bonnier, Graham Hill’s teammate. At this point, the three factory GT40s and two Shelby Daytonas were out. The lead changed mainly due to the different pit stop tactics. Just before 11 a.m. Surtees came into the pits to refuel. However, the pads on the front brakes also had to be changed. Although the N.A.R.T. mechanics worked quickly, the team lost two minutes. With new brake pads, Surtees seemed to be able to make the impossible possible. He made up a huge amount of time on Bonnier in a short space of time; at times he was five seconds per lap faster than the Swede. When Bonnier came into the pits for the final fuel stop half an hour before the end of the race and handed the car back to Hill, Surtees took the lead. He had completed all the necessary stops and could have finished the race without stopping again. He drove the Ferrari at and sometimes above the limit for more than an hour, putting extreme demands on the vehicle’s technology. At Surtee’s last stop he didn’t change his tires due to time constraints, but that now paid off. Ten minutes before the end he came into the pits with a flat left front tire. When he returned to the track he was 1½ laps behind the Hill/Bonnier Ferrari, which won the race.

Model description:
-Hand-assembled metal precision model as a right-hand drive model made of over 1.779 parts
-Folding hood with support bar and functional quick-release fasteners, spare wheel with fastening straps
-Functional doors with movable sliding windows
-Boot lid with functional catch
-Perfectly designed spoked wheels and screw-on Borrani center locks with right/left-hand thread
-Highly detailed V-12 engine with add-on units and cable routing/wiring
-Prototypical vehicle interior with steering wheel, Pedals and switches
-Seats with leather edging and textile cover
-Accurately reproduced dashboard with all display instruments and switches
-Precise reproduction of the floor assembly
-Perfect front and rear suspension
-Oil and fuel tank made of sheet stainless steel
-Racing exhaust system
-Detachable floor plate made of sheet stainless steel
-Faithful reproduction of the internal disc brakes on the rear