CMC Ferrari 250 LM, winner Monza 1964, #31Chassis 5899, N. Vaccarella, RHD - 1/18

Description

CMC Ferrari 250 LM, winner Monza 1964, #31Chassis 5899, N. Vaccarella, RHD. High-quality collector's model in 1:18 scale.

The car was delivered to Scuderia Filipinetti in Switzerland in 1964 along with another 250 LM. Georges Filipinetti was a racing-mad entrepreneur and Ferrari's general importer for Switzerland, and chassis 5899 won the very first race for Scuderia Filipinetti. Ludovico Scarfiotti literally outclassed the competition at the Sierra Montagna hill climb on 30 August 1964. Jochen Rindt, who also occasionally raced in this vehicle, complained at the time about the Ferrari's steering wheel, which he thought was far too large and that it would fit much better in a lorry than in a racing car.

After a serious accident in 1965, the vehicle was rebuilt - but with a Porsche 906 body instead of the original one. The vehicle was then used in this form by several different Swiss and Austrian owners. After repeated accidents and rebuilds, the car was not properly restored until the end of the 1990s and was subsequently certified by Ferrari Classiche in 2005. Nino Vacarella won the Coppa Intereuropa in Monza with this car on 6 September 1964.

Item number: M-268