CMC M-079 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione No. 14 Le MansThis race car miniature (M-077) is comparable to its highly popular precursor in terms of quality and authenticity. The Ferrari 250 GT/SWB, itemized as M-046, is its standard street version. In 2008, a Ferrari 250 GT landed one of the highest bids that had every been made in an automobile auction. Including all charges and surcharges, the bidder was willing to pay 7.04 Million Euros (approx. 10 Million US Dollars) for the vehicle. Why? Just two words, which happened to be the title of the auction: Leggenda e passione or "legend and passion". By the end of the 1950’s, the 250 GT was already a much demanded car. Aristocrats or Hollywood stars -- the ones who could afford it -- tried to lay their hands on a street version. Famous race drivers, such as Stirling Moss, Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, John Surtees and Maurice Trintignant, virtually felt obliged to drive a racing version of the 250 GT called "Competizione". Perhaps no other car has had such an impact on the history of the Scuderia Ferrari. Model Car Data:
Type: Assembled, handmade precision model
Manufacturer: CMC GmbH, Germany
Scale: 1:18
Item No.: M-079
Number of Parts: > 1,100
Limitation: 7,000 Model Details: The "Competizione Le Mans" comes with many distinctive features compared to the street version: - Devoid of the front and rear bumpers
- Additional front air inlets for the cooling of the disk brakes
- Big 16-inch wheels that measure 6.0 x 16 (front) and 6.5 x 16 (rear)
- Little insect-guard windshield on the bonnet
- Rear splash guards
- Exhaust pipes with chromed SNAP extractors
- Protection plate for the left double exhaust pipe
- Adjustable illumination for the starting number on the trunk
- Red pit-stop light on the right rear fender
- Undercarriage with cover plates
- Jack slots in the front for quick lifting
- Functional quick opening/closing cover for the fuel tank (with no tank cap per se)
- Optically enhanced dashboard with a black shrivel vanish surface
- Spacious trunk with a larger tank (approx. 130 litres) and a removable spare wheel
- Border-covering panel on the door inside (without window crank mechanism)
- Carburettor system with open induction funnels and air shield
- Silver body paintwork with a blue racing stripe
- Starting numbers generated by the tampon printing method.
Technical specifications of the original vehicle: 12-cylinder V-engine with two overhead camshafts
Bore x stroke: 73 x 58.8 mm • Displacement: 2,953 ccm
Maximum output: up to 290 hp at 7,000 / rpm
Top speed: Up to 270 km/h
Aluminium two-door coupé body (curb weight 1,022 kg)
Wheel base: 2,400 mm
Total length: 4,150 mm
Construction period / quantity 250 GT / SWB: 1959 – 1962 (approx. 165 units, 22 of which are special Competizione versions, with a higher maximum output and speed)
End of construction period: 1962
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