1/12 1965 Ferrari 275 P2 Targa Florio Matildemodel

[stefanone]

For us this, was a big challenge, make a new 1/12 modelcar by hands, without the help of digital technologies. A return to the past, when in 1994, with a friend of mine, make for the first time, a 1/12 resin formula one modelkit. We started looking for information all around, books or magazines were welcome. Some help come from private archives. To the end of this research a drawing was born, and now we will see if all the pieces will have found the right place.

[LeeABC]

I'll look forward to seeing your progress.

[lasagna99]

....mmmmh...Stefanone?

Who will be this man?

[stefanone]

These pictures show the final step of the prototype that will be the starting point of this work in progress. Hope you enjoy them.

[stefanone]

Hi everyone , after a little check of the parts, the building start from the resin cockpit and the white metal internal frame

[stefanone]

Hi all , fortunately the owner of the only one real car, come to us in good condition, has salved the old genuine radiator, in fact, to enjoy the car on the way, it was modernized with electric fans. Mostly, he was so kind to gave me some pictures of it, se we were able to capture the original shape.

[stefanone]

Reading the Ferrari P2 dossier on the french magazine Auto Passion, is clear that many doubts may arise among the five chassis number of these sports car. For various reason the comparison between th documents is unclear. The 1965 Targa Florio P2 chassis should be # 0828, and had different engine version that year. The car was called 275 P at Le Mans test days as well as Targa Florio and the engine was a DOHC. When on other chassis the car was called 365 P the engine was a SOHC. The following pictures are for the engine of the model and the first step to built the chassis. Enjoy them.

[LeeABC]

Very cool.

[karambolis8]

Wow!

[stefanone]

Hello everyone, after the trip to Sebring, you can see some picts in racing section, back together on the model. Some parts of the engine chassis were damaged so I replaced them with new elements in brass and other with a white metal pipe.
With the help of a graph paper, I glue all the parts of the upper frame.
These two frames must be fixed at 90° each others.
Enjoy.

[stefanone]

Hello all, the work on the cage around the engine goes on, some part are directly on brass. The wings seem to be done in the right way

[stefanone]

Hello all, finally the new white metal pieces has arrived and the building can continue withthe front suspension. As always this remain only a first control test.

[kalax]

Awesome!

[stefanone]

Hello everybody, just before leaving for the long journey of Le Mans, test days and race, the latest updates. If you do not like the white metal supports of the front suspension arms, you can use the same but in p.e.

So, just for untrigue, the first test with the front part of the body, you can see under the skin, the radiator snd the tank.

The tires will be in resin and it was impossible to resist the temptation to put the first on the model ...

[stefanone]

Hello everybody , I'm back . For a long time I have been absent , two were the problems , firstly I get two different surgeries and the most important about the model , several errors in the design of the model . Now I'm ready to go again.