German Slot company Carrera just released some vintage Grand Prix 1/24 cars in their Digital124 line. Very interesting for me is the Maserati 4CL alloy-bodied streamliner as raced in the 1939 Tripoli GP. Despite a few 1/43 models, this car had never been made in model car from before. Reference for the real car is very limited and I don’t know which reference Carrera used and how accurate the model is. Nevertheless, the model with its excellent (Maserati Red) painted plasticbody and accurate numbers is so nice, that I tried to built a curbside model using only the body of the slotcar.
By constructing a simple chassis from styrene sheets, using wire-wheels and tires from Profil24 1938 Alfa GP, steering wheel from the parts box and some detailing of cockpit and driver figure, this model is a real ‘quickbuilder’ and will be a rare addition for any vintage Grand Prix car model collection.
Stefan