Le Mans Contest Entry: 1970 Ferrari 512 S "coda lunga"

Sennake · #1 07-29-2004, 03:17 AM

I am entering the contest (category curbside) with this Ferrari 512 S "coda lunga" by Fisher Model and Pattern. As soon as I read about this contest it was clear to me that this Ferrari had to be entered in it

A little background information :

One of my all-time favorite movies is “Le Mans” with and by Steve McQueen. I think that 1970 was the ultimate racing year and the Le Mans 24 hrs were at their best. Porsche 917 versus Ferrari 512, it never was any better than this and it never will be.

Ferrari came to Le Mans with no less than 12 cars. Their goal was obvious : winning! Nothing less would be acceptable. Unfortunately for Enzo, only 3 Ferrari finished the race and the best result was a 4th place. Porsche won the race with Attwood and Herrmann in a Porsche 917K.
The car that was able to follow the factory Porsches was in fact Ferrari N° 5, with Jacky Ickx and Peter Schetty at the wheel. But after 11 hours Ickx missed a braking point and crashed the car, killing a marshall… Ickx was not to blame, but still this was something that kept going through his mind for a long time.

And now for the pictures :

PS : the progress thread (kinda reversed thread starting with the finished pics, answering questions with pictures afterwards) is here : http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...2&page=3&pp=15

There is also a more detailed progress description at amazing43.com : http://www.amazing43.com/A43_2004/en...ari512_Eng.htm