1962 Ferrari 250 GTO #19 Le Mans Winner in 1:18 Scale by Amalgam

The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO  #19 from Le Mans, 1962 , drivers Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet.   The 250 GTO 24 Hours of Le Mans 1962 GT class winner, car #19 was driven by Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet and was placed second overall.

A Finely detailed model created at 1:18 scale

 

The 250 GTO model was the pinnacle of development of the 250 GT series in competition form, whilst still remaining a road car. It made its public debut at the annual pre-season Ferrari press conference in January 1962, and was the only front engine model on display, with its monoposto and sports racing counterparts all having a mid-engine configuration.

 

Early development of the new model was shrouded in secrecy, with Giotto Bizzarrini charged with developing a car to take on and beat the Jaguar E Type. In various interviews over the years he has said he was given an old 250 GT Boano chassis as a basis for the project. However, internal factory records show that he was provided with a 250 GT passo corto (chassis 1791GT) on which to base the new car.

 

On its first outing at Monza in September 1961, prior to the Italian Grand Prix, the 250 GTO earned the nickname Il Mostro (The Monster), due to its rough-hewn and ill fitting prototype body. During test sessions, Stirling Moss drove the car to record times far better than those ever achieved by a 250 GT passo corto. A palace revolution failed later in the year, and Bizzarrini found himself on the outside, with refinement of the GTO body entrusted to Sergio Scaglietti, who created its definitive shape.

 

This model is of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1962 GT class winning car #19 driven by Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet. The car was placed second overall behind a prototype 330 LM Ferrari.