Born in 1957, the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa enjoys the thrust of a 3.0-liter V12 engine, delivering 300 maximum horsepower, at 7200 rpm, on a weight of just 800 kilograms. In time came aerodynamic and mechanical refinements, but the most fascinating version remains, by far, that of the origins, now reintroduced in a reduced body size.
Ferrari Testarossa 250 at the top of the brand’s history
The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is one of the most fascinating cars, by far, among those created by the house of Maranello during its long history. Certainly one of the most beautiful and winningest, this Sport has all the characteristics it takes to enter every person’s heart, carving out a central space within it. The specialists at Amalgam Collection, having produced so many perfectly detailed 1:8 scale replicas of the model, have now decided to best honor the magic of its basic aluminum body shape with a reproduction of the same metallic nature, a quarter of the size from the real car.
In addition to being elegant and extraordinarily effective on the race track, the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa has written some of the Emilian marque’s finest pages of history, making an important contribution to the establishment of its myth. To her goes the title of the “prancing horse’s” most glorious racing car, with several victories in the World Championship Marche and the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It is easy to guess the quality of such a work, which admits of no mistakes, to offer itself in its proper splendor, honoring the quality of the work to which it pays homage. The outcome of the efforts is a jaw-dropping object. To achieve a result of such charm, perceptible in full in the photos accompanying the post, the men of the English atelier collaborated with craftsman Sam Bannerman.
Charm that never goes out of style
The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is one of the most fascinating cars, by far, among those created by the house of Maranello during its long history. Extraordinarily beautiful and successful, this Sport has all the characteristics it takes to enter every person’s heart, carving out a central space within it. The specialists at Amalgam Collection, having produced so many perfectly detailed 1:8 scale replicas of the model, have now decided to best honor the magic of its basic aluminum body shapes with a reproduction of the same metallic nature, a quarter of the size from the real car.
One can easily guess the quality of such work, which admits of no mistakes, to offer itself in its proper splendor, in honor of the quality of the work to which it pays homage. The outcome of the efforts is a jaw-dropping object. To achieve such a fascinating result, which can be fully perceived in the photos accompanying this post, the men of the British atelier collaborated with craftsman Sam Bannerman.
The result is a 1:4 scale Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that faithfully replicates the bare-metal bodywork of the original Sport, in its stylistically most beautiful version: the Pontoon Fender version, that is, with prominent fenders detached from the engine hood to provide better ventilation for the brakes. The images were taken at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol, in an art-filled exhibition setting, where the sculpture under consideration stood out beautifully.