1953 Ferrari 375 Berlinetta,carrera Panamericana

[Plasticfanatic]

This is a model I am working on, is by MG models, quite basic kit. It will have the RICCI sponsor decals.

I love the early Ferraris, including the ones from the Carrera Panamericana, the next one will be the Ferrari 340 Mexico driven by Phil Hill in one of those races.

The model is in the early stages of contruction and the paint is still need of a final polish before decal application, the next step will be a detailing of the interior and painting the "chassis" pan.

Hope you like it!!!

Fred

[MonoPed]

Very interesting piece! Keep the updates coming!!

[MrObsessive]

Nice! I've seen several versions of 375's but I've not seen one with the blanked out wraparound rear glass. Gives the car an interesting look!

[Plasticfanatic]

Thanks for the nice comments about this project, is a quite simple model but is one I wanted to do for a long time. It was a nice day today and put the decals on the model, they went quite easy.

The photoetch pieces are not glued yet, I put them on to see the "almost" final look.

Fred

[MojaveRacer208]

It's looking very good Fred.

I have a lot to say about the Carrera PanAmericana, from my father having crewed on one of the teams, to a friend being the Chief of Tech Inspection for the modern La Carrera. But this thread is about your model.

And this is one of my favorite early Ferraris. It is very business-like, yet tough and handsome. The rear fender "scoops" are a rather crude, ugly, afterthought manner of dealing with larger tires than originally intended rubbing on the fenders...but I love it anyway. The smaller rear window was probably a weight-saving measure, as 1.25mm thick aluminum is much lighter than 4-5mm thick automotive glass.

Richard

[ismaelg]

That's a great looking 375!

De donde eres?

yo vivo en Arecibo.

Nos conocemos?

Saludos!

[gasman]

excellent looking Ferrari,

[Plasticfanatic]

That's a great looking 375!

De donde eres?

yo vivo en Arecibo.

Nos conocemos?

Saludos!

Hello Ismael:

I am from Guaynabo, is probable that we have meet in one of the local contests here in P.R. By the way I am planning to do a compleatly detail Corvette CR-6 and the photos at your Fotki site are MAGNIFICENT for this project of mine.

Saludos y espero poder ver mas de tus estupendos proyectos, se ven de pelicula!!! De hecho hoy estaba en Arecibo en cosas del trabajo.

Saludos,

Fred

[Plasticfanatic]

It's looking very good Fred.

I have a lot to say about the Carrera PanAmericana, from my father having crewed on one of the teams, to a friend being the Chief of Tech Inspection for the modern La Carrera. But this thread is about your model.

And this is one of my favorite early Ferraris. It is very business-like, yet tough and handsome. The rear fender "scoops" are a rather crude, ugly, afterthought manner of dealing with larger tires than originally intended rubbing on the fenders...but I love it anyway. The smaller rear window was probably a weight-saving measure, as 1.25mm thick aluminum is much lighter than 4-5mm thick automotive glass.

Richard

Richard:

THANKS for the anecdotes from your father involment with the race, this are the historical details from this cars and event that makes this hobby and the models we build even more interesting. Now I am thinking in putting the model in a small display base with some groundwork, just to give it a little more presentation.

Fred