OLD FERRARI KIT MADE BY RINGO TOYS KIT

[absmiami]

Out the door … ill post additional info in a followig post …. 

[absmiami]

                                             RINGO TOYS CORP FERRARI KIT

KIT C542: PRODUCED BY RINGO CIRCA 1963  

- BASED UPON MOLDS PURCHASED FROM IDEAL TOYS.  

SCALE: ABOUT  1/21 - ITS ACTUALLY: SCALE FLUID

WHICH FERRARI ??  GOOD QUESTION - APPEARS TO BE BASED UPON THE BARCHETTA  

         -  PER AN EXCELLENT ONLINE ARTICLE IN VELOCETODAY.    

KIT IS COMPLETE AND, UM, UNSPOILED.

OFFERED ON EBAY FOR UP TO 249.00 !!

GIVE ME A BREAK - IT’S A TOY.

A RARE TOY, BUT...

PLEASE OFFER ME A TRADE  - 

OTHERWISE I'VE PROMISED THE FINANCE DIRECTOR THAT I'LL SELL THIS SUCKER AT THE POMPANO BEACH IPMS SHOW END OF AUGUST ... 

[Mike 1017]

Go to the Pebble Beach Concourse. I am sure that a Ferrari guy would by it for $1,000 or more. 😂

[Ace-Garageguy]

The Ideal version isn't too hard to find. I bought one years ago, being taken in by the claimed "1/24" scale by the seller. It ain't.

The body proportions aren't terribly bad, and as I've never seen two 166 Barchettas that were identical anyway, it could certainly be the basis of a nice shelf model with appropriate upgrades

I like your "ITS ACTUALLY: SCALE FLUID". That's pretty funny.  

EDIT: The Ideal kit refers to it as a 212, which was skinned by several coachbuilders as a Barchetta-style "roadster", a more "civilized" convertible, as well as a coupe.

Edited 7 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy

[absmiami]

"Go to the Pebble Beach Concourse. I am sure that a Ferrari guy would by it for $1,000 or more."

Mike:  this is a great idea - but a vender's table at the concourse costs  $2,000

I could stroll around the entrance gate in a trench coat and open the coat to flash the kit ??

maybe I could sell the kit at the concourse entrance for enough $$ for entrance ??

this idea  has been rejected by the Finance Minister ...

sigh ...

[absmiami]

Ace - thanks for the post - actually the shape of the body doesn't look that bad from above  -  and maybe the article in Veloce was wrong - I agree w you that it looks more like the 212 ...  who knows