My all-time favorite Ferrari

[1959scudetto]

is the Matchbox Lesney # 75 "Ferrari Berlinetta" which is in fact the Ferrari 250 GT/L "Lusso". A neat little die-cast toy I had almost 60 years ago.

Of course it got lost over time, but about 30 years ago I could acquire a nice, almost mint one, with a mostly intact original box:

Some years ago,I happened to get another one in a play-worn condition and decided to pimp it up a bit: it was disassembled, interior got a satin black respray, the body was spray-painted with light blue metallic car-laquer (after removing those ugly molding lines with files and sandpaper), the scratched clear part was polished as good as possible. At last I sprayed bumpers and spoke wheels with Revell chrome , modified the steering wheel for 3 spokes and applied some paint detailing - with a toothpick and a fine brush: lights, indicators,steering wheel, license plate and Ferrari badge.

This is what it looks like now (the green stock model will remain untouched):

Edited 21 hours ago by 1959scudetto

[Mark W]

Looks great. One could make detailing these little gems a complete hobby in itself.

When possible, I acquire a miniature of larger scale build I completed.

[1959scudetto]

15 hours ago, Mark W said:

Looks great. One could make detailing these little gems a complete hobby in itself.

When possible, I acquire a miniature of larger scale build I completed.

Thanks, Mark. I too prefer modelkits in 1/24 scale (occasionally larger), but this was a must for me.

[vintagerpm]

That is also my favorite Ferrari. I still have my original Matchbox car, in the same green. Of course, it has paint chips from use back in theday. 🙂

I liked it so much, I acquired a long OOP Precesion Miniatures 1/43 white metal kit of the car, and built a replica of the diecast. (For you larger scale builders, MFH produced a 1/24 multi-media kit of the car.)