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Car of the Day: February 15, 2015; Kyosho '57 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Topic Started: Feb 15 2015, 01:18 AM (931 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Kyosho's 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa

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The Ferrari TR, or 250 Testa Rossa, is a race car model built by Ferrari in the 1950s and 60s. These cars dominated their competitors, with variations winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958, 1960, and 1961. They were closely related to the rest of the Ferrari 250 line, especially the legendary 250 GTO.

Named for the red valve covers, the original 250 TR had unorthodox bodywork by Scaglietti. The front fenders are visually separated from the central "nacelle" body, a design inspired by Formula One racers, with air ducting across the front brakes and out through the open area behind the wheels, this model is often called the "Pontoon" TR. Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the pontoon bodywork replaced by more orthodox bodywork in 1958.


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For more information and pictures on the real car, please visit: Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
For more information and pictures on this particular chassis, please visit: RM Auctions, Chassis #0714

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This was my very first Kyosho model, and the one that started my addiction to the brand. The 250 Testa Rossa is my favorite model of car, and this particular chassis is my favorite example of the model, so when I saw it was made in scale, I had to have it. I could write a book on why I love this car so much, but will save everyone the soliloquy. I will say that I have trouble with getting pictures of black cars so the pictures don't do the model justice.

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The car presented here, 0714, is the fourth Ferrari 250 Testarossa built and the second customer car. Finished in white, it was sold new to Piero Drogo who was then living in Modena. Although born in Vignale Monferrato, a small town near Alessandria in Piedmont, the Drogo family emigrated to Venezuela. Drogo raced extensively on the South American continent in sports cars and saloons. He finished seventh in the 1956 Venezuelan Grand Prix and later returned to Italy where he worked as a mechanic for Stanguellini in Modena. In 1960 he drove a Cooper Climax in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, finishing eighth. In the early sixties he started Carrozzeria Sports Cars. They produced bodies for the stunning P3 and P4 Ferraris and the square-backed car which became affectionately known as the “Breadvan”.

Ferrari 250 Testarossa chassis number 0714 was immediately modified by Drogo after he bought it. He added air scoops underneath the doors to help cool the rear brakes. His first race in the car was the 1958 1000 Kilometres at Buenos Aires, Argentina. The car was shipped to South America along with a factory car, ready for competition. Drogo had a trouble-free race in 0714 finishing a highly credible fourth overall with co-driver Sergio Gonzalez. Drogo’s next race in this TR was at the infamous 1958 Cuban Grand Prix in Havana. Juan Manuel Fangio had been kidnapped by Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries and the race was marred by a terrible accident. The event was abandoned amidst chaos and Drogo was classified 13th.

0714 was shipped back to Europe and competed in some minor events before being rebuilt and eventually repainted red. Drogo raced the car for the last time at the XII Circuito Internacional Vila Real in Portugal. 0714 was then sold via Luigi Chinetti to Alan Connell of Fort Worth, Texas in November 1958. Piero Drogo was later killed driving his 365 GTC Coupé in 1973. He ran into the back of a truck that had broken down in an unlit tunnel near Bologna. He was 46 years old.

In 1959, prior to campaigning 0714, Connell had the car painted black with a very distinctive red nose, in the same style as his Maserati 250S. Connell raced 0714 extensively across the United States in SCCA National events. At the Pensacola National he was third overall and second in class. Fourth overall and second in class at Virginia International Raceway. Tenth and second in class at Cumberland and at Bridgehampton was seventh and took his first class victory. Another class victory was achieved at the next race at Elkhart Lake, with fifth overall. Buckley, Colorado saw a fourth and second in class, a result repeated at Riverside. At the Riverside Kiwanis GP he was eighth and fourth in class and he finished fourth overall and first in class at Montgomery. Connell easily won the Class D Modified title in 1959 and he often raced the Testarossa at Regional events. He was a very capable driver and took an outright victory at Mansfield, Louisiana.


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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Most excellent. I would love to have this one in my Ferrari collection!!
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pjedsel
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:toy: Another nicely detailed Ferrari. I can see why it would start your addiction to the brand! :D
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Dean-o-mite
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It does look good in black. This is one of my least favorite Ferraris but I actually am more drawn to it in black.
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Dean-o-mite
Feb 15 2015, 09:08 PM
This is one of my least favorite Ferraris
Words cut deep Dean. Kidding of course, as everyone has their own opinion and it's styling is unconventional. But I find it a perfect mix of muscular aggression and feminine curves, and it has a raw mechanical nature that makes even a 250 GTO look civilized. This is a really poor quality video, but it helps explain why I like it so much. That sound, with that view over the hood and the wind in your face on a back country road, this is about as close to the most fun as I could imagine having behind the wheel:
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oh yes,kyosho make beautiful cars,many thanks for top picture and info,hope one day coming a volvo,saab,seat,fiat,borgward,glas ,autobianchi ,seat etc etc series
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ivantt
Feb 15 2015, 02:59 AM
Most excellent. I would love to have this one in my Ferrari collection!!
:wave: :wub: :duh: and we all need the new mb marauder malibu :1: :wave: :petkitty:
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