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166SC 008I "Semiaerodinamica" Pescara 48 #2 Sommer

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  1. mcwidow70

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    #1 mcwidow70, Aug 20, 2009
    I have recently bought this 1/43 MG model of the 166SC 008I raced by Sommer at Pescara 1948.

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    (MG MODEL PLUS copyright)

    I have noted that the forward wings are different from the 008I configuration of 1948 Napoli GP (Sommer) and Vermicino -Rocca di Papa hillclimb (Vallone).
    Unfortunately on the only pic I have (found on Millanta's book) the forward wings are covered by sun shadow.
     
  2. Peloton25

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  3. mcwidow70

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    #5 mcwidow70, Aug 21, 2009
    Thank you URSOENZO
    it is exactly the pic I have, but I really cannot state, looking to this photo, if the car configuration was the same of Napoli and Vermocino races or if the forward wings were actually as seen on kit model.
     
  6. Michael Muller

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    #6 Michael Muller, Aug 21, 2009
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    The wings on the model are wrong.
    Below another photo from Pescara 1948, although rather bad quality, the form of the wings can be clearly spotted.
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    #8 Napolis, Aug 21, 2009
    Great photo.

    IMO those pieces look tacked onto the "wings" and may have been added later.
     
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    #9 tongascrew, Aug 22, 2009
    Great pics you two. Got more?? Thanks much. just one man's opinion tongascrew
     
  10. Michael Muller

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    #10 Michael Muller, Aug 22, 2009
    The wings had been removable, 008I very often was raced in F2 during 1948 and 1949.
     
  11. mcwidow70

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    #11 mcwidow70, Aug 23, 2009
    Thank you Micheal,

    I thik I have to spend some hours to modify the kit!!!!!

    Great PICS
     
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    #12 tongascrew, Aug 24, 2009
    Hi go to Google search. Enter "ferrari 008I" and you will get into the web site for this car. There are a lot of posts which I think will help you. just one man's opinion tongascrew
     
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  14. Michael Muller

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    #14 Michael Muller, Sep 11, 2009
    Some cars are sold from time to time....
     
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    #16 Boudewijn, Sep 15, 2009
    That is the same car, 008I renumbered 0012M.
     
  17. etienne

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    #17 etienne, Nov 2, 2009
    You can see this car on the last issue of the french magazine "Auto Retro". Few nice and recent pics on the road (Gstaad area)
     
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    Can you post or are you prohibited by copyright? tongascrew
     
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    I try tomorrow..I guess it's not a real problem if I mention the authors...
     
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    #20 Bill_OBrien, Nov 2, 2009
    Could you please elaborate on 'I found this last year in a Swiss bumker'??

    Thanks!!!
     
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    Yes i can (but my english is not very well), it's the same car who etienne has post the scan. this car is in a bunker near berne. the littel town in the swiss mountains calling Gstaad. But it was rebuilt, becaus first the chassis was mountet on this car here (Testarossa?).
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    Wonderful. thanks much. tongascrew
     
  24. Napolis

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    #24 Napolis, Nov 3, 2009
    That 159 would have been 002
     
  25. Michael Muller

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    #25 Michael Muller, Nov 5, 2009
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    No, #008I. Which of course was no 159, but a 166.
    The "test" was the Vermicino - Rocco di Papa hillclimb on 14 Nov 1948. Vallone finished 2nd behind Bracco with #012I.

    The car sold and delivered to Vallone was #008I, unchanged, except a new radiator grille which received nearly all Spyder Corsas during the winter. Possibly even the cigarette stub could be found under the clutch pedal where Roberto dropped it some months earlier. There was no reason for renumbering, because Vallone exactly knew what he would get - a 1948 SF works car. He wanted no MM, because he intended to race sports car events and also Formula 2 (with fenders and lights removed).
     
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