Seeking 1957/58 250TR & 1958 Dino 246F1 Information

Fellow enthusiasts, I am a scratch model maker in need of photographs, or drawings for two cars that I am researching prior to generating drawings for construction of models of the two cars.

The first car is one that has had so many photographs taken it makes one's head spin. The 1957/58 series 250 Testa Rossa, both customer car, and works car. However, I cannot find a single photograph or drawing of the chassis, or car without bodywork, that shows enough detail for my needs. I have a copy of Joel Finn's book on the TR, but as usual the only photograph is from the front, which does not help me with the rear suspension fittings. Ideally I would love to access a full set of photographs showing both the customer car with the solid rear axle, and the small number of works cars with De Dion suspension.

The second car is what most will know as the Hawthorn car from 1958, the large tube chassis Dino 246 F1 car. The problem is that every cutaway drawing I have found shows small tube chassis, I suspect that after the details were released in early 1958 of the new chassis along with a good drawing of the small tube chassis, all the cutaway artists used that information. Indeed all the models I have ever seen are also based on the small tube chassis, and what is worse some that are described as a particular car which should have a large tube chassis, turn out to have a small tube chassis with an altered cutaway cockpit to look like a large tube car. Sorry to be such a nit picker, but I'm getting a bit desperate. I've got the drawings well under way for the Collins International car because I have enough information for a small tube chassis, but I just don't have enough information for the Hawthorn car.

Does anyone out there have such photographs, or drawings?.........Please.

You could make an old scratch builder very happy.

Thanks,

John.