Ferrari 330 P3 h0 Slot Car Customs - Sometimes good things don´t come easy
Maybe I should start with a confession. I am not interested in real cars. Or maybe, I was interested in cars until my early twenties. Modern cars do not appeal to me. And I do not see myself fixing Oldtimers. Slot cars provide the grounds to explore that passion for older race cars in a small scale. I like to relive the period and replicate the feeling of races in the 1960s and 1970s until the early 1980s.
Ferrari 330 P3 Custom h0 Slot Le Mans 1967
My interests goes beyond the slot car models. For me the cars come alive once placed in the according surrounding. Looking at railroad modelling you will find that landscape, architecture and trains replicate a period. Space for landscape and structures, trees, hill, all the detailing will add to that illusion. I wanted to explore that path with slot cars. Even though 1:32 would provide a larger variety of cars, the larger scale would limit the options landscaping and modelling to scale.
Slot Car Model Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967
Now, to overcome the limitations in slot cars available in h0 or rather 1:64 I am always on the hunt for desired models. The Ferrari 330 P3 is one of them. I was very excited when models of the Ferrari 330 P3 popped up on the internet in forums.
Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967 # 21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I)
Ferrari 330 P3 #21 Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) finishing in 2nd place
The body was in need for some treatment. Most importantly the chassis mounts had to be removed to lower the body. What could have been a simple task, ended up being difficult. The Aurora AFX G- Plus chassis was the choice for the build. In the end I did want to paint the rims golden, to underline the slot car look. It might change at some point.
Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967 #24 Equipe Nationale Belge (B) finishing in 3rd place
It might not have been the last 330 P3 I made. I really like the looks and there are many more to replicate with interesting liveries. Besides the Ferraris, there are several other cars of the 24h Le Mans 1967 that should materialize in the future. I still have two Mirage M1 Gary Fast casted and I waiting for the Chaparral 2F he is working on. Some cars of the race have been made, all four GT40 MKiV and some Porsche 906 Carrera.
Ferrari 330 P3 #24 Le Mans 1967 Driven by Willy Mairesse (B) and Jean Beurlys (B)
