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Ferrari 500 F2 1:1.8 model £11,000. www.store.ferrari.com YOU’LL NEED A SUBSTANTIAL set of shelves to display this Ferrari model, which is nearly as big as the real McCoy and costs almost as much as it did back in the day. It is a glorious thing, though, beautifully handmade and rich in detail, especially in the cockpit: shame there’s no engine. The model depicts the Ferrari 500 F2 that won back-to-back World Championships in 1952 and 1953, with Alberto Ascari at the wheel; the number 46 is Ascari’s when he won with this car at the Swiss Bremergarten track in 1953, claiming his second world title. Besides lacking an engine, the model has no brakes, so be careful when parking it on a slope… Yesteryear car wax £7.99. www.holtsauto.com AT LAST, classic car appropriate packaging for…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 1, 2015

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