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07/08/2026 10:55 am
The Ferrari chassis #848 would have had no luck at all. It started life as a 330 P3 Berlinetta along with a sister and a spyder all built for the 1966 racing season for use by the Scuderia Ferrari team. For the 1966 Le Mans these cars were charged with keeping Ferrari's winning streak alive now facing Ford's GT40s. Starting in 4th, #848 was pushed back to 8th when it collided with a Matra that was backing out to the track. The brand new car was allocated for the British duo of John Surtees and Mike Parkes, but Surtees pulled out in practice after an argument with the team manager, but in retrospect, he didn't miss anything. The other two P3s dropped out with overheating problems so game, set and match to Ford. Ferrari sold #848 to their Swiss distributor, Georges Filipinetti and the car was reborn as a 412P. Its debut in Scuderia Filipinetti at the 1967 Monza event showed promise as it bagged 4th overall. Entered into two more races including Le Mans brought DNFs with various component failures and it saw some mild successes in hill climb events, but it was sold off at the end off the season. Since then, it's had two owners and now resides in Switzerland.
The model is a rather ancient Jouef that has nowhere near the content of the GMP's 330/412 models but it actually has a better stance. I added mesh to the front intake, mirrors to the cowlings on the front fenders and repaired the flaking decals. I wired the 4 coils built and wired the twin distributors and made the 24 ignition wires for the V12's 2 plugs per cylinder. I also made metal heat deflectors over the exhaust headers. For $30 model, it looks pretty good.
07/08/2026 10:56 am
Fantastic read, thank you for sharing this.
07/08/2026 12:42 pm
Very nice work Rich. Those additions must have taken you quite a few hours and your results are top-notch 👍
07/08/2026 12:58 pm
@100ford2003 Rich does nice work - his enhancements are always welcome additions.
07/08/2026 1:48 pm
@100ford2003 Rich does nice work - his enhancements are always welcome additions.
so are yours Chris 👍
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07/08/2026 2:26 pm
@100ford2003 Thanks! Rich is great at weathering AND engine detailing. I'm OK, but.......
07/08/2026 6:02 pm
I need a tutorial on how to add valve stem caps 🤣🤣🤣
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07/08/2026 7:22 pm
@rich-sufficool Great workmanship and I would love to know what you use for spark plug wires. For some tubing/fuel lines and such I used to use copper wire and brass picture wire, but they won't suffice for plug wires.
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08/08/2026 10:23 am
@gdh Back in the day I had a boatload of wire spools of various gauges, including insulated ones. The distributors were made with a gauge of copper bands (for dental use) filled with resin, On the Jouef #23 330 P4 spyder, I used raw copper and painted them black. I wasn't crazy how it turned out painting the thin wire. It got a bit lumpy in places.
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08/08/2026 12:14 pm
Rich, you made this model chicken salad. Beautiful work getting all of those wires into the distributors. Only a dentist with skilled hands could do that.
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08/08/2026 12:45 pm
@bob-jackman The micro-surgical instruments, tiny forms, and various plastic resins sure come in darned handy. Also, having a well stocked old school hobby store is also a must.... and they've disappeared.
08/08/2026 1:41 pm
@rich-sufficool I used small gauge insulated wire, with my plastic models, when I was building kits. It seems to be the best option. Thanks for sharing.
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