Need a Newcon Ferrari 250GTO wheel and some paint

It looks like a terrific Ferrari and is well worth fixing up. Red on a Ferrari ..... who would of thought !?  

Is the wire wheel smashed, so you need a wheel and tire?  if so perhaps new wheels and tires would be an option. Can you sand down the rear spoiler and paint it black? Did you look on ebay for wheel and tire sets?  

Would be easier than matching the red?

Newcon as small and will be impossible to find replacement wheels...

You might seek out some BBR wheel/tire sets on ebay and swap all 4. 

Thanks for your comments. Back in the mid 80s I owned a Ferrari and, of course, started 1/43 Ferrari collection. Even without the internet, I was able to track down some shops that sold Ferrari parts, wheels, tires, photoetch, decals, etc. That is the kind of supplier I hoped someone here had dealt with lately. Didn't find anything on eBay or with a general search.

I did find a listing for Competition Wire Wheels (3-Ear Nuts) by Tameo Kits for about $40 shipped from Grand Prix Models in England. If I don't track down something better, I will take a shot with these, even though I remember assembling a wire wheel kit is very fiddly.

(Also, I don't think I could bring myself to paint the spoiler black.)

PS - I sold almost all the Ferrari collection a while back.

I know what you mean by the black!  Otherwise, will you strip the whole car and repaint?  Might not be a good option either.

These people have 1/43 tires and wheels -  I am on their email list but never bought from them...

https://www.geminimodelcars.com/

@karl Thanks, they had a full set for a reasonable price, they are on order along with some items for a rare 1/12 RC Ferrari.

@6500in6th Let us know how it goes!

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@6500in6th Let us know how it goes!

Update: About three weeks to get to the Central Hoosier Flatlands from France. Not bad.

Plus -
The sizes are, as the hot rodders like to say, 'big and littles'.
Got both 2-ear and (correct) 3-ear knock offs.

Minus - 
Only got one brass rod for an axle (I have more brass rods).
Need to dull the wheels behind the spokes to make them stand out.

Will get them on the 'to do' list soon.

Comments?

Can't wait to see your finished model ! 

Steve

I found these wheels in a store on Etsy (of all places!). This GeminiModelcars has a number of 1/43 detail parts available. Took a while for the wheels to ship but everything OK after that.

For my millions of fans wondering what happened to the GTO, it is almost finished, finally! Film at 11.....

Great, it will be excellent to see this beautiful model automobile back in action !

Cool - please keep us updated!  https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/newcon-brand

For an 85 year old tinkerer, working in 1:43 scale is kinda like brain surgery in a dark room. Attaching the knockoffs was a fiddly chore and getting the paint patched took the longest. From the booth of evil smells, I stirred a bunch of brews but the best match, ironically, was some red craft paint right out of the jar. A near disaster occured when I dropped the right rear replacement wheel under my bench but it rolled all the way around behind my chair. I almost stepped on it when I got up to look for it! That would have revived my entire Navy vocabulary!

I am a big fan of Italian cars and this is my favorite. I am pleased with the repair.