![]() ![]() ![]() Between the sail panels was the clear plastic louvred engine cover, which afforded a good view of the carbon fibre intake plenum atop the engine, and the surrounding mechanical components. When fixed the hardtop gave the car a greater fluidity of line, as when removed two small roll hoops and an aerodynamic surround section flowing into the sail panels added to the number of complex body curves. There was nowhere to stow the hardtop on the car, so a small canvas canopy was provided if one ventured out without it and the weather turned inclement. It did have a removable hardtop, so that the occupants could come even closer to the F1 experience. It had plenty of curves, intakes and exhaust slots, and an even more radical rear wing than the F40, but the body shape was more one of aerodynamic function than aesthetic pleasure. The Pininfarina styling didn’t have the raw beauty of the F40, and bore little in common with any other Ferrari model, apart from the satin black finished side indent line and traditional paired rear light treatment. The 4.7-litre engine was derived directly from the Formula 1 unit used on the 1989 F1-89. To the rear of the cell was bolted the engine, which was a load bearing member for the transmission and rear suspension, just as on current Formula One cars. The carbon fibre passenger cell had the front suspension mounted directly to it, with a tubular substructure projecting forward to support the radiator and ancillary equipment. It was described as the closest you could get to a Formula One car for the public roads. The F50 took this crossover technology to the limit, with the utilisation of a composite construction monocoque chassis, and used the engine, derived from that of the 1990 Formula One car, as a stressed member. Similarly the earlier models had introduced increasing degrees of technology learned from the Formula One cars, particularly in the field of composite materials. Something about a lineup a cars that are identical except the wheels.Whereas the two previous “Supercars” had been powered by turbocharged V8 engines, the nineties variant used a normally aspirated V12 engine as the motive force, albeit more than fifty per cent greater in capacity than its predecessors. I do find wheel variations of yesteryear more exciting than color variations of today. All my Ferraris were made in Malaysia and share the same base. If that wasn't enough, Mattel decided to black out the windows and add a black stripe down the side creating 2 more variations reusing the 5SP and G7SP wheel. We have the 3SP, 5HO, 5SP, 7SP, G7SP, SB, and the W5HO. With 9 variations, that I have found, 7 of them are with just different wheels. One New Model that stood out was the Ferrari 355. Add the wheel, paint, tampo, base, and other minor variations you end up with a collection of almost 100 cars, if you can find them all. One thing that intrigued me was that in 1995, Mattel created a New Models Series that consisted of only 12 cars. I have even gone back to 1968 and starting collecting Redlines. I didn't start collecting Hot Wheels until 1998 but I have searched for things that I liked made before that time. ![]()
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