Today, I put my hands on a remarcable modelcar, an extraordinary hand made crafted by more than 800 pieces with opening features Ferrari 375 Plus made by BBR Models. Is made by diecast metal with less then 10% parts made of plastic, with a remarcable paint job and livery realization. The level of details on this modelcar is just amazing. All the features are put in scale precisely, like on the real model. It comes in a Carrera Panamericana livery which is painted on the body. All the air intakes are cut trough and covered with real metallic meshes and everyting that open on the real car is functional here,too.
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The front grille is photo-etched and made by 17 metallic pieces and let see visible the radiator and the cooling fan behind them like in reality. Just as the real car, the model perfectly reproduces the lower part of the car, showing first the tubular structure of the chassis, the working suspension system, the steel crossmembers, the exhaust manifold and parts of the engine transmission. The wheels replicate the true ones present on the real car, wired Borrani wheels, made of turned aluminium. To reproduce this, 144 holes have been made and aluminium wires have been used to create all the 72 spokes. The wheel is fixed to the car by a three star central knock-off nut and behind it is possible to see the drum breaking system.
The interior is perfectly reproduced, with soft leather seats, the wooden rimmed steering-wheel is photo-etched, completed with rivets and it has got the prancing horse in the centre. All the dashboard indicators and instrumentation are present and perfectly visible. The gear box has functional gear lever and the pedal box are detailed to feature an accelerator pedal fixed on the base.
The engine is made of steel, beautifully detailed, and let see all the wires, water and oil pumps. The water container is made of transparent plastic and it looks very realistic. All the hoses are present, some of them being wrapped with metal springs like on the real deal. Very nice details under the bonnet, which is fixed with reaal leather strings provided with metallic and functional buckles. The safety hook is made of metal and it has workable spring like on the 1:1 model. All the supplementary openings of the model such as the oil recipient cover, water and fuel tank are exactly reproduced and functional.
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