Phill Hill shone in this front-engined Ferrari in th 1960 Belgian GP and then drove it to win the Italian GP. One month later it was fitted with a 30litre V12 engine for Tasman racing in new Zealand. It survived there for nearly 20 years before being restored to racing as the only original GP Ferrari. Engine: 2953 cc V12-cylinder - 310 bhp - 180 mph. |
The (Y16-3) 1960 Ferrari Dino 246/V12 joined the range in 1986, It was one of four vintage racing cars released to commemorate Lesneys intended sponsorship of a series of vintage motor racing events which never came about due to the high cost of sponsoring the events. The other three racing cars being the Y14-4 ERA, the Y11-4 Bugatti and the Y10-4 Maserati.
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| Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002" | ||||||||||||||
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| Issue | Year of Release | Colour | Exhaust Pipes | Seat | Grille | Steering Wheel | Engine Cockpit Interior | Windscreen/Engine Cover | Wheels | Brake Drums | Axles | Baseplate | Rarity | Box |
| 1 | 1986 | Red body & chassis | Light grey | Black | Light grey | Light grey | Light grey | Clear perspex | Bright chrome 24 spoke | Grey type 1 | Press fit | MATCHBOX © 1986 ENGLAND | D | J |
| 2 | Red body & chassis | Light grey | Black | Light grey | Light grey | Light grey | Clear perspex | Bright chrome 24 spoke | Grey type 2 | Press fit | MATCHBOX © 1986 ENGLAND | J | ||
| 3 | Red body & chassis | Light grey | Black | Light grey | Light grey | Light grey | Clear perspex | Aluminium 24 spoke | Grey type 2 | Press fit | MATCHBOX © 1986 ENGLAND | S | J | |
| Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare | ||||||||||||||
| Box: J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel | ||||||||||||||
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