Scalextric C3033 Ferrari 156, 1961, yellow (C)

This car is modelled on the No.8 car entered for the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix and driven by Olivier Gendebien to a 4th place finish. The Scalextric version has been adapted from the previous models to show the rear engine vent particular to the earlier shark nose cars being later superceded by the wider angled ‘V’ engines.

The Ferrari 156 was a race car designed in 1961 to comply with then-new F1 regulations that lowered engine displacement from 2.5 to 1.5 litres. The new engine was a revised F2 engine with the V-angle increased to 120 degrees.

Scale = 1/32