Sharknose Ferrari video

This video was recently posted to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGjku1e5I5o  It's of two replicas of the 1961 Ferrari 156 'Sharknose' F1 car.  One of the prettiest race cars of all time in my opinion.  They were remarkably tiny, too.

Sexy!

My nose bears startling resemblance to that of the Ferrari . . .

I thought it was going to be one of those hideous shark nosed kaido racers 

It is shameful that Ferrari scrapped all of the originals.

Not going to lie that looks almost simple enough that I could build it and do the body. I really want to buy or build something like this in the future. 

wearymicrobe said:

Not going to lie that looks almost simple enough that I could build it and do the body. I really want to buy or build something like this in the future. 

You could use the tiny Mazda V6 . . . keep it close to authentic.

I would love to know what kind of lap times a car like this would do at a track I am familiar with. 

ZOO said:

You could use the tiny Mazda V6 . . . keep it close to authentic.

Zoo, which Mazda v6 are you referring to? I've been thinking about different motors for my F2000 chassis.

I think the Lotus 18 that Stirling Moss used to beat the Ferrari 156s a couple of times in the 1961 season is the least powerful car to ever win a Grand Prix. It had about 160 horsepower and weighed half a ton.

In reply to Hasbro :

I was thinking the 1.8 in the 323 Precidia, or maybe the 2.5 from the 929 (that one is RWD). 

@Zoo to give you an idea of modern vs vintage;

At Goodwood a Lexus LFA is doing 1:22 and Focus RS in the 1:33s By comparison Lotus  25  (1.5L F1 car) is turning 1:24s. I'd expect the Ferrari 156 to be slightly slower, maybe a second or so.

What's really mind blowing is the Can Am Lola T70s  are going round in 1:18s

Even 60yr old F1 cars a rapid as hell. 

That was way cool.  Thanks for posting the link!  I'd love to build something like that but I'm way too big to fit in it...

I've often dreamed of a street legal 60's F1 car replica...