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1/18 BBR 1964 Ferrari 250 GTO Winner #172 Tour De France Resin Car Model Limited 158 Pieces
The Tour de France car race was launched in 1899 and was held almost annually until 1986.
His first post-World War II run in 1951 marked the beginning of a "golden age" that would come to an end in 1966.
Over time, with the sophisticated GT cars, Ferrari became a point of reference for the entire sector.
Between 1951 and 1962, the Scuderia won eight times in the overall standings.
In 1964 the competition took place from 11 to 20 September in France and Italy.
A Ferrari GTO (chassis no.4153) entrusted to the Belgian duo Lucien Bianchi / Georges Berger, reproduced here, joined 116 other competitors to participate in the race that began in the city of Lille, in nine stages over 6060 km ending in Nice .
Only 36 teams made it to the finish in the south of France.
All this takes place on circuit races in Reims, Rouen, Le Mans and Monza, and on some stages on common roads with mountain races on the famous Col du Tourmalet, Mont Ventoux and Col de Turini.
The first appearance of an American racing team caused a sensation.
BBR is the only company that through its own research has made this model car correctly, the exhaust pipes are on the side.
