Provided a bank account can handle it, fueling one’s passion for cars does more than fill a garage. From watches to furniture and everything in between, the sky’s the limit when it comes to outfitting your four-wheeled thing. Scale models are also a good example, and some are more expensive than others. For an avid Ferrari collector, Amalgam is working on a replica that costs about as much as a new BMW M3.
While the idea of spending $73,295 on a Ferrari 250GTO a body replica may seem outrageous to most of us, it is far from a typical scale model. Just as Carozzerie Scaglietti did in the 1960s with what turned out to be an iconic car, the aluminum sheet is hand hammered using a traditional panel beating technique. The body panels are shaped with a hammer over the pennies, as they were done in the old days of car manufacturing.
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It’s a faithful interpretation of the real deal because the money in which the body was built was made based on digital scans of some actual Ferrari 250 GTOs. This beautiful raw 1:4 scale model is 1.08 meters (42.5 inches) long and tips the scales at about five kilograms (11 pounds). It is shown here on a walnut frame, but Amalgam can provide any other frame. As an alternative, customers can mount it on the wall.
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An aluminum body replica is currently in development and will only be available as a build-to-order product. That makes sense considering it’s a handmade scale model a quarter the size of the original which took so long to complete. Amalgam says the Ferrari 250 GTO is leading the way for up-and-coming body replicas, with the 250 Testa Rossa (also written by Scaglietti) coming next. Subsequently, the 265 GTB and 275 GTB/4 scale models will be added to the portfolio.
Meanwhile, new Ferrari buyers can get their hands on a matching Amalgam replica of the car, made in 1:8 or 1:12 scale. This option is available to customers who purchase a Roma, 812 Superfast, 812 GTS, Portofino M, SF90 Stradale or SF90 Spider.