Two race versions of the CMC replica Ferrari 250 GTO are just around the corner. Models include the Ferrari 250 GTO, Tourist Trophy 1962, Graham Hill, #10 car and the Ferrari 250 GTO, Tour de France 1962, Piper/Margulies,#153 car. Both models are shown in pre-production form, changes are this time are still possible.
Product# M-251 / M-250
Ah, both are RHD-variants.
It’s not an expansion, both models have been on the roster since the announcement of the re-release. Specifically, those 2 models will receive an update to be historically accurate, and that is what the news update was about.
Where did you read that CMC would re-release the 250 GTO ?
AFAIK, they just announced some minor adjustements for their new left-hand drive add-on the collection, nothing more.
And I never expect them to reshape a new nose to be really historically accurate…
Yes, details from CMC:
Today we have received the information that the model M-251, CMC Ferrari 250 GTO, Tourist Trophy 1962, Graham Hill, #10,will not be produced in gray (Jaguar Pearl Grey) like the prototype shown in the pictures on the Internet at the Shanghai show, but in WHITE (Bianco)
Furthermore, the model M-250, CMC Ferrari 250 GTO, Tour de France 1962,Piper/Margulies,#153,will have an additional start number at the rear and driver’s names on both front fenders.
We have once again looked through archive material and spoken to other experts from the scene. Please note that pictures are only here for illustration, they’re not representing the final products.
They also showed samples of the Stirling Moss, another green David Piper, the 1000km de Paris Surtees/Parkes, and the plain red Ron Fry.
They are paying a lot of attention to detail nowadays, so I guess the nose issue isn’t there anymore. At least I can see that all the models’ specifics are there.
Sometimes I was thinking they got something wrong, but then after research found that it is actually correct.
I pre-ordered the Stirling Moss and have the Laguna Seca, and they look fantastic. I was just going to ask about the indicator light colour being more white than orange. That I will check. The paint colour seems perfect on the Laguna Seca. It’s a difficult colour to capture onscreen correctly.
Just received the #1 winner of 1000km Paris, and it is spectacular. In fact I do own a CMC model of 250GTO from the previous run from nine years ago, so I knew what to expect. And, both models are great. If anything, the new one has better quality of assembly, effectively faultless while the old one I had to return and replace due to an issue with glazing surround.
To all CMC naysayers and those who prefer Kyosho’s 250GTO- IMO, CMC is superior in every way, but, unfortunately, the only way to actually experience this is to hold both models in hand next to each other. I do hope someone here can make a proper comparison and put to bed the unjustified rumors of Kyosho’s front end being more correct than CMC’s (it is not, and I saw real cars on multiple ocasions).
CMC metal shell is thicker, sturdier and feels more substantial; the paint is thick, glossy and buttery smooth; it is effectively perfect, same with applied decals. The CMC wheels are infinitely superior in every way – in hubs and in rubber, the overall detailing is great, but most importantly for me personally (though perhaps not for everyone)- the surround of glazed windshields in CMC is done with a metal wire and rubber, which may be a bit less perfect and a tad thicker than strictly in scale, BUT, the spirit of realism that these real materials ooze sits much better with me than the plasric glazed surrounds od Kyosho’s. In other words, it is important to acknowledge that CMC models are not only about visual verisimilitude, but also about a “feel in hand” that captures the spirit of the real car far better than any sealed resin with plastic parts. Those who never handled a CMC or an EXOTO XS or an older zamac BBR models may not even understand what I said above, as the pleasure of all those models goes beyond the purely visual aspect into tactile pleasure. CMC models are meant to be handled and they shine best when they are handled. Those who are fully sattisfied with the purely visual sealed resin models will never know the reason for bonnet bulges because they cannot open a bonnet and see a turbocharger or a supercharger underneath shaping the bulge.
So, to those collectors who can afford these models- do yourself a favor and get a 250GTO from the current 2024 run, as they will ultimately sell out just like the first run nine years ago, then their price will skyrocket and you will not be able to get them- just as it hapenned before…Cheers!
It was so impressive you had to say it 3 times LOL. So, what makes the latest re-production better than the original? Please elaborate. Thanks.
Quality.
Either I got really lucky with the last several models from CMC, or they upped their game, but out of twenty+ CMC models, the last several models that I bought (275GTB, Merc 300SL Gullwing, and now 250GTO are the best made CMC models I own, absolutely pristine! I know they should be pristine for the price, but they until last year they never were, with their “artisanal” nature rearing its ugly head: if the glazing surrounds were fine, then there was sometging wrong with the wheel camber, or a door handle would fall off the moment you touch it, or whatever.
Wheel camber was one of the issues in the old run of 250GTO.
It is an issue no more. Same gows for the windshield surround.
In other words, I was most impressed with much improved overall quality, when the model did not really change but the things that needed to be resolved, got actually resolved! (Or they hired better assrmblers than before, who knows).
Lastly, I was also reacting to many collectors wining in forums about how Kyosho is a comparable if not a better model. I handled Kyosho, and can safely say it is not by a long stretch. This Kyosho argument reminds me of how kids argue- they believe that Sony is a bettee TV than Samsung or LG, for no other reason that that’s what they own! In my personal experience, in this life you get what you pay. As one salesperson once told me- if you cannot afford a Mercedes, Toyota also makes great cars! Which is true, just do not get confused that Toyota cars are better than a Mercedes… Same here- Kyosho’s model is great for its price, but CMC it is not. Especially now, that it finally seems that CMC is actually delivering on its original promise of WELL-MADE artisanal models…