1952 Ferrari 500 F2 Short Nose by Exoto
- 1:18 Scale Model
- Rudi Fischer #18
- Sold
The Ferrari 500 F2 is a small 4 cylinder Aurelio Lampredi-designed Grand Prix car and is considered to be among the best GP cars of all time.
The 500 F2 helped establish Ferrari as the legendary marque they are now by winning 14 out of 15 Grand Prix across the 1952 and 1953 seasons.
This Exoto model is built from diecast, machined, pressed, stamped, molded and photo-etched metal parts. It also features braided metal, rubber hoses, wire mesh parts and velour covered seats.
The level of detail in the engine bay and cockpit is superb. The cast and machined details stand up well and the nuts and screws do not look over-sized or out of place.
The all-metal grille is made from individual metal pieces. It helps make this Ferrari 500 F2 replica stand head and shoulders above the competition. This is a superb model and highly recommended.
After the excitement of a new World Championship. Formula 1 was looking at a bleak season for 1952. Alfa Romeo had withdrawn from Grand Prix racing and the spoils were left to Ferrari and the hopeless BRM teams, supported by various relics from years gone by.
The real racing action was in Formula 2 and through the insistence of the track promoters the governing body decided to sanction Grands Prix that were open only to F2 cars as championship scoring events.
Since a new 2.5-litre unblown or 750cc supercharged Formula 1 would take effect in 1954 this would only serve as a stop-gap and seemed a prudent thing to do. Building upon a theme that would be repeated in the future Ferrari was well positioned to take advantage of the new rules. Aurelio Lampredi, Ferrari's chief designer had built an uncomplicated but superbly prepared car the Tipo 500.
The cars made there debut at the Modena GP at the tail end of the 1951 season with Ascari winning by a lap over the older V12 Tipo 166 of Froilan Gonzalez. The 1952 season was inaugurated at Syracuse in Sicily. The cars had new bodywork and four Weber carburetors.
Ascari led a Ferrari 123 finish and went on to claim the World Championship for 1952 and 1953. This combination of proven design, the weight savings of a smaller engine and of course the skill of Alberto Ascari proved unbeatable. Ferrari and their Tipo 500 would win every race they entered except for two non-championship events and the final Grand Prix of 1953.
Rudi Fischer's #18 was one of only two 500 F2s to appear at the 4th BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone.
Zürich-born Fischer came to prominence in 1949 when racing a HWM to sixth at the Prix de Berne, driving with Moss. Having proved his talent he ordered a specially-built Ferrari 212 for himself to go Grand Prix racing in 1951.
His World Championship participation was limited to the nearby Swiss, German and Italian GPs and he certainly did not make a fool of himself. Profiting from his local knowledge he delivered in 1952, helped by his acquisition of one of the latest Ferrari 500 models.
He took his best World Championship results - second at his home GP, third in Germany - at real drivers' circuits: Bremgarten and the Nürburgring.
With the new rules for the 1954 season Formula 1 was once again the premier series. The new regulations allowed for 2.5 litre naturally aspirated and 750 cc supercharged engined racers.
Ferrari modified their 1952 and 1953 world championship winning 500 F2 by increasing the bore and stroke of the four cylinder engine. The Tipo 500 was upgraded to 2.5 litres capacity and redesignated as Tipo 625.
But soon they would be overshadowed by the Maserati 250F, the Lancia D50 and especially the Mercedes W196. Eventually the Ferrari 625 would be replaced by the Ferrari 553 Squalo and the Ferrari 555 Super Shark.
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