This is a 1:12 Scale Tribute to the '67 Lotus 49 driven by Jim Clark at the Dutch Grand Prix, at Zandvoort. This was the race chosen to debut the new Lotus 49 with its brand new Cosworth DFV engine.

This Automodello model is up to the firm's usual fine standards with beautifully sculpted headers with visible bolts attaching the engine covers and rounded copper-colored mesh filters on the air intakes.

Wiring connects from the distributor to all eight sparkplugs with red caps that attach to each and there's the starter motor and white exhaust pipes coming out each side of the motor, which sits on two brushed chrome spindles.

Chrome pipes extend rearward, while up front are the supports where the engine is bolted into the chassis to hold the racer's rear-end together. More than 100 pieces are used to create the hand-built engine.

Even the most discerning collectors will be stunned by the craftsmanship of the build quality, the astonishing level of detail and the fabulous finish to the authentic racing livery.

The Lotus Type 49 torpedo shaped body shell, wrapped around the aluminum monocoque chassis with front sub frame, includes every single accurately placed rivet.

Prepare also to marvel at the incredibly intricate brake lines, delicately formed air inlet gauzing, perfectly replicated instrumentation and pliable Firestone racing tires with correct tread pattern.

This mesmerising masterpiece will serve as a lasting tribute to the genius of Colin Chapman, the commitment of Team Lotus, the passion and talent of Jim Clark and the dedication to accurate scale replication from the team of skilled artisans at Automodello.

To allow it to be enjoyed and viewed from a 360-degree angle on a daily basis, free of dust or accidental damage, the model comes in an acrylic box with black base with proper labeling noting that this is the winning car from the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix. Note too that just 499 have been made in 2015.

Few engines have the pedigree of Ford's 3.0-liter twin cam V8, nor can boast the overwhelming success. Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth designed and created the cast-aluminum Cosworth DFV engine.

Ultimately the engine became the go-to powerplant for Formula 1 cars for more than 10 years and also powered Indy Cars for much of the 1970s and '80s. In fairy tale fashion the engine won its first race, the Dutch Grand Prix, in June of 1967.

F1's sanctioning body had upped the maximum engine displacement for the series from 1500cc to 3000cc in 1966 and put Lotus at a disadvantage. The English team had used light and torquey British Coventry Climax engines that now were overpowered by the likes of Ferrari.

So Chapman kept his Lotus 49 light by making the new, extremely rigid Cosworth engine a stressed member of the chassis.

There were some timing gear problems early on though and while Graham Hill won the pole for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in the car's initial race, he dropped out after leading the first 10 laps, victim of a broken gear in the camshaft drive.

Jim Clark, Hill's teammate and two-time F1 champion, went on to win the GP, giving Ford and Cosworth a win in its first race. It was one of many.

Clark won 3 more races in 1967 and Hill won the F1 World Championship with the engine in 1968. DFV engines powered seven F1 champions in a row and 12 overall.

In addition to Hill, F1 champs using the engine included Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Mario Andretti, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet and Keke Rosberg.

A turbocharged version of the engine, the DFX, won the Indianapolis 500 from 1978 through 1987.

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