Conveniently located on Evansville's Eastside next door to the Dollar General.
OLDSKOOL DIECAST
4839 Pollack Ave
Business Hours
MONDAY-THURSDAY
CLOSED
FRIDAY
12:30PM-5:00PM
SATURDAY / SUNDAY
10:00AM-5:00PM
Maserati 450S Costin Zagato Coupe 1957 by Motor City USA 1:12 Scale
MC-5000
$1000.00
The Maserati 450S ranks as one of the most valuable and sought-after racing cars from the late '50s era of motorsport. Only nine examples in total were constructed, and by the time they were eventually outmoded, they accrued an impressive thirty one victories in international competition. Only one, chassis #4501 ever ran as a coupe, beginning life as one of a group of factory roadsters.
In 1957, at the request of driver Stirling Moss, Maserati contracted noted DeHavilland Aircraft aerodynamicist Frank Costin to design a low-drag envelope body specifically for the twenty four hour race at LeMans. Costin's plans were then turned over to the Italian coachbuilding firm Zagato, who hurriedly built the body, 'interpreting' some of the design features along the way. Just prior to the LeMans race, Moss discovered that Zagato had neglected to install windshield wipers on the car, and a mad scramble ensued.
The new and untested coupe body actually proved slower than the open cockpit 450's but despite the shortcomings, Moss and co driver Harry Schell were running second until the transaxle let go. Keeping with practices of the period, the under-performing #4501 was essentially scrapped in favor of more advanced machinery.
After a fallow period, Maserati rebuilt the chassis around a new engine, and re-serialled it as #4512. Fantuzzi created a reinterpreted 'road going' body which incorporated a single piece windshield, fully upholstered interior, rear quarter windows, and increased the overall length by ten inches. After passing through several owners, the Costin-Zagato-Fantuzzi coupe underwent a full restoration and debuted at Pebble Beach in 2003, adorned in lovely new black paint work.
Motor City USA is a model building firm noted for its quality creations in 1:43 and 1:24 scale, most notably its group of three Talbot Lago Teardrop coupes. In 2005, Motor City unveiled its 1:12 scale 1957 Maserati Costin Zagato coupe to rave reviews. The model is impressive, measuring in at fifteen inches in length. While a curbside model, there is detail enough to please even a critical collector. Our model sports beautiful deep red paint work, and the racing roundels and taped headlight covers indicate that this is the 1957 LeMans entry.
A distinctive feature of the 450S roadsters is the plethora of vents, scoops and inlets in the body work, and the coupe follows suit as well. There are sixteen fully open vents in the model's panels, beautifully detailed hood straps secure the bonnet, while a perspex bug deflector resides in front of the driver. Those hastily-added windshield wipers are on the drivers side as well, and the windscreen itself is a two piece affair.
The cockpit is nicely detailed with chrome-bezeled instruments, a gated shift lever, simulated wood rimmed steering wheel with machined metal column, hub, and spokes. Corrugated fresh air tubing twists its way from under the dash, and a full pedal set resides in the footwell. Blue 'felt' covered racing seats contrast nicely with the aluminum colored interior.
We have a large inventory Old & New - All Scales of: Nascar, NHRA, IRL, Cart, Formula One, Sprint Car, Late Model Dirt, World Rally Cars, Motorcycles, Exotos, Muscle Cars, Production cars & Military Planes.
We also stock 1:64, 1:24 & 1:18, 1:18+ single display diecast cases. We are able to order wall mounted display cases in all shapes, sizes for all types of die cast.
WE TAKE PREORDERS FOR ALL RACING SERIES.
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Conveniently located on Evansville's Eastside next door to the Dollar General.
Business Hours
MONDAY-THURSDAY
CLOSED
FRIDAY
12:30PM-5:00PM
SATURDAY / SUNDAY
10:00AM-5:00PM