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Model Arno XI 50cm

True object of exception, this model of Arno XI (Ferrari engine) of a length of 50 cm was carried out with the scale 1/12ème. Faithful replica of the mythical hydroplane, this model is entirely handmade from noble materials: real wood and marine upholstery. All the fittings are made of chromed brass and are custom-made by jewelers. 10 layers of varnish are applied to obtain an excellent shine and depth of varnish.

The model is delivered in a secure package.

Numbered certificate of authenticity and one year warranty.

1295,00 

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History of this model:

The ultimate evolution of the Arno racing boat series, this model was designed by the wealthy racing engineer Achille Castoldi and built in 1952 by the Timossi Azzano shipyard on Lake Como, with a wooden frame, a marine plywood hull and varnished mahogany veneer. Of hydrofoil type, it rests on the water at full speed by only three points (lift): two foils and a two-blade propeller that can rotate at 10,000 rpm.

In order to break the world speed record on water and compete with the Alfa Romeo and Maserati engines of the time, Achille Castoldi asked his friends from Scuderia Ferrari Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi to influence Enzo Ferrari to provide him with the exceptional historic Ferrari V12 engine of 600 horsepower and 4,5 liters of the Ferrari 375 F1 victorious of the Great Britain Grand Prix with the pilot José Froilán González on the Silverstone circuit in 1951 (first historical victory of the Scuderia Ferrari in the world championship of Formula 1 created in 1950).
Castoldi renamed the engine "G.P. 52/1 Nautico", converted it to methanol, and increased its power with two compressors, which allowed him to personally and easily beat the world speed record for a boat in the less than 800 kg category, on October 15, 1953, with a speed of 241.708 km/h / 130.51 knots on Lake Iseo (an unbeaten record to this day).
The boat is then sold to the rich Italian industrial engineer Nando Dell'Orto who improves it aerodynamically, and continues to race it successfully in competition for more than 10 years, with numerous victories, including a victory in the European Championship in 1960, before ending its sporting career in 1968.
In 1990 the car was sold to a collector who had it completely restored to its original condition. The engine reached 700 hp after restoration at Ferrari in Maranello.
In 2012 it was sold during the Monaco Grand Prix at an auction at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco [1]. It is since exposed to the Ferrari museum of Maranello.

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