{"product_id":"alfa-romeo-f1-p3-n-42-winner-marseille-gp-193-m227","title":"Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 No. 42 Chiron Winner Marseille GP 1933 CMC 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis Chiron's race-winning Alfa Romeo P3, entered by Scuderia Ferrari at the 1933 Marseille GP, reproduced by CMC in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale in die-cast metal with photo-etched and machined detail parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alfa Romeo Tipo B — universally known as the P3 — stands as one of the defining machines of pre-war Grand Prix racing. Designed by Vittorio Jano and introduced in 1932, it dominated circuits across Europe for three seasons. CMC has captured a specific, fully documented race entry: car No. 42, driven by Louis Chiron for Scuderia Ferrari at the 1933 Marseille Grand Prix, a Formula Libre event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-real-car\"\u003eVittorio Jano's Masterpiece: The Alfa Romeo Tipo B\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1932, the Tipo B was the first purpose-built single-seat Grand Prix car produced by Alfa Romeo. Jano's design centred on a twin-supercharged straight-eight engine displacing 2.65 litres in its original form, producing around 215 hp, with later variants enlarged to 2.9 litres and upward of 270 hp. A distinctive split-axle rear transmission distributed drive to the rear wheels without a conventional differential, a technical solution rare for its era. The car won nearly every major Grand Prix it entered between 1932 and 1935.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"chiron-scuderia-ferrari-1933\"\u003eRace No. 42: Chiron, Scuderia Ferrari and Rosso Corsa at Marseille\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1933, Alfa Romeo's factory racing programme had been handed to Scuderia Ferrari, which campaigned the P3s in Italian Racing Red — rosso corsa. Louis Chiron, the Monegasque driver regarded as one of the finest talents of the inter-war era, joined the team that season and delivered a string of victories including the French GP and the Marseille Grand Prix. The 1933 Marseille GP was a non-championship Formula Libre event; Chiron took the win with car No. 42, a result that is both specific and fully verifiable — precisely the kind of provenance serious collectors seek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-scale-model\"\u003eCMC's \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e Scale Model: Die-Cast Metal, Photo-Etched Precision\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCMC — Classic Model Cars — has built a reputation for pre-war racing car reproductions that prioritise mechanical fidelity over simplified casting. This \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e resin and die-cast metal model of the Tipo B incorporates photo-etched components and individually machined detail parts, the approach CMC applies across its pre-war series. Wire-spoke wheels, fabric-wrapped elements and working throttle linkages are characteristic of CMC's construction philosophy. The result is a model that rewards close inspection from every angle, consistent with CMC's standing among collectors of early Grand Prix machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57700385030528,"sku":"M227","price":649.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/alfa-romeo-f1-p3-n-42-winner-marseille-gp-1933-chiron-red-racing-cars-317.png?v=1791888908","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/alfa-romeo-f1-p3-n-42-winner-marseille-gp-193-m227","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}