{"product_id":"alfa-romeo-f1-p3-n-95-winner-klausenrennen-gp-m224","title":"Alfa Romeo P3 No. 95 Rudolf Caracciola Winner Klausenrennen 1932 CMC 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaracciola's course-record Alfa Romeo P3, number 95, at the 1932 Klausenrennen — rendered in die-cast metal at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e by CMC, the specialist in pre-war Grand Prix machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alfa Romeo Tipo B — known universally as the P3 — arrived in 1932 as something genuinely new: the first purpose-built single-seat Grand Prix car, designed by Vittorio Jano with a twin-supercharged straight-8 and a split driveshaft feeding each rear wheel independently. This \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale model by CMC documents one of that car's most celebrated outings, Caracciola's record run at the Klausen Pass in Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-p3-a-new-formula\"\u003eThe P3: A New Formula in 1932\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVittorio Jano's Tipo B displaced 2654 cc in original form, producing approximately 215 hp through twin superchargers — figures that were class-leading for 1932. The split rear driveshaft was a genuine engineering first for a front-engined Grand Prix car, allowing more precise power delivery to each wheel. The P3 debuted at the French Grand Prix at Reims and won outright on that first appearance, then went on to dominate the 1932 season under both the works Alfa Romeo team and Scuderia Ferrari, the racing operation managed by Enzo Ferrari.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"caracciola-klausen-1932\"\u003eCaracciola, Klausen 1932: A Record That Stood for Years\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Klausenrennen, held on the Klausen Pass road in the Swiss Alps, was among the most prestigious hill climbs of the interwar era, drawing the top Grand Prix machinery of the day. In 1932, Rudolf Caracciola — then driving under the Scuderia Ferrari banner — set a course record in the P3 that remained unbroken for years, reinforcing his standing as a master of mountain and wet-weather competition. Race number 95 identifies his specific entry on that day, and the car ran in Rosso Corsa, the Italian racing red standard for Alfa Romeo and Scuderia Ferrari entries of the period. The 1932 season was Caracciola's last with Alfa Romeo before his move to Mercedes-Benz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"cmc-1-18-scale-model\"\u003eThe CMC \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e Scale Model: Die-Cast at Its Most Exacting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCMC — Classic Model Cars, Germany — built its reputation on pre-war and vintage racing subjects, and the Alfa Romeo P3 is precisely the kind of car where their method counts. Construction is die-cast metal throughout, supplemented by photo-etched components and finely rendered detail parts that reproduce the supercharger plumbing, wire wheels, and period-correct bodywork. The reference in CMC's catalogue is M-224, corresponding to Caracciola's number 95 Klausenrennen entry. For collectors of pre-war Grand Prix models, CMC occupies the position of the gold standard in this scale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57700384899456,"sku":"M224","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-95-winner-klausenrennen-gp-1932-rudolf-caracciola-red-racing-cars-222.png?v=1791888827","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/alfa-romeo-f1-p3-n-95-winner-klausenrennen-gp-m224","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}