{"product_id":"ferrari-250lm-coupe-n-26-1000km-paris-1966-lsrc127","title":"Ferrari 250 LM Coupé No. 26 David Piper Mike Parkes 1000 km Paris 1966 Looksmart 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale model of the David Piper Ferrari 250 LM No. 26 from the 1966 1000 km de Paris — Looksmart resin, British Racing Green livery, capturing one of the most recognisable privateer Ferraris of the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ferrari 250 LM occupies a singular position in endurance racing history, and the Piper\/Parkes No. 26 entry at the 1966 1000 km de Paris sits at the intersection of two compelling stories: a mid-engine Maranello prototype still competing at the front of privateer fields, and a British driver who made the dark green Ferrari his personal signature. Looksmart renders this moment in hand-crafted resin at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e, a scale where livery fidelity is the decisive measure of quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ferrari-250-lm-the-car\"\u003eFerrari 250 LM: Pininfarina, Scaglietti and a 3.0-Litre Argument\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti, the 250 LM — Lusso Mans — was introduced in 1963 with a nominally 3.0-litre Colombo V12 mounted amidships, displacing approximately 2953 cc and producing around 320 hp. Ferrari sought GT homologation from the FIA, who instead classified it as a sports-prototype; that dispute defined the car's entire competition career. A small number of examples were constructed between 1963 and 1965, giving the 250 LM a production footprint small enough to make each surviving car historically accountable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"piper-parkes-1966\"\u003eBritish Racing Green at Montlhéry: Piper, Parkes and the 1966 Season\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Piper was among the most active Ferrari privateer campaigners of the 1960s, running his 250 LMs in a personal dark British Racing Green with white and yellow race-number panels throughout 1965–1967 — a colour scheme that made his cars immediately identifiable in period photography. Mike Parkes, both a Ferrari works driver and development engineer, regularly co-drove with Piper during 1966 at championship rounds including Spa. Their No. 26 appearance at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry for the 1000 km de Paris, a round of the FIA International Championship of Makes, paired a privateer operator of genuine front-running experience with a man who knew Maranello's hardware from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"looksmart-1-43-resin-model\"\u003eThe 1:43 Scale Model: Looksmart Resin Construction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooksmart is an Italian specialist producer of hand-crafted resin scale models, holding official Ferrari licensing and concentrating its work at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e. The marque's reputation rests on paintwork and livery reproduction — precisely the qualities that matter most for a car whose identity is inseparable from its green livery and numbered panels. Resin construction means a sealed, one-piece body with no opening parts; surface and graphic accuracy are where the detail investment is concentrated, from the low roofline of the Scaglietti coachwork to the characteristic rear buttresses of the 250 LM's glasshouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet: Collection Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e, the 250 LM model has a compact footprint well suited to multi-car arrangements on a standard collector shelf. It pairs naturally with other Looksmart Ferrari endurance subjects and slots alongside 1966 International Championship of Makes competitors — context that rewards a thematic display built around mid-decade prototype racing. For collectors focused on British privateer racing history, the British Racing Green No. 26 is a livery variant rarely replicated at this scale, giving it clear distinction from the more frequently modelled 1965 Le Mans-winning livery of the same type.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOOKSMART","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58403848683904,"sku":"LSRC127","price":109.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/ferrari-250lm-coupe-n-26-1000km-paris-1966-david-piper-mike-parkes-red-racing-cars-940.png?v=1793193416","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/ferrari-250lm-coupe-n-26-1000km-paris-1966-lsrc127","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}