{"product_id":"ferrari-250-gto-3-0l-v12-coupe-n-1-winner-1000km-paris-1962-pedro-rodriguez-ricardo-rodriguez-red","title":"Ferrari 250 GTO No. 1 Winner 1000km Paris Pedro Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez 1962 Kyosho 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1:18 scale model of the race-winning Ferrari 250 GTO, No. 1, driven by the Rodríguez brothers at Montlhéry in 1962 — one of Ricardo's last victories before his fatal accident weeks later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ferrari 250 GTO occupies a singular position in GT racing history, and Kyosho's \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast rendering of the Rodríguez brothers' winning car from the 1000 km de Paris brings one of the most charged moments of the 1962 season into tangible form. This is not a generic GTO; it represents a documented race win, a specific livery, and a story that ended in tragedy within the same calendar year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ferrari-250-gto-engineering\"\u003eThe Ferrari 250 GTO: Engineering for Homologation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1962, the Ferrari 250 GTO was built to satisfy FIA GT homologation requirements — its name, Gran Turismo Omologato, states that plainly. Bodywork was shaped by Sergio Scaglietti to a design developed by Giotto Bizzarrini, combining lightweight steel and aluminium construction with aerodynamic intent uncommon in GT cars of the period. Beneath the long bonnet sits the Colombo-derived 168 Comp\/62 V12, displacing 2953 cc and fed by six twin-choke Weber 38 DCN carburettors. 36 cars were built between 1962 and 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"rodriguez-brothers-paris-1962\"\u003eNo. 1 at Montlhéry: The Rodríguez Brothers in 1962\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePedro Rodríguez, born in Mexico City in 1940, and his younger brother Ricardo, born in 1942, were among the most naturally gifted drivers Ferrari fielded in the early 1960s. At the 1000 km de Paris, run at the Autodrome de Montlhéry, the pair took outright victory in the Rosso Corsa GTO bearing race number 1. Ricardo was 20 years old at the time. On 1 November 1962 — weeks after Montlhéry — he died during practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, making this Paris win one of his final major victories and lending the livery a weight that goes well beyond the results sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"kyosho-118-scale-model-gto\"\u003eKyosho's 1:18 Scale Model: Die-Cast with Race Accuracy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyosho reproduces the winning car in die-cast metal at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e, replicating the Rosso Corsa livery and race number 1 as carried at Montlhéry. Kyosho's \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e Ferrari GTO series is established among collectors for its dimensional fidelity and surface quality. At this scale every proportion of Scaglietti's bodywork is represented in die-cast form. The model captures a specific, historically documented moment rather than a generic road-going colour variant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KYOSHO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60245110194560,"sku":"08438G","price":348.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-08438g-front34-v2_df7f1de9-eb90-46fa-9dc8-a58c9d87a019.jpg?v=1793227600","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/ferrari-250-gto-3-0l-v12-coupe-n-1-winner-1000km-paris-1962-pedro-rodriguez-ricardo-rodriguez-red","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}