Product Information:

CMC M-093 Ferrari 250 California SWB 1960 Silver

Limited Edition 1313 of 2500  "Rare"

Preowned Model in MINT Condition

This 1/18 scale Ferrari 250 California is hand-assembled from 1,634 individual parts including wire-spoked wheels with aluminum rims, each spoke hand-mounted with a single nipple and each tire has a valve stem. Wiring and other underhood detailing is exquisite and realistic looking, as is the car's underside. 

The 250 California short wheelbase (SWB) first showed up at the Geneva Auto Show in 1960 with a 3.0-liter V12 delivering 250 hp. The top speed was 145 mph and it was said to do 0-60 mph in about 6.5 seconds. 

It was called California because it was Ferrari's best market in the U.S. and its U.S. distributors suggested the name, and also requested that the car be a convertible. The 250 California was hand-built in limited numbers by Carozerria Scaglietti, which boosts their collector value; some being auctioned in the last few years for $5 million to $15 million.

The 250 SWB featured a stiffer chassis than its long wheelbase predecessor, while also being lighter and having more power. This made the car, which also featured disc brakes, a natural for racing, and it did at the famous Le Mans and Sebring endurance races, a LWB model finishing fifth overall at the 1959 Le Mans, so these had race cred.

The car looks elegant, but fast and features chrome bumpers, door handles, and windshield framing, plus chrome wipers with black blades. The bumpers even feature chrome guards, with black rubber inserts to protect them. The convertible shows off its leather seats and black dash with exquisite gauge detail. The California's engine bay is well detailed too with "Ferrari" cast in the famous Colombo V12's header covers and all hosing and wiring in place. 

CMC Model car details:

Hand-assembled precision metal model, composed of 1,634 single parts

Authentic and true-to-scale- formed body

Front and rear bumpers are made of metal. Additional bumper guards made of ebonite

Functional engine hood with a self-locking support rod

12-cylinder V-engine with all aggregates and all pipes and cabling

Perfectly spoked wheels with aluminum rims. Each spoke is mounted by hand with a single nipple

Removable central locking nut with right- and left-hand thread

Front fenders inlaid with detailed air vent grilles made of metal

Seats, door panels, and other interior parts are covered with fine leather

Dashboard replicated true-to-the-original with instruments and controls

The floorboard and the trunk are carpeted

Functional trunk cover with a self-locking support rod

Spare wheel fastened with a leather belt in the trunk

Exact replication of the underbody with a detailed steel tube frame

Functional single wheel suspension installed on triangular control arms made of metal

Rear-axle with longitudinal compound springs and trailing links made of metal