Ferrari 250 GTO, Rosso Corsa

The GTO's racing life began at Sebring in 1962. Phil Hill, the reigning world champion, and Olivier Gendebien were unhappy to be handed a GT car rather than a prototype Testa Rossa, then finished second overall behind one. GTOs went on to win Ferrari the over-2-litre class of the International Championship for GT Manufacturers in 1962, 1963 and 1964, and the Tour de France Automobile in 1963 and 1964. The model takes chassis 3445 GT as its reference. Delivered new in red to the Bologna publisher Luciano Conti in 1962, it was sold that June to Count Giovanni Volpi, and in 1963 passed to the Swede Ulf Norinder, who repainted it in his country's blue and yellow.

The paint is a bright, orange-leaning red that glows under direct light. The body beneath is copper sheet, and the glazing, headlamp covers included, is real tempered glass. The bonnet opens on six twin-choke carburettors and the Ferrari-script cam covers; the quick-release filler on the rear deck flips open; the doors reveal blue cloth seats and harnesses, a red-toned wood-rimmed wheel, the gated shifter and a fire extinguisher by the seat. The boot carries a spare on its wire wheel. Steering, differential, pistons and crankshaft all work, and each car carries its own serial number. Martisan builds it at 1:18, from more than 2,000 parts.