1/24 Fujimi Ferrari 126 C2 F1, 1982 Long Beach GP Version

Kit No. 090337
Full Engine Detail
149 Parts

Overview

This is a new tool for Fujimi, which has not produced F1 kits in this scale the past. Apparently this is part of a new series of F1 kits, which will be a welcome addition to the market, since Tamiya has apparently stopped producing new F1 kits.

History

Many people seem to believe that this car never raced with its distinctive dual wing, or that it only ran the dual wing in practice, or that it never finished the race at Long Beach in 1982. None of these assertions is true. In fact, the car was always competitive during the race weekend, and Gilles Villeneuve drove it to 3rd place behind Niki Lauda’s McLaren and Keke Rosberg’s Williams. It was only after Tyrrell filed a protest that Villeneuve’s car was disqualified.

References

There are many good references available for this particular car. The following books provide plenty of photos of this car as it appeared at the 1982 Long Beach GP with the double wing arrangement:

Alan Henry, Ferrari: The Grand Prix Cars (Richmond, Surrey, UK: Hazelton Publishing, 1984 and Rev. 1989), p. 294.

Anthony Pritchard, Ferrari Turbos: The Grand Prix Cars 1981-1988 (Bourne End, Bucks, UK: Aston Publishing/Motorbooks International, 1989), p. 30. 

Ian Norris, Ed., Automobile Year No. 30: 1982/1983 (Lausanne, CH: Edita Lausanne), p. 91.

Ian Bamsey, Ed., Automobile Sport 82 83 (Somerset, UK: Superprofile/J.H. Haynes), p. 43.

The usual web image search should uncover some useful images if you don’t have the above books in your collection.