1958-08-03 Dino 246 F1 (4) Wolfgang Von Trips GER - Nurburgring 4
The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring. Von Trips finished 4th with this bequtiful Ferrari Dino 246 F1.
To increase participation, the organizers opened the field to Formula 2 cars. Also, the race distance was shortened to 15 laps from 22 previously. The two races were run at the same time but the Formula 2 entries (shown in yellow) were not eligible for World Championship points and some sources do not consider these starts in career stats. Peter Collins died after an accident on the 11th lap, as rival Tony Brooks went on to victory.
On lap 11 during the race while Collins was pushing his Ferrari to the limit chasing Tony Brooks' Vanwall in the Pflanzgarten section, Collins had a fatal accident as his Ferrari ran too wide, crashed into a ditch and went flying into the air. His car then somersaulted and he struck a tree head first. Although he was given medical treatment he died in hospital later that day. Brooks said in his biography that Collins drove harder than any other driver he had ever faced in his racing career. But others believed he had almost suffered the same incident as Luigi Musso did at the 1958 French Grand Prix earlier that season and that this race had the rivalry that was similar to the Collins and Fangio duel 2 years before.
THIS MODEL HAS BEEN IN THE COLECTION SINCE IT CAME TO THE MARKET IN 2012. IT IS A MASTER PIECE BY EXOTO. ALSO: THE PACKAGING MADE BY EXOTO IS SO IMPRESSIVE, THAT I HAVE NOT DARE TO UNPACK IT YET. See the Photos. .I have other version from AR Maquettes 1958 to exhibit in my curio.
