Brumm 1/43 Vanwall F1 GP Europa 1957 Stirling Moss - Tony Brooks (R098)

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Brumm 1/43 Vanwall F1 GP Europa 1957 Stirling Moss - Tony Brooks (R098)
An important aspect of this car was that unlike BRM, Vandervell would use only the best components regardless of which country they originated in. The Costin designed body was striking in its teardrop shape and under body treatment. The Vanwall's low-drag shape was needed in negating its high frontal area. It's wide body results from the side tanks used as part of a three-tank arrangement. It's height; another striking feature was 3 3/4 feet tall. Later in it's life Vanwall even tried a canopy for the car at Monza but the racket inside was unbearable to the driver and it was abandoned. The car proved fast out of the box but suffered reliability problems and high-speed handling was suspect. For 1957 Vandervell had two goals, improve reliability and hire the best drivers available - preferably British. The rear suspension was replaced with what would become known as a Chapman strut while the dampers were replaced with German units. Stirling Moss was available and a test was set up so that he could compare the leading British cars including a BRM, Connaught and Vanwall. He found the Vanwall to have the best potential and was promptly signed along with another driver who had made a name for himself driving the Connaught to victory at Syracuse, Tony Brooks. After more reliability problems victory was gained, fittingly at the British Grand Prix. At the Italian Grand Prix the Vanwalls qualified 1-2-3 with Moss scoring a victory on the Italians home ground. 1958 saw Moss in a Vanwall battle the Ferrari of Hawthorn for the World Championship. In the end he lost the title to Hawthorn by one point though he had won more races at 4 to Hawthorn's 1. Facing mounting costs and poor health Vandervell decided to end Vanwall full-time racing operation at the end of the year. Even though its history was short lived the door was now open for other British constructors to challenge and beat the best of the continental powers

the classic lines of the Vanwall are captured very well in this model, features treaded tyres with finely detailed spoked wheels, chromed mirrors, model length approx 95mm

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