TAM20024 - Tamiya - 1/20 Ferrari F189 Portuguese G.P. (Late Ver.) - WWHP112610

20024 - Tamiya - 1/20 Ferrari F189 Portuguese G.P. (Late Ver.) - WWHP112610

Includes 1x aftermarket

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Ferrari F189, internally the Type 640, was John Barnard's answer to the 1989 return to naturally aspirated engines, and it introduced the semi-automatic paddle shift gearbox that every Formula 1 car has used since. Its 3.5 litre V12 sat behind a strikingly narrow, wasp-waisted monocoque with a needle nose, and Nigel Mansell won on the car's debut in Brazil before reliability problems dogged the rest of the year. The late season specification modelled here, as raced at Estoril where Gerhard Berger took the win, featured a revised airbox drawing engine intake air from above the cockpit and a larger front wing.

Box contents

• 1/20 scale injection moulded plastic kit, Grand Prix Collection No. 24
• Body parts moulded in red, with black chassis and suspension sprues and clear parts
• Complete V12 engine and gearbox detail
• Removable engine cowling
• 2 driver figures
• 2 sets of tires
• 2 sets of waterslide decals covering both race numbers 27 and 28, with Agip, Goodyear, Longines, Enimont, Magneti Marelli, SKF and Fiat sponsor markings
• Illustrated instructions with painting guide, cement and paint not included
• Aftermarket: Studio27 ST27-FP2024 photo-etched grade up parts