250F Child car

Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris|6 February 2025, 13:00 CET|Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

250F Child car

• fitted with combustion engine
• Built in Italy
• Steel chassis, polyester body
• Four-stroke 125cc engine
• As new condition

Forever associated with five-time Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio, the Maserati 250F is the quintessential front-engined Grand Prix car. Fangio won two Grand Prix races in the 250F, finishing the 1954 season as Formula 1 World champion for the second time. He won two further F1 World Championships for Mercedes, before getting back into a 250F developed by Giulio Alfieri for the 1957 season. In this car, Fangio won four World Championship races, including his legendary victory at the Nürburgring where he made up a 48 second delay following a botched pit stop. In doing so, he overtook the race leader, Mike Hawthorn on the penultimate lap, having broken Hawthorn's lap record ten times. This would be Fangio's last World Championship victory, a performance at the wheel of a Maserati 250F that has become legendary in Formula 1 history.

This magnificent 250F was built in Italy by a specialist craftsman. Comprising a steel chassis and polyester body, it is powered by a 125cc four-stroke engine with electric start. Gear box with reverse gear, Alcantara covered seat, removable wire wheels with tyres and inner tubes, adjustable pedals, hydraulic brakes on all four wheels and wooden and metal steering wheel. Weighing 85 kg, the car is 230 cm long, 80 cm wide and 60 cm high. Capable of a top speed of 45 km/h, this stunning child's Grand Prix 250F is beautifully detailed and in "as-new" condition.

Footnotes

250F - Voiture pour enfant

• équipé d'un moteur thermique
• Fabriquée en Italie
• Châssis en acier, carrosserie en polyester
• Moteur quatre temps de 125 cm³
• Etat neuf

Associée à jamais au quintuple champion du monde de Formule 1, Juan Manuel Fangio, la Maserati 250F est la quintessence de la voiture de Grand Prix à moteur avant. Fangio a remporté deux victoires en Grand Prix avec la 250F, terminant la saison 1954 en tant que champion du monde de Formule 1 pour la deuxième fois. Après avoir remporté deux autres championnats du monde de F1 pour Mercédès, Fangio est de retour au volant d'une 250F développée par Giulio Alfieri, pour la saison 1957. A son volant, Fangio remportera quatre autres victoires au Championnat du monde, dont sa victoire légendaire au Nürburgring où il surmontera un retard de 48 secondes à la suite d'un arrêt au stand raté, dépassant le leader de la course Mike Hawthorn dans l'avant-dernier tour, après avoir battu le record de ce dernier à dix reprises. Dernière victoire de Fangio en championnat du monde, cette performance au volant d'une Maserati 250F fait partie intégrante de la légende de la Formule 1.

Cette magnifique 250F a été fabriquée en Italie par un artisan spécialisé. Dotée d'un châssis en acier et d'une carrosserie en polyester, elle est propulsée par un moteur quatre temps de 125 cm³ avec démarreur électrique. Boite de vitesses avec marche arrière, siège garni d'Alcantara, roues à rayons démontables avec pneus et chambres à air, pédalier ajustable, freins hydrauliques sur les quatre roues et volant en bois et métal. Pesant 85 kg, la voiture mesure 230 cm de long, 80 cm de large et 60 cm de haut. Capable d'atteindre une vitesse de pointe de 45 km/h, cette belle voiture pour enfant 250F Grand Prix est joliment détaillée et présentée dans un état « neuf ».

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