Art Deco Antique Vintage Mid-Century Modernism Modern Race Car Concept 1920 1940

Description

Historically Accurate:  "Rare Wood Bodied Race Car" with Copper Chassis ...High-End, Investment Grade, Museum Quality 1:24 Scale ***Approx. 9 Inches in Length***Rare Wood Replica of a one-of-a-kind 1920s race car (the real automobile...still in existence)...
High-End, Investment Grade, Museum Quality
The body of this
High Detail,
Precision
Model M
ade of
Rare Wood
with a
Copper Chassis.
Rare Wood
is
used for Inlays and Veneers in
Luxury Furniture
and is considered too expensive to use
(
in
solid form)
for even
High-
End
furniture
.
with Original Factory Box...
Note: to those searching for "Perfect"...Our Boxes are Not Perfect...
For a short history of the remarkable racer...See Below:
André Dubonnet who, at the age of 26, was an accomplished aviator and racing driver.
The Dubonnets had amassed a fortune from the aperitifs and cognacs that continue to bear the family name.
Dubonnet contracted the Nieuport Aviation Company to build a lightweight body suitable for both racing and touring.
Nieuport craftsmen formed a frame of wooden ribs measuring up to 3/4-inch thick which were covered with 1/8-inch wooden veneer.
Strips of rare wood of uneven thickness and length were fastened to the veneer with thousands of brass rivets.
The body was then sealed, sanded and varnished;
when fully equipped, the body was to have weighed
approximately 160 pounds.
The boat tail enclosed a 46-gallon gas tank for long distance racing.
The exceptional machine was driven to a sixth at the Targa Florio by Dubonnet.
He also competed in the Coppa Florio where he finished fifth overall and first in class.
Upon completion of these events, the car was retired from racing and modified for regular road use.
Initially the car was equipped with very elegan
t 'flowing blade' fenders.
These were later replaced with more substantial wings, similar in shape to the torpedo body.