*Faithful re-creation of an iconic Ferrari competition car *Constructed in the USA *Ferrari 250 GTE chassis (shortened) *Ferrari 330 4.0-litre engine *Four-speed overdrive transmission One of the most evocative model names in motoring history, 'Testa Rossa' (Red Head) was first applied to a competition Ferrari in 1956.

So called because of its distinctive red-painted cam covers, the 500 TR sports car was developed as a less complex alternative to the Maranello firm's larger multi-cylinder cars and came, initially, with a four-cylinder 2.0-litre engine developing around 180bhp.

For the Testa Rossa , a four-speed gearbox in unit with the engine and a live rear axle were preferred to the 750 Monza's five-speed transaxle/De Dion arrangement.

Nevertheless, this somewhat simplified specification would prove no handicap, the Testa Rossa in its later twelve-cylinder form proving good enough to win the sports car World Championship three times between 1958 and 1961, only the combination of A...