Handcrafted, licensed, and fully electric, this 75 percent-scale Ferrari Testa Rossa replica recreates 1958 Le Mans glory
Appearances can be deceiving, and that’s especially true with this Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. At first glance it looks every bit the classic racer, but what you’re actually seeing is a 75 percent scale recreation of the No. 22 Testa Rossa that competed in the 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Brought to life by Hedley Studios, just three examples of the replica car will be produced, and best of all, it’s fully licensed in partnership with Ferrari, so whoever ends up acquiring it won’t have to worry about getting a nasty cease-and-desist from Maranello’s watchdogs.
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Known as the ‘Lucybelle II’, this special Testa Rossa J has been crafted from hand-beaten aluminum panels and a white and blue paint scheme complete with No. 22 roundels, just like the car from 1958 that inspired it.
A Classic Look With an Electric Heart
To get the details right, Hedley leaned on CAD modeling and original Ferrari color codes. Once the paint was complete, the team devoted more than 100 hours to distressing the finish, carefully adding wear and tear that mirrors the battle scars the car picked up at Le Mans.
While the exterior and interior are spitting replicas of the original at a smaller scale, the powertrain is very different. Instead of using a naturally-aspirated V12 like the race car, the baby 250 Testa Rossa is all-electric and powered by three front-mounted batteries and a single electric motor.
Four different driving modes are on offer for the mini 250. The first, Novice, caps power to 1 kW (1.3 hp) and the top speed to 24 km/h (15 mph). There’s then a Comfort mode with 4 kW (5.3 hp) and a 40 km/h (25 mph) top speed, a Sport setting delivering 10 kW (13.4 hp) and allowing the car to hit 80 km/h (50 mph), and a Race setting with 12 kW (16 hp) and the same 80 km/h (50 mph) vmax. Hedley Studios says the car can travel up to 90 km (56 miles) on a charge.
Beyond its drivetrain, the car features adjustable Bilstein coilovers, 12-inch wire wheels wrapped in Pirelli Cinturato tires, and working headlights and taillights. In other words, it may be a scaled-down tribute, but it is far from a toy.
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