Giuseppe “N Giuseppe “Nino” Farina
1950 Alfa Romeo 158 The man behind the wheel was a highly competitive driver who was truly gifted but also extremely ruthless. Giuseppe Farina was known to drive aggressively often resulting in accidents that got the other driver killed. But it was that tenacity and recklessness that a driver needed, to be a winner in a time where man had to fight machine to be the victor.
This 1/43 scale piece of history is amazing in every way. It represents a driver who was truly gifted, it is hand-built and hand-painted from the ground up. And it has amazing detail.
And a victor he was, being crowned the Worlds very first Formula World Champion over bitter rival Juan Fangio in 1950. This was the Alfa Romeo he did it in. Unfortunately, the following year was not kind to the Alfa team and Fangio won the 1951 world Championship prompting Farina to return to Ferrari for the 1952 season. This however was the beginning of the end for Farina’s second world championship bid, which ultimately ended in 1955.
