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Maserati 250F J-M. Fangio F1 World Champion 1957 CMC 1:18

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Maserati 250F J-M. Fangio F1 World Champion 1957 CMC 1:18 M-051 Diecast
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CMC's 1:18 diecast Maserati 250F recreates Juan Manuel Fangio's title-winning 1957 Formula 1 season, his fifth and final championship. This is a used model, box showing traces of storage, casting itself unaffected. Opening bodywork exposes CMC's hand-assembled straight-six engine detail.
Maserati 250F J-M. Fangio F1 World Champion 1957 CMC 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Maserati
Model Manufacturer
CMC
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
M-051
Genuine articles Sourced from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Maserati 250F J-M. Fangio F1 World Champion 1957 CMC 1:18

TL;DR: CMC's 1:18 diecast Maserati 250F reproduces the car Juan Manuel Fangio drove to his fifth and final Formula 1 title in 1957. Bodywork opens onto CMC's multi-part engine construction. The model is used, box showing storage marks, casting unaffected. A grand prix icon for serious collections.

Fangio's 1957 season with the 250F, including his celebrated drive through the field at the Nürburgring, remains one of the most retold stories in Formula 1 history, and it gave the car a place in motorsport lore well beyond its results sheet.

CMC's Engineering Fidelity on the 250F

This diecast follows the same philosophy CMC applies across its 1950s grand prix range: opening body sections that expose the straight-six engine, exposed exhaust piping running along the flank, and a cockpit built with real depth rather than a flat moulded impression. The narrow, cigar-shaped bodywork shows accurate proportions against period photographs, and the paint carries the depth expected of CMC's higher construction tier. Lifting the body panels shows the engine bay in genuine mechanical detail, the reward for choosing a multi-part metal build over a simpler one-piece casting. This particular example is used, its outer box carrying traces of storage; the model itself remains unaffected, with panels that still move correctly.

Placing a Championship Car Within a Grand Prix Collection

A model tied to a specific championship season carries weight beyond its construction quality, and displaying it alongside other 1950s single-seaters, Lancia's D50 or Mercedes' contemporary entries, builds a coherent early-F1 narrative on one shelf. At around 20cm, the 250F needs modest depth but rewards a clear angle onto its opened engine bay. For collectors weighing this against a simpler mass-market grand prix diecast, the combination of driver history and CMC's construction standard is the case for spending at this tier.

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