FERRARI BIMBO RACER- from 166 MM BARCHETTA

1958 Ferrari BIMBO RACER Description

Ferrari Bimbo Racer

1950's Baby Ferrari Bambino Racer V12 Ferrari electric child's car. This is a fully-functioning electric car that can be driven by a child. This car may be treated to an extensive complete mechanical and cosmetic restoration, including all new paint, leather interior, rebuilt motor, full wiring harness.

Built by S.I.L.A. in Turin, Italy and styled by the famous Italian auto designer Giovanni Michelotti, these wonderful child's cars were based on the open Ferrari spyder of the day, with a shapely sculpted fiberglass body, electric motor, and working lights. Imported into the USA by Ferrari, Inc. of San Francisco. Period advertising in this country proclaimed them as 'A Real Car - for pre-teen men and women of distinction'.

These are exceptionally rare and hard to find. A same car, owned by Wayne Carini, was sold in 2009 at Bonham's Exceptional Motorcars and Automobilia at Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club, Carmel, CA. It sold for $17,843.00, plus buyers and sellers commissions.
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS:Two-passenger (children) open roadster.Fiberglass body.Full leather interior and seat.Fitted rubber floor mat.Foot Pedal brakes and accelerator, hand brake.Electric motor with rear-wheel chain drive.Three forward gears.12-volt battery with charging system.Full range steering.Full front & rear suspension, springs.Rubber pneumatic tires with Siata wire wheel covers.Four-wheel brakes.Electric sealed-beam headlights.Electric single tail-light.Italian-style sports horn.Full trim and badging.

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS:Maximum Speed -- 6-mph.Maximum Range -- 35-miles.Endurance -- 5 to 7 hours. ull-stop from Max. Speed -- 10-feet.

It will seat two children that are about Kindergarten to 2nd Grade sized, and the car is nearly six-feet long. We can assist in arranging shipping to anywhere in the world.
NOTE: This is an operating electric children's car that should only be used and driven by a child of appropriate size and ability, under close adult supervision after careful training. Buyer assumes all risk and responsibility for its use and operation.

Cette exceptionnelle voiture à moteur électrique date de 1958. Dessinée par Giovanni Michelotti et conçue par SILA (Turin), elle utilise des matériaux et des technologies jusqu’alors peu ou pas développés sur des jouets… 2 places côte à côte, copie réduite de la Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta.

Mue d’un moteur électrique l’emportant à10 km/h, cette voiture est équipée de phares fonctionnels, klaxon, quatre freins à tambours, suspensions, frein à mains, marche avant et arrière, pare-brise… bijou parmi les plus onéreux de son époque. Longue de 1,70m, sa coque fibre est montée sur un châssis en aluminium. Le tout est posé sur un ensemble de pneumatiques gonflables Pirelli, d’origine.