Amalgam Launches Iconic Hand-Crafted Ferrari Body Replicas “Pontoon Fender” 250 Testa Rossa & 250 GTO

Amalgam Collection has launched quarter-scale hand-crafted aluminium replica bodies of the 1957 Ferrari “Pontoon Fender” Testa Rossa and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

Italian artisans have created many of the most evocative and beautiful objects known to man for centuries. From the Renaissance period onwards, masterpieces were designed, painted and sculpted in Italy that, to this day, transcend their mere presence as objects and evoke emotions that connect to the viewer on a personal level.

The vast majority of these art objects are stationary; however, during a brief period in the 1950s, beauty and function connected in select Italian sports cars, transforming them into moving art. The 250 Testa Rossa and the 250 GTO Ferraris represent the pinnacle of this era and are true masterpieces of moving sculpture.

Never before, or since, has such an incredible combination of beauty and power led to as much on-track success and art-inspired emotion as these two superb creations by Sergio Scaglietti. They are perhaps the greatest expressions of automotive art to come out of Maranello in this period.

Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa – Bright Polished Finish

Amalgam Collection have already created several perfectly detailed models of the 250 Testa Rossa at a 1:8 scale. But to fully honour the beauty of the body form, they have now developed a hand-beaten aluminium replica of the Pontoon Fender Testa Rossa body at a quarter the size of the original masterpiece.

Each replica has been rolled and beaten from the aluminium sheet using traditional carrosserie skills. The panels are formed by hand and then tested fitted over a ‘trellis’, precisely as the original full-size bodies were created by Carozzerie Scaglietti in 1957.

The trellis, over which the body is shaped, has been machined using highly accurate data from a digital scan of a significant original Pontoon Fender 250 Testa Rossa. The investment in skilled person-hours is substantial so that each piece will be made to order.

The body is mounted on a walnut wood frame, but the craftspeople at Amalgam can design and supply other mounts to make it a truly stunning display. This Ferrari Pontoon Fender 250 Testa Rossa body replica is the second in a series of iconic Ferraris Amalgam will produce. Next in line is the 265 GTB, with the 275 GTB/4 scheduled to follow in 2025 and 2026.

Ferrari 250 GTO Body Replica – Perfectly painted in Rosso Corsa

Since modelling Ralph Lauren’s Ferrari 250 GTO in 2009, as each year goes by, Amalgam has fallen ever more in love with the perfect form and beauty of the body of Ferrari’s most important icon. The form of the 250 GTO represents, more than any other, the quintessence of the Ferrari brand in the collective imagination.

The longer you look and the deeper you go into every detail, the more perfect the outcome of the creative work by Bizzarini and Forghieri, and probably most importantly, regarding the body, the finalisation of the design by Scaglietti’.

Amalgam created several perfectly detailed models of the car at 1:8. Still, to fully honour the beauty of the body form, they developed a hand-beaten aluminium replica of the 250 GTO body at a quarter the size of the original.

Each piece was created from an aluminium sheet using the traditional panel-beating methodology, forming the panels over a buck, exactly as Carozzerie Scaglietti created the original full-size bodies in the early 1960s.

The buck over which the body is formed has been machined using highly accurate data from digital scans of several significant 250 GTOs that Amalgam has modelled over the years. The investment in skilled person-hours is substantial so that each piece will be made to order.

Ferrari 250 GTO Body – Original 1962/63 Liveries made to order

In addition to the Rosso Corsa finish, Amalgam offers Ferrari 250 GTO fans and collectors the opportunity to commission a race-liveried version of this superb 1:4 scale body sculpture.

Amalgam has previously created a series of 1:8 scale models of the 250 GTO in historic race liveries. Sixteen liveries were researched and developed to have precise colours and design details. 1:4 scale sculptures decorated with these 16 liveries are available to order in a limited edition of just ten pieces.

Sandy Copeman, Founder of Amalgam Collection, commented: “Back in 2009, I had the opportunity to get up very close and personal and deeply dive into the sculpture and the details of Ralph Lauren’s Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and the 250 GTO. I’ve known the extraordinary beauty of these pieces of fine automotive art on numerous occasions over the intervening 15 years, taking every opportunity to experience the incredible beauty of Sergio Scaglietti’s creations. It’s a real privilege for us to replicate his work at a quarter the size of the originals. Equally passionate craftspeople have created our replicas, and I believe we have done full and authentic justice to the great man’s sculptures in metal.”

The Ferrari “Pontoon Fender” 250 Testa Rossa Hand-formed and Polished Aluminium Body Replica at 1:4 scale and the Ferrari 250 GTO Red Painted Finish and Bespoke Livery Aluminium Body Replica are available from www.amalgamcollection.com.