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Scalextric C4163 412P #220 Targa Florio 1967 - Herbert Müller & Jean Guichet. Available soon. RRP £40.99.

It's good to see the 330 P4 and 412P still in the Scalextric catalogue. No mention of 'Ferrari' and still the original non-DPR chassis - but the tooling is there in the factory and new liveries are always going to be popular.

   

I was pleasantly surprised to see a Targa Florio car at the big Scalextric unveiling in January - and delighted it was this Scuderia Fillipinetti Ferrari that led for much of the 1967 race.

   

The Swiss Fillipinetti car was one of just two Ferrari prototypes in the 51st edition of the epic Sicilian road race. The works P4 was driven by Nino Vaccarella and Ludo Scarfiotti, leading the first lap of ten, before local legend Vaccarella crashed it into a village wall on lap two. That left the privateer P3/412P in control of the race....

   

When the second-placed Porsche of Siffert and Hermann dropped out on lap three, Müller and Guichet had a lead of over a minute and Müller set the fastest lap of the race. By the end of lap five, the Ferrari's pace was faltering, the gap to Stommelen and Hawkins Porsche down to a few seconds. A failing differential was the problem and the Porsche took the lead on lap six as the Fillipinetti car limped to the pits to retire...

   

Hawkins and Stommelen went to win - leading a Porsche 1-2-3-4. However, Müller's fastest lap was not beaten. It was a new lap record of 37 minutes and 9 seconds for the Swiss driver - an average of 72.259mph round the 44.7 mile Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie.

The Scalextric model is a lovely high-detail rendition of the Fillipinetti car. The model is fitted with front and rear lights - and despite not being Digital Plug Ready (DPR), it can be converted to digital using the C7005 'Retro-fit' chip.

The Fillipinetti 412P is available now for pre-order from the Scalextric website and all your favourite Scalextric retailers, including MRE and Pendle Slot Racing.