In 1996, I got back into RC cars. A friend found a serious bargain and bought two 1:10 scale Tamiya F103 Ferrari 412 T1 RC kits. We built them as the 1994 Alesi and Berger cars and spent a lot of hours racing them.

Above – June 8, 2012 – It was 16 years later when that my same Tamiya F103 F1 car from 1996 was undergoing durability testing by grandson Luke. The car has proven to be very tough. More pictures HERE.

Above – May 28, 2012 – Later in 1996, my friend bought each of us a second Tamiya F103 that we used for spare parts. I actually didn’t use much more than the tires as spares so, with an essentially complete car, and another grandchild lobbying for her own car, I built this second car. Many more pictures HERE and HERE. The paint scheme was inspired by Jimmy Murphy’s 1921 French Grand Prix winner shown below (it is white with very dark blue trim).