Description
MODEL ARNO XI 25cm
This model boat Arno XI with a length of 25 cm is a replica of the legendary seaplane. This model is made entirely by hand with noble materials: wood (beech wood), marine upholstery. All fittings are crafted by jewelers in chrome plated brass. 5 coats of lacquer are applied to achieve excellent lacquer gloss.
Double coverage for safe shipping.
Numbered certificate of authenticity and 1 year guarantee.
History of this model:
The Arno XI is a racing boat inspired by Achille Castoldi in the early 1950s and built by the Cantiere Timossi shipyard in Azzano (a hamlet of Mezzegra) on Lake Como. Castoldi wanted to set a world water speed record, so he persuaded then-Ferrari racers Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi to influence Enzo Ferrari into supplying him with a 4.5-litre V12 Ferrari engine; the same engine that gave Ferrari its first Grand Prix victory in the Ferrari 375 F1 at the Silverstone Circuit in 1951. The engine was installed in a Timossi three-point racing hydroplane hull.
Castoldi managed to further increase horsepower by adding two superchargers. The result was a 502 hp speedboat, with which he reached a top speed of 150.19 mph (241,708 km/h) on Lake Iseo in October 1953. This is still the world speed record for an 800 kg boat.