This half scale tribute of the legendary Ferrari 500 F2 was an extremely challenging piece for me to see to fruition. My intention was to capture the essence of the car and pay homage to the craftsmanship techniques of the great coachbuilders by using the same materials and processes. Much like my previous sculpture "Heritage of Speed", I focused on a deconstruction technique that would allow me to convey an abstract representation of the car at speed and illustrate it in a way that went from polished perfection to rough, hand shaped metal complete with visible gas welds and hammer marks.

The final pice weighs over 700 lbs. and stands just under eight feet tall. It's completion took nearly 1,000 hours of meticulous labor and is a unique "one off" that I will never duplicate or rerelease in any way. The oak buck and aluminum car "drives" on a real concrete base that is supported by a wood beam and plank structure representative of the old banking at Monza. There are several intricate details incorporated within such as twin carbs with velocity stacks, aluminum suspension, hand made Borrani wheels, gas welded exhaust, replica engine complete with gas welded headers, rear differential, and a hand crafted wood rimmed steering wheel mounted to an engine turned aluminum dash complete with gauges.

The 500 F2 chassis #5 is a significant part of the Ferrari mystique and is arguably the most winning chassis in all of Grand Prix Racing. Driven by the legendary Ascari, it led to Ferrari's first Grand Prix Racing Championship and began their dominance in Grand Prix Racing. It single handedly secures their place in the history of racing. I chose to have the piece symbolically rising from the ground to represent Ferrari's "Ascension" to the pinnacle of automotive perfection.

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