Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta: Interior and body

The interior is relatively poorly detailed, with no switch gear and no inner door panels. I didn't bother with switchgear but I did fabricate two plain inner door panels. The cars originally had a little release lever to open the door, and that was it; plexiglass side windows were held in with thumbscrews. Road versions had a little string or leather map pocket.



Decent gauges and steering wheel.



A very cosy cabin, with seats jammed up in between the rear wheels, all contributing to the minuscule 86.6" wheelbase. This is almost three and a half inches shorter than a Cobra and only 6.6" longer than a Mini.



The 'parcel' shelf is dominated by the spare wheel, which can be removed through a 'trunk' lid as the doors are pretty small. These are tall and narrow 15" rims with high profile, 5.50 X 15 tires.



On to the body. All the various decals and photo-etched emblems, for Carozzeria Touring's Superleggera brand and the Ferrari name and logo, are on, along with all the lights and door handles.



It's all sitting under a nice wet coat of clear for the next couple of days; there is a minor fix needed around the rear license plate. Sadly the Ferrari emblem is partly hidden by the hood; I misread the instructions which clearly say it goes on the hood... I have made a new decal from a scan of the decal sheet in the Barchetta kit and will fix this later.



Then it will be on to the scary part: windows, which are a mix of make-your-own and vacuum formed bits, and the associated photo-etched window trim. There is a very high potential for a screw up here, as always.



Lastly I'll have a go at the PE windshield wipers, but as I have almost never managed to successfully build this type of wiper in the past, and as the ones in this kit involve 5 pieces each, I'll probably wind up rummaging in the parts bin for something of styrene.



Just about done; the glass is always stressful. Stay tuned!