
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinette #19 Tour de France Automobile 1961 Eagles Race 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Eagles Race
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 6500
- Year
- 1961
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3539183165000
About the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinette #19 Tour de France Automobile 1961 Eagles Race 1:18
TL;DR: Eagles Race's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta #19 reproduces a 1961 Tour de France Automobile livery. The SWB was one of Ferrari's most successful early-1960s competition GTs, and this model represents its road-race heritage rather than its more commonly modeled circuit-racing history.
The 250 GT SWB earned its reputation on circuits, but the Tour de France Automobile demanded a different kind of durability, and this livery marks that side of the car's competition record.
A Detailed Diecast Casting of Ferrari's Short-Wheelbase GT
The SWB's shortened wheelbase gave it sharper handling than its predecessor, and that compact, purposeful stance comes through clearly at 1:18, with the Berlinetta's rounded roofline and tight rear haunches rendered accurately in diecast. The #19 livery's number panel and period sponsor detailing are applied with reasonable precision, giving the model genuine competition character rather than a generic road-car finish. The SWB's proportions sit between the earlier long-wheelbase 250 GT and the later 250 GTO, making this casting a useful visual link between two well-known chapters of Ferrari's GT history.
The Tour de France Automobile and the SWB's Racing Legacy
Ferrari's 250 GT SWB won extensively across European GT racing in the early 1960s, including strong results at the demanding Tour de France Automobile, an event that combined circuit racing, hillclimbs, and long road stages into one grueling competition. That versatility is part of what made the SWB such a formidable GT car, and it directly preceded the 250 GTO that followed it. For a collector building a chronological Ferrari GT display, this SWB sits naturally as the model that set the stage for the more famous car to come.










