Kieft V8 Godiva Climax F1 1954 by Jade Miniatures
"A what?" we hear you ask. Cyril Kieft is best known in motor racing circles for producing Formula Junior cars in the early 1950s and these cars enjoyed some success. Following this success he started sportscar production and also designed and built a car for Formula 1, to be powered by the new Coventry Climax Godiva V8 engine. Delays on delivery of the engine and increasing demand in the steel industry, Kieft's main business, saw the project abandoned and it was only completed and run for the first time some fifty years later. Here the car is modelled as it appeared at the Goodwood Revival, shortly after completion and whether you go for the simple kit parts or the well finished hand built, it will make a unique addition to any F1 collection. A brave choice of subject to model.
| Description: | Kieft V8 Godiva Climax F1 1954 |
| Catalogue#: | JAD4382 |
| Product Type: | Resin/Metal Kit |
| Scale: | 1:43 |
| Event: | Formula 1 or single seater |
| Colour: | - |
| Drivers: | - |
| Sponsors: | - |
| Dates: | 1954 |
| Race/Position: | - |
| Release Date: | September 2023 |
| Weight: | 250 grams |
| Comments: | - |
About Jade Miniatures
A well established range of well thought out kits and hand built models of competition cars, mostly from the golden era of the 1950s and 60s. The kits are generally pretty simple with well cast resin bodies, small numbers of resin and white metal ancillaries and a modest amount of etch. In the case of open wheeled subjects, the etch usually includes most or all of the suspension. Hand builts generally well finished. Made in France.