Pierre Scerri
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Pierre Scerri is a French
telecommunications engineer and model
builder, who gained fame in 1998 after having his highly accurate 1:3 scale model of a Ferrari 312 PB
featured on the BBC
programme Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
.
He began his project for the model in 1978, out of desire for having a Ferrari
that could function in his dining room
http://mps-sportproto.com/en/modeles.php?num=1#historique. Pierre Bardinon, owner of the Mas du Clos race track, allowed Scerri to take detailed photographs
of the actual car on display at the adjacent Ferrari museum. Based on those photographs, he drafted
the schematics and made the molds
for all parts of the model, a process which took 15 years.
In 1989, he finally completed assembly of the engine, a perfect scaled replica of the Flat-12 cylinder
engine found on the 312PB. He reportedly took extra time tuning
the engine so that it would sound like the full-scale model http://web.archive.org/web/20030201084008/http://www.fineartmodels.com/scerri.htm. The project was finally completed in December 1992.
Scerri is now working on 3 new models, a Ferrari 330 P4, another Ferrari 312PB and an engine for a Ferrari 250 GTO
, all 1:3 scale.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
telecommunications engineer and model
Scale model
A scale model is a physical model, a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, which seeks to maintain the relative proportions of the physical size of the original object. Very often the scale model is used as a guide to making the object in...
builder, who gained fame in 1998 after having his highly accurate 1:3 scale model of a Ferrari 312 PB
Ferrari 312PB
The Ferrari 312PB was a Group 6 Prototype-Sports Car introduced in 1971 by Italian carmaker Ferrari. It was officially designated the 312P, but often known as the 312PB to avoid confusion with a previous car of the same name...
featured on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
programme Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines was a six-part documentary series, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1998. The series focused on presenter Jeremy Clarkson, testing out a series of cars, jet planes and powerboats.-Episode list:...
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He began his project for the model in 1978, out of desire for having a Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...
that could function in his dining room
Dining room
A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level...
http://mps-sportproto.com/en/modeles.php?num=1#historique. Pierre Bardinon, owner of the Mas du Clos race track, allowed Scerri to take detailed photographs
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
of the actual car on display at the adjacent Ferrari museum. Based on those photographs, he drafted
Technical drawing
Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed.Drafting is the language of industry....
the schematics and made the molds
Molding (process)
Molding or moulding is the process of manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a pattern....
for all parts of the model, a process which took 15 years.
In 1989, he finally completed assembly of the engine, a perfect scaled replica of the Flat-12 cylinder
Flat-12
A flat-12 is an internal combustion engine in a flat configuration, having 12 cylinders.The flat-12 is wider than a V12...
engine found on the 312PB. He reportedly took extra time tuning
Engine tuning
Engine tuning is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, to increase an engine's power output, economy, or durability....
the engine so that it would sound like the full-scale model http://web.archive.org/web/20030201084008/http://www.fineartmodels.com/scerri.htm. The project was finally completed in December 1992.
Scerri is now working on 3 new models, a Ferrari 330 P4, another Ferrari 312PB and an engine for a Ferrari 250 GTO
Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO is a GT car which was produced by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964 for homologation into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category....
, all 1:3 scale.