Mebetoys Le Veterane Model #8600, Alfetta 159

The Alfa Romeo Alfetta 159 Grand Prix, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina, won the 1951 Formula One World Championship which was the last year Alfa Romeo competed in Formula One. It was powered by a 1479 cc / 90.3 cubic-inch 425 horsepower straight 8 cylinder engine with a 4-speed manual transmission, and had a reinforced tubular frame. Alfetta is a nickname that started with this car and means "little Alfa." ALFA is an acronym for Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili. The 1/25 scale Mebetoys Le Veterane series first appeared in 1976 in the 1976 Mebetoys catalog. They also appeared in the three mid-1970s Mebetoys catalogs (mid-70s #1, mid-70s #2, mid-70s #3). There were only two of the Le Veterane series models released the other being the 1925 Alfa Romeo Grand Prix P2, Model #8601. These models were very detailed and were mounted on a simulated wood base.


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Left top front quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane,
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.

Right front quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane,
Alfetta 159, Model #8600
.

Left rear quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane,
Alfetta 159, Model #8600
.
 
 
Right rear top quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.
Left side view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.
Right front top quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.
 
 
Left front quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.
Right rear quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.
Left top rear quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.
 
 
Left top front quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane Alfetta 159,
Model #8600, with the bonnet
removed, showing the engine.
Right top front quarter view of a
Mebetoys Le Veterane Alfetta 159,
Model #8600, with the bonnet
removed, showing the engine.
A Mebetoys Le Veterane Alfetta 159,
Model #8600, in the display case.
 
 
Bottom view of a Mebetoys
Le Veterane Alfetta 159,
Model #8600, showing the markings
.
Front view of the packaging for the
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600. The bottom
of the box has the history
of the actual race car.
Side view of the packaging for the
Mebetoys Le Veterane
Alfetta 159, Model #8600.