Courage's Car

1/43 Minichamps De Tomaso 505/38 Ford Piers Courage
Frank Williams Racing Team 1970

This is an incredible model of the beautiful De Tomaso 505/38 as driven in the 1970 Grand Prix of South Africa by Piers Courage. this model boasts it's fabulous engine detail, exquisite wheels and tires, and a flawless paint finish. Gone are the days where Minichamps produce models that have minimal detail. The driver detail on this car is also good.



Piers Courage driving a the same car with a different number

A member of the famous brewing dynasty, Piers Courage preferred to stay with Frank Williams into the 1970 season instead of accepting an offer from Ferrari. He crashed fatally in Frank's F1 de Tomaso in the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix. It was a tragic fate for the highly motivated 28-year old who had stormed to second places in the 1969 Monaco and US Grands Prix driving Frank's Brabham BT26. He'd raced in Formula 3 and 2 throughout much of the 1960s and briefly contested Grands Prix for the BRM team before really making his name in 1969 in the Williams Brabham.