The red racing car on a light oak desk next to a laptop keyboard and a white coffee mug, green front wing nearest the camera

F1 Car

A 1:16 open-wheel racer that rolls on its own four wheels.

How the car comes apart and goes back together

It rolls in on its own wheels.

A 1:16 open-wheel racer, 12.0 in from the nose to the rear wing. Push it and all four wheels turn.

Every wheel turns free.

Each 1.8 in tyre sits on its own rim, and each rim turns on an axle stub that is part of the body.

A cap holds each wheel on.

A small retaining cap sits on the end of the axle. Take it off and the rim slides out of the tyre and off the stub, three pieces per corner.

Wings and halo peg in.

The front wing, the rear wing and the halo sit on pegs in matching sockets. Pull one off, press it back home.

17 pieces in all.

Body shell, floor, two wings and the halo, then a tyre, a rim and a cap at every corner.

Back together, ready to roll.

12.0 in long on a 8.3 in wheelbase, and 6.6 oz in the hand.

Six kinds of piece, one car.

Laid out side by side at their real sizes. Pick one to see where it sits and what it does.

Diagram: one of each piece laid flat, body shell in the middle, wings either side, floor and halo behind, tyres, rims and caps in front

Up close

At 12.0 in long and 4.9 in across the front wing, it fits a bookshelf or the space beside a monitor. It is meant to be handled: roll it, spin the wheels, lift the wings off.

The car from directly above: red body down the middle of the blue floor, a green wing at each end, four black tyres
From above: the narrow body runs the length of the floor, wings across each end.
Side profile: long low red body, blue halo above the cockpit, rear wing standing tall at the back
Long and low, with the halo the highest point after the rear wing.
The car from the other side and a little behind, rear wing on the left, front wing on the right
The rear wing rides on one green strut above the tail.
Three-quarter rear view: wide black rear tyres, the green rear wing, red pushrods to the rear axle
From behind, the wider rear tyres and the red suspension arms that carry them.

Built to roll.

Most model cars are for looking at. This one has a real wheel at every corner: a tyre, a rim that turns on the axle stub, and a cap that keeps it there. The front and rear wheels are different sizes, the way a real car's are.

Cut through one wheel: axle stub from the body, rim on the stub, tyre on the rim, cap on the end body tyre, 1.8 in across rim, 1.1 in cap 0.7 in wide axle stub

The front tyres are the narrow pair, 0.7 in wide.

Close view of a front wheel: black treaded tyre, white spoked rim, a small cap on the hub, the green front wing below
A front wheel: treaded tyre, spoked rim, the cap at its centre.

F1 Car

A 1:16 open-wheel racer that rolls, made from PETG.

17 pieces make the car.

1
body shell with suspension arms and axle stubs
1
floor
2
wings, front and rear
1
halo
4
tyres, two narrow and two wide
4
rims
4
retaining caps
Scale
1:16
Size
12.0 × 4.9 × 2.6 in, long by wide by high
Wheelbase
8.3 in
Tyres
1.8 in across; 0.7 in wide front, 1.0 in rear
Weight
6.6 oz
Material
PETG
The car nose-on from table height: green front wing across the bottom, front tyres either side of the red nose, blue halo above

Good to know

Do the wheels really turn?

Yes. All four rims turn on axle stubs that are part of the body, and a retaining cap keeps each wheel on. Push the car and it rolls.

Can the wings and halo come off?

They sit on pegs in matching sockets, so the front wing, rear wing and halo pull off and press back in.

Does it have a motor or batteries?

No. Nothing on the car is powered; it moves when you push it.

How big is it?

12.0 × 4.9 × 2.6 in, long by wide by high, at 1:16 scale, and it weighs 6.6 oz. It sits on a bookshelf or beside a monitor.

What is it made of?

PETG plastic, all 17 pieces.