The RML Short Wheelbase is a stunning tribute to the 250 SWB, built around the glorious V12 from the 550 Maranello. DickieMeaden drives it to Goodwood, scene of some of the original SWB’s finest hours -
Dressed in one of Pininfarina’s finest designs and blessed with fine handling and a fabulous 3-litre V12, the SWB’s reputation as a great road and race car far exceeded its modest build run of just 168 cars. The GTO might trump it on value, rarity and celebrity, but the SWB is no poor relation. For some it’s the greatest Ferrari ever made. No pressure, then, Michael…
Visually, the end result – both inside and out – clearly borrows heavily from the ’60s icon for inspiration, but in remaking and uprating the 550 that lies beneath, RML has managed an ambitious and appealing reinvention of both. After an early drive of this very car at the Millbrook Proving Ground during its development programme , we’re now able to take it away for a few days to drive it on the road.How good it is to be back in a manual V12.
Even on a quiet weekday, Goodwood has a vibe that’s easy to sense but impossible to describe. Like RML’s creation, it harks back to the earliest days of Ferrari’s presence in the UK, and to the Maranello Concessionaires and Rob Walker teams that used to race 250 GT SWBs with great success. It also acts as a reminder of the Mallock family’s three generations of achievements as engineers and racers.
Having effortlessly chomped through sections of the A1, M25 and A3, it’s a pleasure to point the Short Wheelbase down some of the sweeping country lanes that wind their way through leafy West Sussex and climb over the Downs. True to its name, the Short Wheelbase feels small and wieldy, threading a clean and satisfying line along these at times knotted and undulating roads.
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