[Jersey_Devil]

While I enjoyed reading Jeff's (JSB33's) histories of the Ford GT40 variants with photos of his models, I wanted to add what I could to flesh out some of the details but have no desire to hijack his thread.

So I tracked down the links to photo-histories that I've done in this thread of factory Fords along with my deeply researched photos of the 1:1s with a few of my models. These links make it easier than having to go through my whole collection thread hoping to find something. Hope some of you check these out (again)!

1966 Daytona 24 Hour Continental (featuring winning Exoto #98)

1966 12 Hours of Sebring (featuring winning Exoto #1 Roadster)

1966 24 Hours of Le Mans (featuring all Exoto Le Mans Mk. IIs)

Evolution of Ford GT40 Mk. IV (featuring all Exotos of raced Mk. IVs)

Driver History: Ken Miles' Racing Life Through the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans (featuring Exoto 1/10 1-2 Mk. IIs)

 

[mxrz]

Hope some of you check these out

Read them all, learned a lot... thanks for this top quality content! I've never seen the 1:10 scale Exoto models before. They are something else. I wish I was in the hobby when these things were available for purchase.

 

[Jersey_Devil]

Watching some of my fellow DXers posting updates to their collection made me realize that the last time I added any models to mine was in 2020! Bad JD, BAD! So I decided to review what I've acquired since my last addition here, and came up with the number 78 (with two pre-orders - this excludes 1/43s, which I'll do the same for another time). So I'm going to just update this with pics of the newbies (any of my classic histories will come later). And I apologize in advance for the many that are still in their packaging or, worse, have yet to be photographed!

2020:
Solido #6 Ford GT40 Mk. I (Jackie Ickx/Jackie Oliver), Winner 1969 Le Mans 24 Hours

University of Racing Legends 1/24th #17 Ford Torino Talladega (David Pearson), 1969 NASCAR Grand National Champion

Auto World #43 Plymouth Roadrunner (Richard Petty), 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2021:
Franklin Mint 1/24th #43 Oldsmobile Cutlass (Richard Petty), Winner 1979 Daytona 500

Exoto #62 Sauber C9-Mercedes (Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Alain Cudini), Pole, 5th place 1989 Le Mans 24-Hours

Replicarz #3 Rislone Eagle Mk. 4-Turbo Offy (Bobby Unser), Winner 1968 Indy 500

Replicarz #66 Chaparral 2J-Chevy (Vic Elford), 3 Poles, 1970 Can-Am

Minichamps #59 BMW 3.5 CSL (Peter Gregg/Brian Redman/John Fitzpatrick), Pole, Winner 1976 Daytona 24-Hour

Top Speed #3 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R (Antonio Garcia /Jordan Taylor /Nicky Catsburg), 16th place 2020 Daytona 24-Hours

Minichamps #42 BMW 3.5 CSL (Harald Gros/Sam Posey/Baron Hughes de Fierlant), 10th place 1976 Le Mans 24-Hour

Minichamps #24 BMW 3.5 CSL (Sam Posey/Brian Redman), Front Row, 2nd place 1975 Riverside 6-Hour

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2021 (continued):

Minichamps #23 Martini “Pink Pig” Porsche 917/20 (Willi Kauhsen/Reinhold Jöst), DNF 1971 Le Mans 24-Hour (with pig noise box!)

Tecnomodel #47 N.A.R.T. Ferrari 330 LMB (Dan Gurney), 3rd place 1963 Bridgehampton 500

Exoto #3 Martini Porsche 935 (Manfred Schurti/Rolf Stommelen), 3rd place 1976 Dijon 6-Hours

Minichamps #4 Hermetite BMW 3.5 CSL (John Fitzpatrick/Tom Walkinshaw), Winner Silverstone 6-Hours

Kyosho #6 Cobra 427 S/C

Exoto #15 Renault RE20 (Jean-Pierre Jabouille), DNF 1980 French Grand Prix (seller's pic)

AUTOart #22 Nissan R390 GT1 (Martin Brundle/Jörg Muller/Wayne Taylor), DNF 1997 Le Mans 24-Hour

AUTOart #10 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Roberto Ravaglia/Gerhard Berger/Emmanuele Pirro), 3rd place 1986 Spa 24-Hours (seller's pic)

That's enough for now....

 

[slartibartfast229]

Love those BMW CSL's.
It's just a shame Minichamps didn't produce the 1974 versions in their all opening range back in the day.

 

[MerkurKing16]

Loving all those BMWs! Nice update Red!

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2021 (continued):

AUTOart #11 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Dieter Quester/Altfrid Heger/Thierry Tassin), Winner 1986 Spa 24-Hours (seller pic)

Exoto #15 Renault RE20 (Jean-Pierre Jabouille), Front Row, Winner 1980 Austrian Grand Prix (seller pic)

Exoto #12 Ferrari 312T (Niki Lauda), Pole and Winner 1975 United States Grand Prix

Exoto #1 Martini Porsche 935 (Jacky Ickx/Jochen Mass), Front Row, Fastest Lap, Winner 1976 Dijon 6-Hours (seller's pic)

AUTOart #1 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Dieter Quester/Hans Stuck), Winner 1984 Spa 24-Hours (seller's pic)

Kyosho #9 JMB Racing 575 GTC Maranello (Fabio Babini/Philipp Peter), Winner 2003 Estoril FIA GT Championship

Kyosho #64 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Elliot Forbes-Robinson/Paul Newman/Milt Minter), 5th place 1977 Daytona 24 Hours

Top Speed #4 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R (Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy/Alexander Sims), 12th place 2021 Daytona 24-Hours (internet pic)

 

[Jax]

You've all simultaneously made me feel welcome and intimidated - the quality of the photos members post here is amazing! I am very much a neophyte, both in collecting diecast and especially in photography, so please bear with me (as I was resizing my sample pics, I saw all kinds of flaws that I intend to remedy when I next have four days to blow unpacking, posing and reposing).

I am first and foremost a racing fan and my little collection and my planned acquisitions reflect that (I just ordered the GMP Ferrari 330P4 - no, not the 1/8th version!). Most of these cars are from races I read about or, very occasionally, saw on film or TV - from a more romantic and sadly more dangerous era. All but two are 1/18th scale and many are unassembled and/or unpacked as I have no room to display them. Here we go!

UPDATE 1/31/16: Not much has changed in the seven years since I created this post. I didn't get back to New Jersey until Dec. 2012 and even then was not given the time to get a place that would allow me to display my slowly growing collection. They are still all stored, but I've expanded my selections a bit with some ebbs-and-flows based upon the vagaries of my profession:

Last night I did some major cleanup in my apartment and for the first time, broke down and tossed a bunch of shipping boxes and labeled and stored my collection in my den closet:

UPDATE 3/06/17: Thanks to Craig's welcome repair of the site, I can finally update my collection list and fix the broken links to pics.

And here is the complete list of my current collection (as of 5/28/18):

Acme Trading Co. (4)
#2528: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #15 Parnelli Jones 1970 Bud Moore Ford Boss 302 Mustang, 1970 Trans Am Manufacturers Champion
#2602: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #11 Bunkie Blackburn 1969 Smokie Yunick Ford Boss 302 Mustang Grand Touring
#A1806001: 1/18[sup]th [/sup]#77 Sam Posey Autodynamics '70 Dodge Challenger, '70 Trans Am
#A1806101: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #48 Dan Gurney AAR '70 Plymouth Barracuda, '70 Trans-Am

AutoArt (16):
#AA80031: 1/18th #1 Brian Redman/Josef Siffert Gulf Porsche 917K, '70 Daytona 24-Hour 2[sup]nd [/sup]place;
#AA80032: 1/18th #23 Hans Herrmann/Richard Attwood Porsche Salzburg Porsche 917K, '70 Le Mans 24-Hour winner
#AA80033: 1/18th #2 Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen/Brian Redman Gulf Porsche 917K, '70 Daytona 24-Hour winner
#AA80035: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Jo Siffert/Kurt Ahrens Martini Porsche 917K, 2[sup]nd[/sup] place '70 Kyalami 9-Hour
#AA81504: 1/18th #64 Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C7R, 1[sup]st[/sup] LM GTE PRO '15 Le Mans
#AA85586: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Mike Hawthorn/Ivor Bueb Jaguar D-Type, '55 Le Mans 24-Hour Winner
#AA86273: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #30 Dan Gurney Porsche 804 F-1, '62 French GP Winner (w/driver)
#AA86971: 1/18th #1 Brian Redman/Josef Siffert Porsche 908/02, '69 Watkins Glen 6-Hour Winner
#AA87170: 1/18th #17 Jo Siffert/Derek Bell Gulf Porsche 917L, '71 Le Mans 24-Hour (2)
#AA87075: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 Gerard Larrousse/Willie Kauhsen Martini "Hippie" Porsche 917L, 2[sup]nd[/sup] place '70 Le Mans 24-Hour
#AA87082: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #25 Vic Elford/Kurt Ahrens Porsche 917LH, '70 Le Mans 24-Hour
#AA87171: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #17 Vic Elford/Gerard Larousse Martini Porsche 917L, '71 Le Mans 24-Hour
#AA87173: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Derek Bell/Jo Siffert Gulf Porsche 908/3, '71 Nurburgring 1000-Km.
#AA88459: 1/18th #12 Tom Walkinshaw/Hans Heyer/Win Percy TWR Jaguar XJ-S, '84 Spa 24-Hour ETCC winner
#AA89142: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #55 Wolker Weidler/Johnny Herbert/Bertrand Gachot Mazda 787B, '91 Le Mans 24-Hour winner

Auto World (1):
#AW200: #43 Petty Enterprises 1972 STP Plymouth Roadrunner (Richard Petty), 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion

BBR (2):
#HE180003: #4 Maurice Trintignant/José Froilán González Ferrari 375 Plus, '54 Le Mans 24-Hour Winner (2)

Carousel 1 (12):
#4701: 1/18th #48 Bobby Unser AAR Jorgensen Eagle-Offy, '75 Indy 500 Winner
#4704: 1/18th #48 Jerry Grant AAR "Mystery Eagle" Eagle-Offy, 12th '72 Indy 500
#4706: 1/18th #6 Bobby Unser AAR Olsonite Eagle-Offy, '72 Indy 500 polesitter
#4708: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #66 Mark Donohue Penske Sunoco Eagle-Offy, '73 Indy 500 front row
#4751: 1/18th #36 Dan Gurney AAR Eagle-Weslake V-12 F-1, '67 Belgian GP Winner
#4752: 1/18th #5 Dan Gurney AAR Eagle-Weslake V-12 F-1, '67 Brands Hatch Race of Champions Winner
#4761: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #74 Dan Gurney AAR Wagner-Lockheed Eagle-Ford, '67 Indy 500 front row
#4802: 1/18th #73 David Hobbs Carling Black Label McLaren M16C/D, 5th '74 Indy 500
#4824: 1/18th #14 Roger McCluskey American Marine Underwriters Special McLaren M16B-Offy, '72 Ontario 500 Winner
#5203: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #17 Dan Gurney AAR Yamaha Lotus 38-Ford, '65 Indy 500 front row
#5251: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #60 Joe Leonard STP Lotus 56 Turbine, '68 Indy 500 pole winner
#10001: 1/18th #9 Dan Gurney AAR Eagle-Weslake V-12 F-1, '67 German GP fastest lap

CMC (8):
CMC128A: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #18 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196R Streamliner, '54 French GP pole and winner
#M-047: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #5 Dan Gurney/Stirling Moss Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, '60 Nurburgring 1000-Km. Winner
#M-057: 1/18th #16 Stirling Moss Mercedes-Benz W196R Streamliner, '55 Italian GP
#M-064: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 250F, '57 German GP Winner
#M-066: 1/18th #722 Stirling Moss/Denis Jenkinson Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, '55 Mille Miglia Winner
#M-095: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #25 Chris Amon/Mario Andretti Ferrari 312P, 2[sup]nd[/sup] '69 Sebring 12-Hour
#M-108: 1/18th #1 Francisco "Paco" Godia-Sales/Jo Bonnier Maserati 300S, 1958 Le Mans 24-Hour
#M-117: 1/18th #658 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, '55 Mille Miglia, 2[sup]nd[/sup] place (in transit)

Ertl (1):
#29632: 1/18[sup]th [/sup]#43 Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner, 3[sup]rd[/sup] place 1968 NASCAR Grand National Championship

Exoto (58):
1/10th:
#LMC10010: 1/10[sup]th[/sup] #2 Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Le Mans 24-Hour winner
#LMC10011: 1/10[sup]th[/sup] #1 Ken Miles/Denis Hulme Ford GT40 Mk. II, 2nd place '66 Le Mans 24-Hour

1/18th:
#GPC97005: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #9 Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49B-Cosworth Ford F-1, '68 Monaco GP pole and winner
#GPC97007: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #10 Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49B-Cosworth Ford F-1, '68 US GP, 2nd place
#GPC97009: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #22 Jo Siffert Walker-Durlacher Lotus 49B-Cosworth Ford F-1, '68 British GP winner
#GPC97101: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Alain Prost Ferrari 641/2 F-1, '90 Mexican GP winner and fastest lap
#GPC97204: 1/18th #2 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 "Sharknose", '61 Italian GP Winner
#MTB00066B: 1/18th #36 Scooter Patrick/Gerhard Mitter Porsche Auto Porsche 910, 3rd place '67 Sebring 12-Hour, P2.0 winner
#MTB00101: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Martin Brundle/John Nielsen Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9, '88 Le Mans 24-Hour
#MTB00104: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Johnny Dumfries/Jan Lammers/Andy Wallace Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9, '88 Le Mans 24-Hour winner
#MTB00108: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #60 Martin Brundle/John Nielsen/Raul Boesel Castrol Jaguar XJR-9, '88 Daytona 24-Hour winner (2)
#RLG18SC2: Ford GT40 Mk. II Aficionado Gift Set, 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour 1-2-3 finishers:
#2 Shelby American (Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon)
#1 Shelby American (Ken Miles/Denis Hulme)
#5 Holman & Moody (Ronnie Bucknum/Dick Hutcherson)
#RLG18001: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #5 Dan Gurney/Bob Bondurant Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupe, 4[sup]th[/sup] place '64 Le Mans 24-Hour, GT Winner
#RLG18002: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Chris Amon/Jochen Neerpasch Cobra Daytona Coupe, '64 Le Mans 24-Hour
#RLG18003: 1/18th #15 Dan Gurney/Bob Bondurant Cobra Daytona Coupe, '64 Reims 12-Hour
#RLG18004B: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #59 Peter Sutcliffe/Peter Harper Scuderia Filpinetti Cobra Daytona Coupe, '65 Le Mans 24-Hour
#RLG18005: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #56 Jo Schlesser/Andre Simon Ford of France Cobra Daytona Coupe, 12[sup]th[/sup] place '65 Nurburgring 1000 km.
#RLG18011: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #21 Dan Gurney Cobra Daytona Coupe, 4[sup]th[/sup] place '64 Goodwood Tourist Trophy, GT winner
#RLG18042: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Dan Gurney/Jerry Grant Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Sebring 12-Hour pole winner, fastest lap
#RLG18043: 1/18th #95 Walt Hansgen/Mark Donohue Ford GT40 Mk. II, 3rd place '66 Daytona 24-Hour
#RLG18044: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 Dan Gurney/A.J. Foyt "Mercury" Ford GT40 Mk. II, '67 Daytona 24-Hour pole winner
#RLG18045: 1/18th #3 Dan Gurney/Jerry Grant Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Le Mans 24-Hour pole winner; fastest lap
#RLG18046: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #4 Paul Hawkins/Mark Donohue Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Le Mans 24-Hour (2)
#RLG18047: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #8 Sir John Whitmore/Frank Gardner Alan Mann Racing Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Le Mans 24-Hour
#RLG18048: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #7 Graham Hill/Brian Muir Alan Mann Racing Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Le Mans
#RLG18049: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #98 Ken Miles/Lloyd Ruby Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Daytona 24-Hour pole and winner (3)
#RLG18051: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Bruce McLaren/Mario Andretti Ford GT40 Mk. IV, '67 Sebring 12-Hour winner
#RLG18052: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 Mario Andretti/Lucien Bianchi Ford GT40 Mk. IV, '67 Le Mans 24-Hour, co-fastest lap
#RLG18056: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #4 Denis Hulme/Lloyd Ruby Ford GT40 Mk. IV, '67 Le Mans 24-Hour, co-fastest lap
#RLG18057: 1/18th #2 Bruce McLaren/Mark Donohue Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. IV, 4th '67 Le Mans 24-Hour
#RLG18058: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Dan Gurney/A.J. Foyt Ford GT40 Mk. IV, '67 Le Mans 24-Hour winner (no driver)
#RLG18093: 1/18th #25/52 Porsche 934 RSR/935 Turbo Jägermeister Gift Set
#RLG18094: 1/18th #16 George Follmer Vasek Polak Porsche 934, '76 Trans-Am Champion
#RLG18095: 1/18th #24 Helmut Kelleners/Reinhardt Stenzel/Derek Bell Max Moritz Jägermeister Porsche 934 RSR, 10th '76 Nürburgring 1000 Km.
#RLG18097: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #14 Al Holbert Holbert/Dickinson Bosch Porsche 934 RSR, 2[sup]nd[/sup] place '76 Pocono Trans-Am (2)
#RLG18099: 1/18th #61 Peter Gregg/Jim Busby Brumos Porsche 934, 10th place '77 Daytona 24-Hour
#RLG18108: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #99 Rolf Stommelen/Toine Hezemans/Peter Gregg Brumos Porsche 935, '78 Daytona 24-Hour winner (2)
#RLG18109: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #30 Gianpiero Moretti Momo Porsche 935, '79 IMSA
#RLG18162: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #65 Phil Hill Chaparral 2E, '66 Laguna Seca Can-Am winner (w/rolling chassis);
#RLG18163: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #66 Jim Hall Chaparral 2E, 2nd place '66 Laguna Seca Can-Am
#RLG18164: 1/18th #66 Jim Hall Chaparral 2E, '66 Mosport Can-Am
#RLG18171: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #15 Phil Hill/Mike Spence Chaparral 2F, '67 Daytona 24-Hour, fastest lap
#RLG18174: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #7 Phil Hill/Mike Spence Chaparral 2F, '67 Le Mans 24-Hour
#RLG18188: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Mark Donohue Penske Sunoco Porsche 917/30, winner '73 Road America Can-Am
#RLG18197: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #62 Stefan Johansson/Mauro Baldi AEG Sauber-Mercedes C9, '88 Spa 1000-Km. Winner
#RLG18213: 1/18th #9 Scooter Patrick/David Jordan American International Racing Lola T70 Mk. III GT-Chevy, '68 Sebring 12-Hour
#RLG18214: 1/18th #8 Lothar Motschenbacher/Dick Guldstrand/Ed Leslie American International Racing Lola T70 Mk. III GT-Chevy, '68 Sebring 12-Hour
#RLG19048: 1/18th #1 Ken Miles/Lloyd Ruby Ford GT40 Mk. II X-1, '66 Sebring 12-Hour winner
#RLG19095: 1/18th #9 Vittorio Brambilla/Gianpiero Moretti Jolly Club Momo Porsche 934 RSR, '77 Silverstone 6-Hour, 7th, 1st in GT class
#RLG19103: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #0 Ted Field/Danny Ongais/Hurley Haywood Interscope Racing Porsche 935, '79 Daytona 24-Hour winner
#RLG19132: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #98 Ken Miles/Bob Holbert Williamson Ford AC Cobra, 2nd place '63 Road America 500
#RLG88100: 1/18th #25 Geoff Brabham/Chip Robinson/Arie Luyendyk Nissan Motorsport Nissan R89C, '89 Le Mans 24-Hour

GMP (22):
#12001: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #30 Dan Gurney Bardahl Special Lola T70-Ford, '66 Bridgehampton Can-Am winner, pole and fastest lap
#12002: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #16 Mark Donohue Penske Lola T70 Mk. II-Chevy, '66 Kent USRRC winner
#12004: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 John Surtees Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk. 2-Chevy, '66 St. Jovite Can-Am winner and pole
#12004-1: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #7 John Surtees Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk. II-Chevy, '67 Can-Am
#12005: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Mark Donohue Sunoco Special Lola T70 Mk. 3B-Chevy, '67 Can-Am series, 4[sup]th [/sup]place
#12006P: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #21 Parnelli Jones Lola T70-Twin-Cam Ford, '67 Can-Am series
#12007: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #7 Mark Donohue Sunoco Special Lola T70 Mk. 2-Chevy, '66 Nassau Trophy winner
#12008: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #8 Ed Leslie/Lothar Motschenbacher American International Racing Lola T70 Mk. III GT-Chevy, '69 Daytona 24-Hour 2[sup]nd[/sup] place - on its way
#12010: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #17 Walt Hansgen Mecom Racing Zerex Special Lola T70 Mk. 1-Ford, '65 Laguna Seca Monterey GP winner
#12021: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #4 Bruce McLaren McLaren M8A-Chevy, '68 Can-Am 2nd place
#12022: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #5 Denny Hulme McLaren M8A-Chevy, '68 Can-Am champion
#12023: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Dan Gurney McLaren M8B-Chevy, '69 Michigan Can-Am 3[sup]rd[/sup] place
#12024: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #4 Bruce McLaren McLaren M8B-Chevy, '69 Can-Am champion
#12025: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #48 Dan Gurney McLaren M8D-Chevy, '70 Can-Am series, 7[sup]th[/sup] place (two wins)
#12027: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #5 Denny Hulme McLaren M8B-Chevy, '69 Can-Am runner-up
#13023: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Mark Donohue 1968 Penske Chevrolet Camaro Z28, '68 Trans-Am Champion
#13025: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 1969 Penske Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (w/vinyl top), '69 Trans-Am Champion
#G1801511: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #36 Dan Gurney AAR Lola T70 Mk. 3B-Ford, '67 Can-Am
#G1801512: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #36 Denny Hulme Sid Taylor Racing Lola T70 Mk. 3 GT, '67 RAC Sports Car Championship
#G1804101: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Jackie Stewart/Chris Amon Ferrari 330 P4 Spyder, 2[sup]nd[/sup] place '67 BOAC 500
#G1804104: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Mario Andretti/Jackie Ickx Ferrari 312PB, '72 Daytona 6-Hour winner and pole
#G1804105: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #21 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Mike Parkes Ferrari 330P4 Berlinetta, 2nd place '67 Le Mans 24-Hour

Greenlight (1):
#GL12817 1/18th #17 Jerry Titus Terlingua Racing Team Ford Mustang, 4-time winner '67 Trans-Am championship

Kyosho (4):
#KY808432C: 1/18th #24 Jean "Beurlys" (Blaton)/Gérhard Langlois Von Ophem Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO, 2nd Place '63 Le Mans 24-Hour, GT 3.0 Winner
#KY08434A0: 1/18th #25 Pierre Dumay/Leon "Eldé" Dernier Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 GTO, 4th Place '63 Le Mans 24-Hour
#KY808435A: 1/18th #24 Roger Penske/Augie Pabst Mecom Racing Ferrari 250 GTO, 4[sup]th[/sup] place '63 Sebring 12-Hour, GT 3.0 Winner
#KY808436A0: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #46 Pierre Noblet/Jean Guichet Ferrari 250 GTO, 2[sup]nd[/sup] Place '63 Nürburgring 1000-Km., GT 3.0 Winner

Mattel Hot Wheels (5):
#MAT0231: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #30 Gianpiero Moretti Momo Ferrari 333SP, '96 IMSA series
#N2046: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #21 Nino Vaccarella/Ignazio Giunti/Mario Andretti Ferrari 512S, '70 Sebring 12-Hour winner (2)
#T6259: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #55 John Surtees/Nino Vaccarella Ferrari 512S, 3rd '70 Nurburgring 1000 Km
#T6930: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #23 Ronnie Bucknum/Tony Adamowicz N.A.R.T. Ferrari 512S, 2[sup]nd[/sup] '71 Daytona 24-Hour

Minichamps (31):
#P5030600305: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #4 Hans Stuck Audi 90 Quattro, '89 IMSA GTO Dealer Edition
#80430150918: BMW Museum Edition 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #93 Hervé Poulain/Sam Posey/Jean Guichet BMW 3.0 CSL Alexander Calder Art Car, '75 Le Mans 24-Hour
#80432210048: BMW Museum Edition 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #79 Dirk Mueller/Andy Priaulx/Dirk Werner BMW M3 GT2 Jeff Koons Art Car, '10 Le Mans 24-Hour
#P100102078: 1/18th #78 Jörg Müller/Augusto Farfus/Uwe Alzen BMW M3 GT2, '10 Le Mans 24-Hours 19th place
#P100601205: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #5 Dan Gurney/Stirling Moss Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, '60 Nurburgring 1000-Km. winner pole and fastest lap
#P100666115: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #15 Hans Herrmann/Herbert Linge Porsche 906, 6th Place '66 Daytona 24-Hour, P2000 winner (2)
#P100666130: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #30 Jo Siffert/Colin Davis Porsche 906LE, '66 Le Mans 24-Hour 4th place, P2000 winner
#P100666160: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #60 Gijs Van Lennep/David Van Lennep Porsche 906, 7th Place '66 Nurburgring 1000-Km., Sp U2 winner
#P100736101: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Leo Kinnunen AAW Porsche 917/10, winner 1973 Interserie
#P100780005: 1/18th #5 Mario Andretti Lotus 79-Cosworth Ford, '78 World Champion
#P100818555: 1/18th #55 Manfred Winkelhock Liqui Moly Ford Capri III Turbo, 3[sup]rd[/sup] 1981 DRM
#P100828501: 1/18th #1 Klaus Ludwig Jägermeister Ford Capri III Turbo, 4th 1982 DRM
#P110130110: 1/18th #10 Lewis Hamilton AMG Petronas Mercedes W04, 3[sup]rd [/sup]place '13 Malaysian GP Dealer Edition
#P110140144: 1/18th #44 Lewis Hamilton AMG Petronas Mercedes W05, '14 Malaysian GP winner Dealer's Edition
#P110150344: 1/18th #44 Lewis Hamilton AMG Petronas Mercedes W06, '15 Japanese GP winner Dealer's Edition
#P150091209: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #9 Marc Gene/Alex Wurz/David Brabham Peugeot 908, '09 Le Mans 24-Hour winner
#P180826901: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Jackie Ickx/Derek Bell Porsche 956L, '82 Le Mans 24-Hour winner and pole
#P180836903: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 Al Holbert/Hurley Haywood/Vern Schuppan Porsche 956L, '83 Le Mans 24-Hour winner
#P180836921: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #21 Mario Andretti/Michael Andretti/Philippe Alliot Kenwood Porsche 956L, 3rd place '83 Le Mans 24-Hour
#P181830105: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #5 Nelson Piquet Parmalat Brabham BT52-BMW, '83 World Champion
#P186716923: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #30 Reinhold Joest/Willi Kauhsen Porsche 917 "Pink Pig", '71 Le Mans 24-Hour
#P530071822: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren MP4/22-MB, '07 Canadian GP winner (his first victory)
#P530081832: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #22 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren MP4/23-MB w/rain tires, '08 Brazilian GP (clinched World Championship)
#P530101802: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren MP4/25-MB, '10 season
#P530111803: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren MP4/26-MB, '11 season
#P530121804: 1/18th #4 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren MP4/27-MB, '12 season
#P530133741: 1/18th #41 Jean-Marc Gounon/Pierre-Henri Raphanel/Anders Olofsson, Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1-BMW 2nd place '97 Le Mans 24-Hour
#P533091802: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren MP4/24-MB, '09 season Dealer Edition
#WAP 021-600-15: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #7 George Follmer L&M Penske/Audi Porsche 917/10, '72 Can-Am winner Dealer Edition

Minikraft (1):
#KIA30025DE: Dealer's Edition 1/18th 2018 Kia Stinger (Hi-Chroma Red) (in transit)

Petty Enterprises/Ertl (2):
#18816P: #43 Petty Enterprises 1970 Marc Times Plymouth Superbird (Richard Petty), 1970 NASCAR Grand National Champion
#29632: 1/18[sup]th [/sup]#43 Richard Petty 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner, 3[sup]rd[/sup] place 1968 NASCAR Grand National Championship

RC2 (2)
#29559P: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #42 Petty Enterprises 1970 Plymouth Superbird (Dan Gurney), 1970 Riverside 500 6[sup]th[/sup] place (custom conversion of #7 Ramo Stott USAC car - thank you, ibj40!)
#29639P: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #43 Petty Enterprises 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner (Richard Petty) with black vinyl roof, 1968 Daytona 500 8[sup]th[/sup] place

Replicarz (2)
#R18004: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #40 Parnelli Jones STP Paxton Turbine, 6th place '67 Indy 500
#R184953:1/18[sup]th[/sup] #14 AJ Foyt Gilmore Racing Coyote, '77 Indy 500 Winner

Revell (1)
#N3387GT: 1/12th #24 Roger Penske/Augie Pabst Mecom Racing Ferrari 250 GTO, 4[sup]th[/sup] place '63 Sebring 12-Hour, GT 3.0 Winner

Shelby Collectibles (1)
#SC416: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #6 Mario Andretti/Lucien Bianchi Ford GT40 Mk. II, '66 Le Mans 24-Hour

Spark (2)
#S18S117: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #27 Alan Jones, Williams FW07-Cosworth Ford, 1980 World Driving Champion
#SP18SP010: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1S Jochen Mass/Jackie Ickx Martini Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick", winner '78 Silverstone 6-Hour, pole and fastest lap

Sunstar (1):
#S1578: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #98 Dan Gurney 1967 Mercury Cougar, '67 Trans-Am

TrueScale Miniatures (5):
#TSM10185: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell P34 F-1, '76 Swedish GP pole and winner
#TSM10186: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #3 & #4 Jody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler Tyrrell P34 F-1s, '76 Swedish GP 1-2 finishers set
#TSM111805: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #70 Graham Hill STP Lotus 56 Turbine, '68 Indy 500 front row
#TSM131805: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #59 Yannick Dalmas/Masanori Sekiya/JJ Lehto Ueno McLaren F1 GTR, winner 1995 Le Mans 24-Hours (in transit)
#TSM151803R: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #1 Parmalat Brabham BT46B-Alfa Romeo "Fan Car", '78 Swedish Grand Prix winner

Welly (2)
#1103: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #2 Dan Gurney 1969 Ford Boss 302 Mustang Trans Am
#1104: 1/18[sup]th[/sup] #15 Parnelli Jones 1969 Ford Boss 302 Mustang Trans Am (w/Follmer's name on car);

Now for the pics:

ACME TRADING CO.:
Bud Moore Ford Boss 302 Mustang (Parnelli Jones), 1970 Trans Am Manufacturers Champion

AUTO ART:
Porsche 804 F-1 (Dan Gurney), 1962 French GP Winner

Gulf Porsche 917LH (Siffert/D.Bell), 1971 Le Mans 24-hr. SOLD

Martini "Hippie" Porsche 917L (G. Larrousse/Kauhsen), 2nd place 1970 Le Mans 24-Hour

Martini Porsche 917LH (Elford/G. Larousse), 1971 Le Mans 24-hr.

J.W.A. Gulf Porsche 908/3 (Bell/Siffert), 1971 Nurburgring 1000-Km.

Mazdaspeed Mazda 787B (Weidler/Herbert/Gachot), 1991 Le Mans 24-Hour winner

Toyota GT One TS020 (Brundle-Collard-Hélary), 1998 Le Mans 24-Hr.) SOLD

AUTO WORLD:
Petty Enterprises STP 1972 Plymouth Roadrunner (Richard Petty), 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion

CAROUSEL 1:
Coyote-Ford (A.J. Foyt), Winner 1967 Indy 500 SOLD

AAR "Mystery Eagle" Eagle-Offy (Jerry Grant), 12th 1972 Indy 500

AAR Eagle-Gurney Weslake (Dan Gurney), Winner 1967 Belgian GP

Eagle-Gurney Weslake (Dan Gurney), 1967 German GP SOLD

AAR Wagner-Lockheed Eagle-Ford (Dan Gurney), 1967 Indy 500 front row

American Marine Underwriters Special McLaren M16B (Roger McCluskey), 1972 Ontario 500 Winner

AAR Yamaha Lotus 38-Ford (Dan Gurney), 1965 Indy 500 front row

STP Lotus 56-Turbine (Joe Leonard), 1968 Indy 500 Pole Winner

Olsonite Eagle-Offy (Bobby Unser), Pole Winner 1972 Indy 500 SOLD

CMC:
Mercedes-Benz W196R Streamliner (Stirling Moss), 1955 Italian GP SOLD

Mercedes-Benz W196R Streamliner (Juan Manuel Fangio), Winner 1954 French GP

Ferrari 312P (Amon/Andretti), 2[sup]nd[/sup] '69 Sebring 12-Hour

EXOTO:
Ford GT40 Mk. II Aficionado Gift Set, 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour 1-2-3 finishers
#2 (McLaren/Amon) - winner (Shelby American)
#1 (Miles/Hulme) - 2nd place (Shelby American)
#5 (Bucknum/Hutcherson) - 3rd place (Holman & Moody)

Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. II (Gurney/Grant), 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour Pole winner and Fastest Lap

Holman & Moody Ford GT40 Mk. II (Hawkins/Donohue), 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour

Alan Mann Ford GT40 Mk. II (G.Hill/Muir), 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour

Alan Mann Ford GT40 Mk. II (Whitmore/Gardner), 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour

1/10th Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. II (McLaren/Amon), 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour winner

1/10th Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. II (Miles/Hulme), 1966 Le Mans 24-Hour 2nd place

Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. II (Miles/Ruby), 1966 Daytona 24-Hour winner

Holman & Moody Ford GT40 Mk. II (Hangsgen/Donohue), 1966 Daytona 24-Hour 3rd place

Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. II (Gurney/Grant), 1966 Sebring 12-Hour Pole winner, fastest lap

Shelby American Mercury (Ford) GT40 Mk. IIB (Gurney/Foyt), 1967 Daytona 24-Hour Pole winner

Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. IV (McLaren/Andretti), 1967 Sebring 12-Hour winner

Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. IV (Gurney/Foyt), 1967 Le Mans 24-Hour winner

#2 Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. IV (Bruce McLaren/Mark Donohue), 1967 Le Mans 4th place

Holman & Moody Ford GT40 Mk. IVs, 1967 Le Mans 24-Hour, co-fastest lap
#3 - Andretti/L. Bianchi
#4 - Hulme/Ruby

Williamson Ford AC Cobra (Ken Miles/Bob Holbert), '63 Road America 500, 2nd place

Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupe (Dan Gurney), 1964 Goodwood Tourist Trophy GT winner

Chaparral 2E (Phil Hill), Winner 1966 Laguna Seca Can-Am

Chaparral 2F (P. Hill/Spence), 1967 Daytona 24-Hour, Fastest lap

Chaparral 2F (P. Hill/Spence), 1967 Le Mans 24-Hour

Gold Leaf Team Lotus 49B-Cosworth Ford (Graham Hill), Pole and Winner 1968 Monaco GP

Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49B-Cosworth Ford F-1 (Graham Hill), 1968 US GP, 2nd place (wing is stored)

Walker-Durlacher Lotus 49B-Cosworth Ford F-1 (Jo Siffert), 1968 British GP winner, Fastest lap (wing is stored)

Brumos Porsche 935 (Stommelen/Hezemans/Gregg), 1978 Daytona 24-Hour winner, Fastest lap

Interscope Racing Porsche 935 (Field/Ongais/Haywood), 1979 Daytona 24-Hour winner

Momo Porsche 935 (Gianpiero Moretti), IMSA Winston GT

Castrol Jaguar XJR-9 (Brundle/Nielsen/Boesel), 1988 Daytona 24-Hour winner (spoiler is stored)

Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 (Lammers/Dumfries/Wallace) - Winner, Le Mans 24-Hr(spoiler is stored)

Nissan R89C (G. Brabham/Robinson/Luyendyk), 1989 Le Mans 24-Hour

Ferrari 641/2 (Alain Prost), Winner 1990 Mexican GP

Dude!!!!!
Awesome...
Daytona cobra, I'm off to find 1👍

 

[Uzair]

RED! You know I am a motorsports fan and LOVE the liveried race cars, and all of your collection is awesome and beautiful. But some are my absolute favorites, quoting their photos below.

For me the Autoart BMW 635 CSi with the "x-ray" livery are some of the most stunningly beautiful and well crafted models ever made, simply because the livery is just so gosh darn gorgeous. It is perfectly balanced between realism/detail vs drawing style, not being photorealistic and also not being too cartoonish. Very fresh looking, and unless I am mistaken Autoart executed these complex liveries using tampo printing only, which to me elevates these models to a million times better than their contemporary ABS plastic models festooned with decals when there is a hint of a livery.



AUTOart #22 Nissan R390 GT1 (Martin Brundle/Jörg Muller/Wayne Taylor), DNF 1997 Le Mans 24-Hour

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AUTOart #10 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Roberto Ravaglia/Gerhard Berger/Emmanuele Pirro), 3rd place 1986 Spa 24-Hours (seller's pic)

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2021 (continued):

AUTOart #11 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Dieter Quester/Altfrid Heger/Thierry Tassin), Winner 1986 Spa 24-Hours (seller pic)

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AUTOart #1 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Dieter Quester/Hans Stuck), Winner 1984 Spa 24-Hours (seller's pic)

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I also LOVE the Nissan R89C from Exoto, absolutely bleeding beautiful car and models!

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2021 (continued):

Spark #1 Ford France Ford GT40 Mk. IIB (Jo Schlesser/Guy Ligier), Winner 1967 Reims 12-Hours (internet pic)

BBR #00 Ferrari 512 BB LM (seller's pic)

2022:

Acme #8 Ferrari 512S Coda Lunga (Arturo Merzario/Clay Regazzoni), DNF 1970 Le Mans 24-Hour (seller's pic)

Minichamps #63 Mercedes W11 EQ Performance (George Russell), Fastest Lap, 9th place 2020 Sakhir GP

Tecnomodel #19 N.A.R.T. Ferrari 330 LMB (Mike Parkes/Lorenzo Bandini), DNF 1963 Sebring 12 Hours (seller's pic)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W12 E Performance (Lewis Hamilton), Winner 2021 Bahrain GP

Tecnomodel #6 Penske Sunoco McLaren M6B-Chevrolet (Mark Donohue), Winner 1968 Bridgehampton Can-Am

Kyosho #75 Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX Turbo (Steve Millen/Johnny O'Connell/John Morton), 5th place 1994 Le Mans 24-Hours, IMSA Class Winner

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2022 (continued):

Kyosho #71 Chas. Pozzi Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Cyril Grandet/Dominique Bardini), 5th place 1974 Le Mans 24 Hours; Winner GT Class

Kyosho #39 Chas. Pozzi Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Claude Ballot-Léna/Vic Elford), 6th place 1973 Le Mans 24 Hours; Winner GT5.0 Class

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W11 EQ Performance (Lewis Hamilton), Pole, Winner 2020 Styrian GP (internet pic)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W11 EQ Performance (Lewis Hamilton), Winner 2020 Turkish GP (seller's pic)

Spark #57 Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk. IIB (Ronnie Bucknum/Paul Hawkins), DNF 1967 Le Mans 24-Hours (internet pic)

Racing Champions 1/24th #43 Plymouth Belvedere (Richard Petty), 1964 NASCAR Grand National Champion (internet pic)

Ixo #20 Porsche 919 Hybrid (Timo Bernhard/Mark Webber/Brendon Hartley), DNF 2014 Le Mans 24-Hour

CMR #18 JWAE Porsche 917LH (Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver), DNF 1971 Le Mans 24-Hour (internet pic)

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2022 (continued):

Exoto #9 Shelby American Cobra Daytona (Dan Gurney/Jerry Grant), DNF 1965 Le Mans 24-Hour

Real Art Replicas #3 Cummingham Chevrolet Corvette C1 (John Fitch/Bob Grossman), 8th place 1960 Le Mans 24-Hours, 1st GT5.0 Class

2023:

Minichamps #148 Scuderia Filipinetti Porsche 906 (Willy Mairesse/Herbert Müller), Winner 1966 Targa Florio (seller's pic)

Minichamps #59 Brumos Porsche 917/10 (Hurley Haywood), 3rd place 1973 Can-Am Championship (seller's pic)

Exoto #6 Ferrari 156 “Sharknose” V-6 (Richie Ginther), 3rd place 1961 Belgian GP (internet pic)

Exoto #50 Comstock Racing Cobra Roadster (Ken Miles), 7th place 1963 Canadian GP

Replicarz #1 Chaparral Chevrolet Camaro (Jim Hall), 4th place 1970 Road America Trans-Am

Spark #10 Ford GT40 Mk. I (Phil Hill/Bruce McLaren), DNF 1964 Le Mans 24-Hours; Fastest Lap

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2023 (continued):

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W07 Hybrid (Lewis Hamilton), Pole, 2nd place 2016 Australian GP (internet pic)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W08 EQ Power+ (Lewis Hamilton), 2017 World Driving Champion (internet pic)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W10 EQ Power + (Lewis Hamilton), 2nd place 2019 U.S. GP, clinched 2019 World Championship(seller's pic)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W13 E Performance (Lewis Hamilton), 5th place 2022 Spanish GP (internet pic)

Tecnomodel #14 Rob Walker Lotus 72C-Cosworth Ford (Graham Hill), DNF 1970 Mexican GP

Tecnomodel #5 McLaren M8F-Chevrolet (Denny Hulme), Winner 1971 Mosport Can-Am

CMC #15 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR "Uhlenhaut Coupe"(Miscellaneous), 1955 Swedish Grand Prix practice only

Spark #44 Mercedes W09 EQ Power + (Lewis Hamilton), 4th place 2018 Mexican GP, clinched World Championship

 

[MerkurKing16]

Some amazing additions over the years. And that 300 SLR is gorgeous.

 

[Jersey_Devil]

Finally, 2024:

Exoto #3 Ferrari 312B (Jackie Ickx), Winner 1970 Mexican Grand Prix

Replicarz #6 Penske AMC Javelin AMX (Mark Donohue), 1971 Trans-Am Sedan Manufacturers Champion

Looksmart #51 Ferrari 499P (Alessandro Pier Guidi/Antonio Giovanazzi/James Calado), Winner 2023 Le Mans 24-Hours (blame ME for the orange tint, not Looksmart - bad camera work!)

TrueScale Miniatures #6 Marlboro McLaren F1 GTR-BMW (Pierre-Henri Raphanel/David Brabham), 4th place 1996 Zhuhai 4-Hours BPR GT (as you can see, I haven't added the Marlboro decals yet)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W14 E Performance (Lewis Hamilton), 2nd place 2023 Australian GP

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W12 E Performance (Lewis Hamilton), Winner 2021 British GP (seller's pic)

Minichamps #44 Mercedes W12 E Performance (Lewis Hamilton), Winner 2021 Brazilian GP

GMP #1 Ferrari 312PB (Clay Regazzoni/Jackie Ickx), Winner Monza 1000-Kilometers (seller's pic)

 

[Jersey_Devil]

2024 (continued):

Tecnomodel #11 N.A.R.T. Ferrari 330 LMB (Dan Gurney/Jim Hall), DNF 1963 Le Mans 24-Hour

Replicarz #101 UOP Shadow DN4-Chevrolet (Jackie Oliver), Winner 1974 Can-Am Championship (seller's pic)

Spark #44 Mercedes W14 E Performance (Lewis Hamilton), 2nd place 2023 Australian GP (yes, same car as made by Minichamps above - my bad! Seller's pic)

Kyosho #22 N.A.R.T. Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (François Migault/Milt Minter), 2nd place 1973 Daytona 24 Hours, Winner GT Class (seller's pics)

Tecnomodel #47 McLaren M1-Oldsmobile (Bruce McLaren), 3rd place 1964 Canadian GP

Kyosho #19 BMW Team RLL M6 GTLM JB Art Car (Augusto Farfus/Bill Auberlen/Alexander Sims/Bruno Spengler), 12th place 2017 Daytona 24-Hours

CMC #112 Ferrari 250 GTO (Ulf Norinder/Picko Troberg), 9th Place 1964 Targa Florio

GMP #220 Scuderia Filipinetti Ferrari 412P (Herbert Müller/Jean Guichet), Fastest lap, DNF 1967 Targa Florio (seller's pic)

Kyosho #36 Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Derek Bell/Teddy Pilette/Richard Bond), 8th place 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours

DONE!!!

 

[Jersey_Devil]

OK, I'm long overdue to post another of my model histories, so here we go. As usual, it's long and detailed, so bathroom and snack breaks are recommended before you start (you've been warned!).

The mid-Sixties were a time of change for Porsche as they began to envision taking steps to make themselves competitive with the leading prototypes rather than settling for battling for class wins among the two-liter teams. As the company had done for several years, it took the model that it entered in the very competitive European Hillclimb Championship and used it as a basis for their World Sportscar Championship challengers.

In 1966, factory driver Gerhard Mitter won the Hillclimb title driving what is labeled a “910 Coupé” (for the life of me, I could not find a photo of this version of the car). The 910 (internally dubbed “906/10” and considered to be a further development of the 906) differed from the 1966 906 by:

1. Smaller 13-inch wheels (as used in Formula One at the time) compared to the 906’s 15-inchers
2. A single central wheel nut instead of the 906’s five nuts as in a road car (the 906 is generally considered the last Porsche racing car also intended for road use)
3. Regular doors rather than the 906’s iconic gull-wing arrangement
4. Suspension changes

Hans Herrmann during the 1966 Bondone, Italy, hillclimb in the 1966 910 Coupe with the roof panel removed.

!967 saw the 910 become the primary vehicle for the factory racing team, powered by one of two 1.99-liter six cylinder engines producing between 200 and 220 bhp or a 2.2-liter six cylinder engine producing 270 bhp, or the 1.98-liter eight-cylinder 275 bhp engine. Gerhard Mitter would take the second of three consecutive Hillclimb titles driving the 910-8 Bergspyder employing the eight-cylinder.

In circuit racing in 1967, the 910 made its debut with Hans Herrmann and Jo Siffert’s solo run to 4th place and the Under-2-liter Prototype class win in the #52 behind the three Ferrari prototypes enacting “The Commendante’s Revenge” in the Daytona 24-hours.

Sebring would see two 910s entered and they finished 3rd and 4th overall, again taking the Under-2-liter Prototype class win with the leading #36 of Scooter Patrick and Mitter just missing 2nd place over the factory Ford GT40 Mk. II that was in the pits with engine failure, ending up on the same lap. 4th place was #37 driven by Siffert and Herrmann again. Autodelta premiered its Alfa Romeo T33s but both failed with overheating, their Monza testing not effectively emulating the scalding Florida conditions.

The Monza 1000 Kilometers was a race where the Porsches could be expected to face the first significant challenge to their domination of the U2L class with seven Ferrari 206 S’s entered, including one by the factory. But only four actually started the race and none were classified as finishers. Meanwhile, the 910s ended up 3rd and 5th with Jochen Rindt and Mitter’s #15 taking the class win followed by the usual suspects, Herrmann and Siffert in the #16.

Next came the Spa 1000 Kilometers and back to normal with only one U2L competitor, a private 206 S, for the two 910s. Siffert/Herrmann’s #21 took advantage of heavy rains on a course that did not favor the underpowered Porsches to finish a superb 2nd overall, once again winning their class with the #22 of Gerhard Koch and Mitter ending up 7th.

The Targa Florio had long been an event that Porsche was most successful overall with their lighter, nimble cars best handling the 44+ mile trek through Sicilian mountains. To this end, six 910s were entered, three featuring the 2.2-liter 8-cylinder engines. Ferrari countered with four Dino 206s, one from the factory and two from the very professional North American Racing Team (N.A.R.T.) while Autodelta returned after skipping all the races after Sebring to work on their car, with four Alfa Romeo T33s.

The result? A Porsche 910 walkover as they took 1-2-3-6 while suffering the model’s first DNFs of the season with a suspension failure and an accident taking out two. The winner was the Paul Hawkins/Rolf Stommelen 8-cylinder #228 - the first for the 2.2-liter eight-cylinder engine - with another 8 in 6th, the #218 of Siffert and Herrmann. Ferrari saw its best finish of the season to date with a private 206 S in 4th overall while none of the Alfa T33s were classified as finishers.

Next was the most important race on the calendar (for the company, at least), the Nürburgring 1000-Kilometers, viewed as their home event. Once again, six 910s, three of them 2.2-liter 910/8s, vs. two Ferrari Dino 206 S’ (neither of which started after practice incidents) and four Autodelta T33s (one of which was scratched after an accident in practice).

The fastest cars on the track were the winged Chaparral 2F-Chevy – which took pole nearly eight seconds faster than the second place Lola T70 Mk. III GT-Aston Martin – but neither car lasted to the one-quarter mark. In the end, 910s finished 1-2-3-4 while all three 910/8s DNF’d (one lasted long enough to be classified in 4th). The winning 910 was driven by Udo Schütz and American Joe Buzzetta. I’ll come back to this car since this is the one whose model I just purchased. One Alfa Romeo T33 finished – a first for the model – taking 5th place overall, a lap down.

Le Mans, of course, was THE race of the season and Porsche appropriately approached it that way. Although the factory entered five cars, only two were 2-liter 910s. The others were a Sports-class 906 and two long-tail 907s. None of the three entered Dino 206 S or three Autodelta Alfa T33s showed up, so Porsche almost had the 2-liter Prototype class to itself, except that Matra chose to debut its BRM-powered M630 with a pair contesting this classic event.

In the end, neither Matra made it to half-distance in the attrition-filled 24 Hours (only 16 of the 54 starters made it to the end) while the old standbys, Siffert and Herrmann, won the 2-liter Prototype class with a 5th place in the #41 907 LH followed by the one surviving 910, the #38 of Stommelen and Jochen Neerpasch while the sister 910 of the Nürburgring-winning pair of Schütz and Buzzetta went out early with oil pressure issues.

The 6th place Porsche 910 of Stommelen and Neerpasch during the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 5th place, U2L Prototype class-winning Porsche 907 LH of Siffert and Herrmann

The Circuito de Mugello, at the time a 41.1 mile Targa-style event through the roads of Tuscany, was not considered a major event by most teams but still counted toward the World Manufacturers title, so Porsche entered three 910s, countered by three factory T33s and three Dino 206 S, two from the Scuderia. Unfortunately, the factory Dinos would be withdrawn by the factory after regular driver Günther Klass’ fatal practice accident. All three of the Alfa Romeos DNF’d while Porsche ended up sweeping the podium with two 2.2-liter 910/8s 1-2 - Schütz/Mitter trailed by Neerpasch/Stommelen (the third 910, the Siffert/Herrmann 2-liter model, DNF’d early, before Hans could even get in). Oddly, the U2L Prototype class was won by the factory Gijs van Lennep/Vic Elford 911 R in 3rd place! That car was so-categorized because it had failed homologation as an update to the 911 S (being a super-lightweight version with a 906 engine).

The 2nd place Porsche 910 of Neerpasch/Stommelen in a pit stop during the Mugello race.

The podium-finishing 911 R of Van Lennep/Elford that won the U2L Prototype class in the Mugello race since its only significant competition, the Siffert/Herrmann 910, DNF'd early.

The title-decider would be the BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch and Ferrari and Porsche went all-out to beat each other. Porsche entered five cars, three 2.2-liter 8-cylinder-powered - two 910s and one 907LH - and two 2-liter 910s. Contending this effort was Ferrari with three 330P4s and one 412P, three Lola T70-Chevy coupes and the fast-but-fragile Chaparral 2F, all driven by an all-star cast of drivers from F1 and endurance racing. In the end, the Chaparral posted its only finish of the season with the win, while the Jackie Stewart/Chris Amon 2nd place in a 330P4 Spyder clinched the season championship for the Scuderia over the 3rd place #11 2.2-liter 910/8 of Siffert/Bruce McLaren followed by the similarly-powered 907 LH of Herrmann/Neerpasch.

Jo Siffert in the 3rd place 8-cylinder 2.2-liter 910 he shared with Bruce McLaren during the 1967 BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch.

My new Porsche 910 is from Exoto’s Motorbox line, so is significantly more basic and less detailed than their efforts in the Racing Legends line. But it’s beautifully executed, perfect tampos and tight lines all around. I’ve noticed among models of racing Porsches of this era that the engines seem to look more primitive than those of other cars in 1/18th. It doesn’t come close to matching Exoto’s pre-XS engine presentations in models such as the Sauber-Mercedes, for instance, so don’t look for that here. But it serves its purpose for what was a reasonable sale price on the Exoto website.

Some time ago I had a debate about why the model apparently doesn’t come with a roof for the car; as you can see, there is none for the Targa-style top, whereas the model of the sister 910 from the same race, the #18, Exoto #MTB00067, DOES have a roof panel. I recently was researching for this history and in the Wikipedia entry for winning co-driver Udo Schütz read that he was “rather heavy and tall”, earning him the nickname, “Bull from Selters“ (his home town). Looking at the famous photo of the start of the 1000 Kilometers of Nürburgring, showing a seemingly endless row of Porsches on the Le Mans-style starting grid, I saw that his 910 was the only that you could see a helmet sticking out of the top, a lá Dan Gurney. No wonder there is no roof!

Udo Schütz in the Nürburgring-winning Porsche 910, demonstrating why a roof is not a good idea for him....

 

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AUTOart #1 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Dieter Quester/Hans Stuck), Winner 1984 Spa 24-Hours

For those interested in such things, this youtube account has comprehensive Spa 24 hours coverage (usually 3 - 4 hours) - French commentary only.

Maxou Lepilote - Racing Archives

 

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AUTOart #1 Schnitzer BMW 635 CSi (Dieter Quester/Hans Stuck), Winner 1984 Spa 24-Hours

For those interested in such things, this youtube account has comprehensive Spa 24 hours coverage (usually 3 - 4 hours) - French commentary only.

Maxou Lepilote - Racing Archives

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