Post One Random Model Picture a Day

A stack of closed-top sports cars

Minichamps Sauber F1.08, 2008 (1/18). Wings wings wings !

Minichamps Jordon Ford 191

Here's a little one, 1:87 Minichamps McLaren MP4/7. Shown with the 1/43 version.

A quick phone shot of Craig Breedlove's Spirit of America land speed record car. If records were handed out for looks, this thing would hold all the records !
Scaleworks SOA99C, 1/72

The famous Simple Green CART safety truck. In an unusual size for die cast, 1/32 (I've never gotten into slot cars).

My "on display" open wheel cars.

The beautiful Ferrari 641/2 (Exoto)

Senna Lotus 99T, the active suspension car (note the pitot tubes on each side of the nose). When it worked, it was amazing. Senna won the Monaco and Detroit street races. Detroit was my first race in person, seeing Senna win in the wet is one my top racing memories. Nige actually lead most of the race in the Williams, but broke toward the end. Somewhere I have a picture of his car in a runoff area. We walked the track after the race, and were able to just walk up and look at the car. Could have hopped in (but I'm way too tall!). How times haver changed.

Two silver arrows, 69 years apart. 1938 W154 (CMC M-038) and 2007 McLaren MP4-22 (Minichamps)

nissan_gtp said:

Senna Lotus 99T, the active suspension car (note the pitot tubes on each side of the nose). When it worked, it was amazing. Senna won the Monaco and Detroit street races. Detroit was my first race in person, seeing Senna win in the wet is one my top racing memories. Nige actually lead most of the race in the Williams, but broke toward the end. Somewhere I have a picture of his car in a runoff area. We walked the track after the race, and were able to just walk up and look at the car. Could have hopped in (but I'm way too tall!). How times haver changed.

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Bending the rules, but I thought some would be interested in the Mansell car. It was left in a runoff area, and as you can see, we could walk right up and check it out (no officials or security to be seen). Only took 2 photos, since this was in the film days.

RIP Jean-Pierre Jabouille, driver of the Renault RE-20, and two-time F1 race winner.

Two Michael Turner prints, with the Carousel 1 AAR Eagle that won the 1967 F1 Spa GP (Dan famously went on to win LeMans that year), and the GMP McLaren M8B. On the Michigan International road course (run "backward" on the oval plus infield) the McLarens finished 1-2-3 driven by Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, and Dan Gurney. I really need to display the Michigan print with all 3 M4Bs.
Sorry for the lousy pic, it's an old one !

Minichamps World Champion Set 1, Edition 43

Alain Prost, 1985 McLaren MP4/2B, 1986 McLaren MP4/2C

Minichamps World Champion, Edition 43,Set 2

Ayrton Senna, 1988 McLaren MP4/4; Alain Prost, 1989 McLaren MP4/5. One of the greatest driver pairings in history, in a team and cars at their peak. Fantastic. The win record for the MP4/4 over one season has never been equaled or beaten.

Minichamps World Champion, Edition 43,Set 3

Ayrton Senna, 1990 McLaren MP4/5B; Ayrton Senna, 1991 McLaren MP4/6; Senna's second and third world driving championships