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The recent escalation of the Tariff War between the US and China will affect pricing on most, if not all the model lines we carry. Effective last week, a 54% Tariff will be imposed on all goods produced in China as they arrived at a US Port of Entry. 

We will attempt to absorb as much of the new Tariff as possible but at that level we will be forced to increase retail pricing to avoid taking a net loss on each model. I fully expect that rate to fall as negotiations progress and our pricing will be adjusted as that happens. 

New product listings on our website will be priced based on the Tariff rate the day they are uploaded. 

Hopefully this situation will be brief.

Paul Zimmermann

Owner, The Motorsport Collector. 

The #13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R in 2025 Daytona livery is one of 5 1/18 scale models that TopSpeed will produce later this year. Details HERE.

In addition to the 50+ models discussed in this morning’s post, Spark Model has announced 1/43 scale models of 26 Classic Formula 1 cars, the most important of which (in our opinion) is the #4 Lotus 49 driven to victory in the 1968 South African Grand Prix by Jim Clark. It was Clark’s 25th Formula One Grand Prix victory, breaking the record of 24 held by 5 time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Sadly it was Clark’s final F1 win, as he was killed a few months later in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany.

Check out the complete list HERE. Please reserve by Monday, April 7.

Spark Model will produce the Penske Sunoco Camaros that finished 1-2 their class in the 1968 12 Hours of Sebring in 1/43 scale as part of their US National Series. The #15 driven by Mark Donohue and Craig Fisher (above) finished 3rd overall and first in TA 4 laps ahead of teammates Bob Johnson, Joe Welch and Craig Johnson (who pulled double duty) in the 4th overall #16 (below). Both cars will be modeled in Limited Editions of 300.

You’ll find the list of Daytona and Sebring subjects added to the US National Series HERE..

Spark Model and LookSmart have just announced more than 50 forthcoming 1/18 and 1/43 scale models. Check out everything HERE.

Advance Order Deadline is Thursday, April 3.

LookSmart will produce Lewis Hamilton’s 2025 China Sprint Race winning Ferrari SF-25 in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale.

Details HERE.

BBR has released their 1/43 scale Limited Edition replicas of the 3 Ferrari 499P Hypercars from the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, including the winning #50 of Fuoco / Nielsen / Molina.

We expect delivery in late March. Limited availability on all 3. Reserve HERE.

Reserve your copy HERE.

The latest 1/18 Indycar releases from Replicarz Exclusives will be here in a few days.

Above: Arie Luyendyk set the all time one (237.498 mph) and four (236.986 mph) lap records at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the #5 Byrd / Treadway Racing Reynard 95I Cosworth XB during qualifying for the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Arie also set the ‘unofficial’ Indy single lap record (239.260 mph) during practice.

These records still stand, nearly 30 years later.

Below: In 1995, Jacques Villeneuve became the first – and only – Canadian driver to win the Indianapolis 500, overcoming a 2 lap penalty in the final 500 before ‘The Split’. Villeneuve drove the #27 Player’s sponsored Team Green Reynard 95I Cosworth XB to victory at Indy, also taking the 1995 CART Champioship before departing to F1 in 1996.

Check our Coming Soon page for additional information on other early March arrivals.

The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship kicks off in Australia in a couple of weeks. The biggest pre-season story line has been Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes after 12 seasons to join Scuderia Ferrari.

LookSmart will produce the Ferrari SF-23 as driven by Hamilton in his first pre-season test at Fiorano in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale. Details HERE.

BBR has announced a pair of 1/2 scale helmets to be worn by Lewis and his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in 2025. Details HERE.

US Release Date: March 26, 2025

It’s not just flashing, snarling Porsche cars that racing photographer Rainier W. Schlegelmilch captures in these shots from 1963 to 1988 – though his zoom effect lifts them dramatically off the page. It’s his story over the years, it’s the reality of the track, drivers’ conversations, mechanics’ dirty hands. Feel the vibrations and smell the oil!
 

Hardcover, 14.2 x 11.9 in., 8.90 lb, 356 pages

$125.00 – Reserve your copy HERE