Received a new pre-order list from TSM Model this morning offering two new 1/43 IMSA Racers and a few road cars in ‘resin’. and three 1/43 Land Rovers (with a $55.00 price point) in ‘diecast’.
The IMSA offerings mirror similar 1/18 TopSpeed items announced a few weeks ago.
BMW M4 GT3 #96 Turner Motorsports 2022 IMSA Daytona 24H.
$88.00 – Reserve HERE
Acura ARX-05 DPi #10 Pole Position IMSA IMSA Daytona 24H.
$88.00 – Reserve HERE
Lola GT: The DNA of the Ford GT40
by John Starkey
The GT40 is often perceived as the ultimate all-American race car, and when it was unveiled to the press in 1964 little was said about where the car came from. The perception that this car was an all-US creation was, no doubt, far from discouraged, yet nothing could be further from the truth.
While only three Lola GT Mk 6 were ever built, the huge significance of the role of Lola and the GT Mk 6 in racing history, and to the Ford GT40 in particular, cannot be underestimated. The GT was a revolutionary car, a rear-engined GT racing car with some of the best technology of the time – and it was immensely quick.
Following the MK 6 concept’s Racing Car Show debut, the car was raced at Silverstone and the Nurburgring 1000km, with a second car, sporting a lightweight aluminum monocoque, being completed and prepared for the ’63 24 Hours of Le Mans. Despite there not being enough time to fully prep or test the car – and it having to be retired during the race due to a gear selector failure – Ford Motor Company could see the Mk 6’s immense potential, a potential Ford wanted for itself.
Available in the US June/July 2022
$60.00 – Reserve HERE