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Spark has announced 23 1/18 scale models from the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Limited Time 5% Pre-Order Discount Offer. Click HERE for details.

Spark has announced a 1/12 scale replica of the 1983 Le Mans winning Porsche 956 driven by Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood and Vern Schuppan. This highly detailed resin model will be delivered in a custom display base and acrylic cover in 2025.

Advance order required by Thursday, August 29. Details HERE.

Spark also announced 10 classic racing cars in 1/18 scale for 2025 release including the 1973 Sebring winning #59 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR of Peter Gregg, Hurley Haywood and Dave Helmick (above) along with an interesting selection of Le Mans, Sebring, Formula 1 and Paris-Dakar entries.

Advance orders due Thursday, August 29. Details HERE.

Tecnomodel will produce a set of 1/18 scale Lotus 38 replicas from the 1965 and 1966 Indianapolis 500 – including Jim Clark’s iconic 1965 Indy winner – with driver figures.

Details HERE.

Tecnomodel also announced a 5 1/18 scale versions of the DeTomaso Pantera GT5.

Details HERE.

In 1/43 scale, Tecnomodel will produce 8 versions of the beautiful Ferrari 330 LMB in both Race and Press versions.

Details HERE.

Advance Order Deadline for all three Tecnomodel series is Friday, September 13.

You can check out all the current preorder lists for the lines we carry HERE.

Spark has announced 26 forthcoming 1/43 scale models of Historic Le Mans and Sports Car racing subjects, including the 1951 Le Mans winning Jaguar C-Type seen above.

Advance order deadline is Tuesday, August 20. Reserve by Saturday, August 17 for a 5% discount.

Check out the list HERE.

Spark Model has released their 1/43 scale lineup for the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans. A total of 47 entries are listing. Advance order deadline is Tuesday, August 13.

All orders placed by August 1 will receive a 5% discount. Click HERE for further information.

Tecnomodel will produce 1/18 scale limited edition resin models of the Ensign N177 and Lotus T100 Formula One cars. Drivers include Nelson Piquet, Jacky Ickx, Clay Regazzoni, Patrick Tambay and Saturu Nakajima. Details HERE. Please reserve by Friday, August 2.

Spark Model has announced a selection of 2024 Formula 1 cars in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale. Highlights include the British Grand Prix winning Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in both scales and teammate George Russell’s Austrian GP winner in 1/43 only.

Click on the links above for information on the entire collection.

Spark Model has announced their lineup of 1/18 and 1/43 scale models from the 2024 24 Hours of Nurburgring as part of their German National series.

If you have an interest in any of these models, check out the lists linked above and place your order by phone (800.722.8630) or via our Secure Order Form by Tuesday, August 6.

So a website update did not go according to plan and the blog kind of imploded.

The shopping cart was unaffected but you may see some weirdness on the front page until I get everything fixed.

-Jeff

Hope you had a great Fourth of July!

We are offering an Advance Order Special on 2 1/43 scale Ferrari P2’s announced by LookSmart while we were eating hot dogs and blowing off fireworks. Details HERE.

McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1966

by Stuart Codling        Foreword by Mika Hakkinen

$60.00 – Order HERE

Explore 60 thrilling years of McLaren Formula 1 race cars in this handsome volume, complete with detailed specs, stunning photography, a foreword by twice World Champion Mika Häkkinen, and the full competition record for every car.

McLaren has been a top Formula 1 competitor and innovator since it fielded founder and driver Bruce McLaren’s first car, the M2B, in 1966. Just two years later, Bruce scored the team’s first grand prix win. Tragically, he was killed in 1970 while testing his Can-Am car at Goodwood.

Despite the heavy loss of its founder, McLaren carried on, scoring its first of twelve championships in 1974 with Emerson Fitipaldi. McLaren’s roster of F1 Champions includes such greats as James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, and modern master Lewis Hamilton.

Equally legendary are the cars themselves, including the: 1960s M7A – 1970s M23 – 1980s MP4/2 – 1990s MP4/5 – 2000s MP4-23 and today’s MCL 60.

As the second longest-running team in F1 (surpassed only by Ferrari), McLaren holds twelve Drivers Championships and eight Constructor’s titles.

McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car chronicles every McLaren Formula 1 car in chronological order, featuring an overview of each car’s significant features and evolution, its technical specifications, and its competition record accompanied by historic and contemporary images.

Featuring a Foreword from two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen, McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car details the amazing race cars and drivers that have cemented McLaren’s reputation as one of the most dominant manufacturers in F1 history making this book a must-have for every McLaren and F1 fan.

Hardbound | 224 pages

Porsche 911: 60 Years

by Randy Leffingwell

$60.00 – Order HERE

Celebrate six decades of rear-engine excellence with this beautifully illustrated exploration of 60 milestone Porsche 911s.

Porsche’s 911 is the quintessential sports car—focused, purposeful, race-proven, and exciting. Since its prototype debut in 1963, the 911 has defied expectations while never losing its form or its giant-slaying heart. 
 
In Porsche 911 60 Years, best-selling Porsche author Randy Leffingwell delves into the stories of sixty 911s—one from each year from 1964 to 2024. The 911’s entire history—engineering, design, development, racing, and culture—is revealed one fantastic car at a time. This unique approach to the 911’s legacy includes such icons as:
 

• 1964 901 Cabriolet prototype
• Bruce Jennings 1967 911 S
• 1971 911 S Safari
• Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo
• Le Mans-winning 1980 935 K3
• 1987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
• 1991 964 Carrera RS
• 1997 Ruf Turbo R
• 1998 996 GT1 Le Mans winner
• 2006 50th Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe
• 2010 911 Sport Classic
• 2018 Turbo S Exclusive
• 2023 Dakar
• And many more

 
Porsche 911 60 Years is also the story of the people behind the cars: Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, who co-designed the 911’s timeless shape and his successors, Anatole Lapine, Harm Laggaaij, and Michael Mauer; Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from the cutting-room floor and the Porsche leaders who carried on, most notably Wendelin Wiedeking; engineering geniuses such as Dr. Helmuth Bott, Hans Mezger, and Valentin Schaeffer; and stylists and modelers Gerhard Schroeder, Heinrich Klie, Peter Reisinger, Anthony Hatter, and Grant Larson.

Each profiled car is accompanied by historic photography from Porsche’s own archive, and beautiful, contemporary photography features throughout. Porsche 911 60 Years is an essential volume for any Porsche owner or fan’s collection.

Harebound | 304 pages