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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:
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
Tecnomodel will produce both 1/18 and 1/43 scale resin models of the Ferrari 246/256 Dino Formula 1 car. Sets of 4 each ( 1/18 will be numbered Limited Editions) featuring races from 1959 and 1960 are planned, including Phil Hill’s 1960 Italian Grand Prix winner, seen above (1/18) and below (1/43).
Tecnomodel will also produce a series of 5 different Lotus 24 Formula 1 cars as raced in 1962, including Jim Clark’s BARC 200 Aintree winning car #5 seen below.
Advance order deadline for all three series is July 17, 2024.
On Friday, BBR announced a series of 1/43 scale Limited Edition resin models of the victorious #50 Ferrari 499P and its two stablemates from last weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
We have been able to reserve small quantities of each. Details below.
Enjoy this great weekend of racing at Catalunya, Laguna Seca and Watkins Glen!
Paul
BBR is first out of the box to announce plans to produce 1/18 scale resin models of all three Ferrari 499P HyperCars from the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, including the winning #50.
We are now accepting advance orders. No ETA announced but with BBR, expect to wait at least a year for delivery
Reserve your copy HERE.
LookSmart will produce the Charles Leclerc 2024 Monaco Grand Prix winning Ferrari SF-24 along with the third place finishing Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale.
Advance order deadline is Tuesday, June 25. Click HERE to order.
