Author: ChiliBoy

Reserve your copy now for late June delivery:

AUTOMOBILSPORT #40 (02/2024) – English edition

Cover story
BMW at Le Mans 1937–2024

• Starting off with a class win – The first two outings at Le Mans in 1937 and 1939
• Coupés de grâce – BMW touring cars at Le Mans 1972–1977
• Flying colours – BMW’s Art Cars at Le Mans
• Baptism of fire at La Sarthe – The BMW M1 at Le Mans
• Powered by BMW – Customer cars with BMW engines at Le Mans 1965–2016
• Perfect Debut – The McLaren F1 GTR at Le Mans 1995–1998
• Portrait of a Winner – The BMW V12 LM and LMR 1998 to 2000
• Not spoilt with success – M3 GT2 and M8 GTE
• Gearing up for 2024 – BMW M Hybrid and BMW M4 GT3

Also in this issue… 

• René de Boer on the Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection
• Eckhard Schimpf about Klaus Ludwig
• John Nikas about The Amelia vs. Moda Miami
• Kerry Morse on the F.A.T. Ice Race in Aspen
• Franz Ponder on the preparations for the Monaco Historic GP
• Jacob Queißner on the Lotus 24 Chassis 947
• and many more!

The magazine contains a large-sized fold out poster of the cover story including illustrations and technical data of the BMW 3.0 CSL 1973 on the back.

Language:	English
Number of pages:	176
Dimensions:	ca. 8.3″ x 11.7″ (210 x 297 mm)

$25.00 – Reserve HERE

Good Morning.

We start out the week with the second set of 1/43 scale resin models in the BBR Competition series. It contains 4 versions of the 2023 Ferrari 296 GT3, three from Daytona and one from the 24 Hours of Spa.

Click HERE for details.

Our Indy ‘unpacking’ is on hold while we work on 3 separate shipments containing Spark, LookSmart, Tecnomodel, TSM and TopSpeed. We’ll be shipping advance orders well into next week.

Small quantites of more than 20 different 1/18 and 1/43 models are still available.

Check Recent Arrivals for a current list.

Back from an eventful long weekend at Indy. Saw a lot of friends at the annual Memorabilia Show and at the Speedway.

Lots of great comments on our display of 1/18 models by Tecnomodel at the Show.

Race day, we waited until 2pm to leave our hotel, drove right in and got to our seats in time for the driver introductions. Newgarden made his last lap pass right in front of us in Turn 3. Felt for Pato. He’ll drink the milk some day. Got back to our car around 9pm. Took about 2 hours to get back to the hotel. The huge crowd and darkness made traffic a bit more difficult than usual. The ‘second front’ arrived around 10:30 with hail, lightning and heavy rain.

Cudos to Doug Boles. The people he consulted nailed the timing of the two storms and saved the day.

Still getting unpacked from the Show. Also dealing with two separate shipments from Spark Model and preparing for a shipment of Tecnomodel, TopSpeed and TSM due to land later this week.

We’ll update you when (if?) things return to normal.

Highlight of today’s 1/18 and 1/43 Announcements from Tecnomodel are the 1/18 McLaren M8Bs of Bruce McLaren and Denis Hulme, undefeated in the 1969 Can Am Championship. There will also be a third works M8B as driven by Dan Gurney at Michigan International Speedway.

The trio lapped the field and finished 1-2-3 that day.

The 1970 McLaren M8D will also be modeled in 1/18 scale, featuring drivers Dan Gurney, Denis Hulme and Peter Gethin after the tragic death of Bruce McLaren at Goodwood shortly before the season opener.

Also on the 1/18 agenda; a set of Ferrari 206 Dino SP prototypes and Ferrari F40 LMs.

In 1/43, Tecnomodel is offering a set of Ferrari F40 LMs along with Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale racers and the Honda RA273s of Surtees and Ginther.

Check everything out HERE or in the 2024 New Model Announcements Section.

Must reserve by June 14, 2024.

Spark will produce the #38 Hertz Jota Porsche 963 in 2023 Le Mans trim in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale.

Please reserve HERE by June 5, 2024.

We still have a few of the 1/64 Sparky versions available for pre order. Click HERE as well.

Our first shipment from Spark Model since February should be here next week. Check availability HERE, or access all items ‘Coming Soon’ HERE.

Hopefully, we won’t have to wait 3 months for the next batch.

Our next Tecnomodel shipment will arrive right after Memorial Day weekend. Some great stuff, including the BRM P160 of Siffert and Rodriguez (seen above), Fangio and Farina Alfa Romeo 158s, a Carroll Shelby Ferrari 410S and the Porsche 356SL 75th Anniversary Limited Edition (below).

Only 1 piece remains unsold for each item. Click HERE for the list.

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Minichamps has announced that they will produce the Lando Norris 2024 Miami Grand Prix winner in both 1/43 and 1/18 scale resin. Click HERE for details. Orders due ASAP!!!