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1950 Mille Miglia winning Ferrari

The latest historic Ferrari to be announced by Tecnomodel is the 195 S Touring Berlinetta from 1950. Five 1/18 scale versions have been announced, including the 1950 Mille Miglia winning #724 driven by Crosara / Marzotto seen above.

Also of note is the Briggs Cunningham #17 entry from the first ever race at Sebring later that year. The Luigi Chinetti / Alfredo Momo driven Ferrari 195 S finished 7th overall and first in the 3 litre class in the inaugural 6 Hours of Sebring on New Year’s Eve 1950.

Also from Tecnomodel, four versions of the Ferrari 312 B3-73 Grand Prix car from 1973 seen below.

Advance order deadline for both new Ferraris is Friday, November 18.

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Max’s Title Clincher:

Max Verstappen, Winner Japanese GP 2022 

2022 Formula One Drivers’ Champion

Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 #1 – Oracle Red Bull Racing 

1/18 scale Spark Model – With Acrylic Cover and Pit Board – Reserve HERE

1/43 scale – Spark Model – With Pit Board – Reserve HERE

Must reserve by Friday, November 4, 2022 to guarantee availability!

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December 6 Release:

Reserve your copy today!

by Pete Lyons & Jill Amadio

Raoul ‘Sonny’ Balcaen grew up in Los Angeles at a time when it became the epicentre of American motor racing, nurturing a vast talent pool of people whose influence has echoed through to today.

As a teenager, he successfully competed with his home-built Top Fuel dragster during the formative years of the sport. With Lance Reventlow, he worked on the famous Scarab sports cars and was standing in the dyno room when the team’s all-American Formula 1 engine was fired up for the first time. A period as Jim Hall’s crew chief and a close association with Carroll Shelby added to the know-how that guided him towards becoming a successful entrepreneur and led to all that followed.  

  • Aged 17, Balcaen built his own Top Fuel drag racer, the ‘Bantamweight Bomb’, which he developed relentlessly and drove to many successes. 
  • His role in the fabulous Scarab sports cars — the landmark all-American racers — and insights into life with their creator, the incomparable Lance Reventlow.
  • Working as crew chief to the brilliant Jim Hall, preparing and running his Lotus Eleven and Lister-Chevrolet long before the famous Chaparrals emerged.
  • A second spell with Scarab, this time with the Formula 1 project — the first American Grand Prix car — plus a special job for Reventlow converting a Scarab sports racer into a street car. 
  • Onwards into setting up his own successful business, IECO (Induction Engineering Co), to create and sell high-grade performance and appearance accessories, with Chevrolets — especially Corvair and Vega — featuring strongly.
  • His many-faceted dealings with Carroll Shelby, leading to consultancy and even assignments as occasional Shelby American company pilot.
  • Along the way we meet many other big names of the era, including Chuck Daigh, Bruce Kessler, Warren Olson, Dick Troutman, Tom Barnes, Phil Remington, Ken Miles, Leo Goossen, Jim Travers, Frank Coon, Ed Donovan and Pete Brock. 

This engaging memoir is the very personal history of a momentous time and place in which we meet a who’s who of West Coast road-racing heroes.

Hardbound | 320 pages

$40.00 – Reserve HERE