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By Sam Posey with John Posey

PUBLICATION DATE August 2021

Sam Posey raced a huge variety of sports cars, saloons and open-wheel machines in numerous racing arenas — Can-Am, USRRC, Trans-Am, IMSA, Indy, NASCAR, Formula 5000 and Formula 1 — against rivals and friends such as George Follmer, Parnelli Jones, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Dan Gurney, David Hobbs and Brian Redman. Sam’s Scrapbook gives a first-hand account of a romantic era in racing, through pictures no one has seen and stories no one has heard. Running alongside the images, Posey’s commentary is fascinating and thoughtful, and in turns both amusing and emotional. This is an unusual and engaging memoir by one of America’s best-loved racing heroes and will appeal to all motorsports enthusiasts.

• Sam’s early days: racing around his mother’s house on a farm in Connecticut against his friend John Whitman.
• The start of his career: driving at Lime Rock, his local track, under the mentorship of John Fitch; a ride as the then-youngest American at Le Mans, with a Bizzarrini in 1966.
• Can-Am: racing against John Surtees, Bruce McLaren and Jim Hall in this famous ‘anything goes’ sports car championship with a car he and Ray Caldwell designed and built.
• Trans-Am: competing in this spectacular saloon series during its golden age, first for Roger Penske and then as a factory driver for Dodge, against George Follmer, Parnelli Jones and Swede Savage.
• Later years at Le Mans: finishing third overall in a Ferrari 512 M with the North American Racing Team (NART) team in 1971; driving the first BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Art Car’ in 1975, featuring a paint scheme by American sculptor Alexander Calder.
• Open-wheel racing: a duel with Dan Gurney in the USAC Championship, finishing fifth at Indy in 1972; two drives for John Surtees in Formula 1; battling his friend and rival David Hobbs on the track and off in Formula 5000.
• Even more variety: three years of off-road adventures in the Baja 1000; rides with the BMW factory team at Sebring and Daytona; and his late career in the IMSA championship with actor Paul Newman and Brian Redman.
• Sam Posey’s racing endeavours spanned 17 seasons, 1965–81, and included a famous victory in 1975 with BMW in the 12 Hours of Sebring. His second career as a TV commentator began at the 1974 Indy 500 and lasted for over 40 years, embracing spells with ABC, Speedvision and NBC. He has written three previous books: Where The Writer Meets The Road (2015, a collection of writings), Playing With Trains (2004, about his passion for model railways) and The Mudge Pond Express (1976, an early autobiography about racing). The front straight at Lime Rock Park — his local race circuit in Connecticut — is named after him, and in 2016 he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has co-authored this book with his son John.

• Publication date: August 2021
• Format: 270x210mm
• Hardback
• Page extent: 160
• Illustration: approximately 175 photos

TopSpeed has announced 1/18 scale resin models of the Action Express Cadillac DPi-V.R entries as they appeared in the 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Please reserve by May 14, 2021 to insure availability.

The spectacular 1/18 scale Art Arfons ‘Green Monster 2’ from Replicarz Exclusives is here. It arrives extremely well packed inside an acrylic case that features a simulated ‘Salt Flats’ base.

A great value for $289.99. Reserve HERE.

Spark Model has announced their first 1/43 scale 2021 Formula One offerings. Seven teams will be produced: Mercedes, Alfa Romeo Sauber, Alpine, Red Bull, AlphaTauri, McLaren and Aston Martin.

Advance Order Deadline: May 10, 2021.

Check out the list HERE!

The latest 1/43 Spark National list is up. It contains 5 US National Series offerings, including George Follmer’s RC Cola Porsche 917-10 in 1973 Laguna Seca Can Am trim (above). All 19 models on the list are to be produced in limited editions of 300. Dealer deadline is May 7.

Due to limited US availability of non-US National Series items, advance orders for these models are required.

The 1/18 scale 2020 Daytona Corvette C8.R and Wynn’s Ford GT shipment arrived this morning. The Corvettes are all spoken for but we still have a handful of Wynn’s Ford GT still available. Shipping begins today!

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Also featured are assorted Le Mans and Formula 1 entries and a selection of cars from the Rallye Monte Carlo over the years (including Esteban Ocon’s Alpine from 2021). Please make your selections by April 21 so we have enough of the ‘hot’ cars and to guarantee that we order that obscure model that only you can appreciate.

You can scroll through the entire list HERE.

by Matt Stone

Get the behind the scenes view of arguably the most iconic automotive movie car and scene in history.
Ask any automotive enthusiast what his or her favorite chase scene to appear in a movie is, and the majority will respond with “Bullitt.” It has made the top 5 in every list covering the best automotive chase scenes in history. But the appeal isn’t just about the chase scene.

Shot entirely on location in picturesque San Francisco in 1968, the movie not only features the historic chase scene but also many outdoor scenes filled with cars and architecture of the period that are filmed in crisp clear color. The movie was the fifth-highest-grossing film for 1968, it was well received by critics, and the chase scene won Franks P. Keller an Oscar for editing.

(Included in the book is a location map showing where scenes were filmed.)

In Bullitt: The Cars and People Behind Steve McQueen, you will get the complete behind the scenes picture of how all the action was coordinated and filmed. Included are the ideas behind the making of the movie, an interview with Director Peter Yates, production stills, and the planning for the scene. Also covered is the cast, the building of the cars used in the film, and the how and why the stunts were choreographed and filmed. To round out the story, an examination of what happened to the cars is included as well as coverage of the multiple Bullitt Edition cars released by Ford after the film, including the latest 2019 edition.

While several books have been published about Steve McQueen, the “King of Cool,” never before has there been a thorough examination of this specific film and these specific cars. This edition is a welcome addition to the library of any McQueen, Mustang, or automotive film history fan.

Hardbound | 7 x 10 inches | 192 pages | 241 color, 65 b/w photos
In Stock Early April !
$42.95 – Reserve your copy HERE!

by Dave Friedman

Ken Miles is one of the most famous sports car racers in history, and his time at Shelby American was the pinnacle of his career. Ride shotgun with Ken Miles through the twists and turns of Sebring, Laguna Seca, Riverside, and Le Mans as seen through the lens of Shelby American photographer Dave Friedman! The hiring of Ken Miles by Carroll Shelby in February 1963 initiated arguably the greatest pairing of driver/owner partnerships in the history of motorsports. Not only did Shelby hire Competition Manager Ken Miles as an accomplished road racer but also Miles brought professionalism, innovation, and a keen attribute of being able to surround himself with budding, talented individuals. The list of race cars that Ken piloted at Shelby American is nearly unrivaled: the Shelby 289 Cobra, 390 Cobra, 427 Cobra, King Cobra, Shelby Daytona, Mustang GT350R, and Ford GT. Ken dominated the 1964 United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) racing season by winning 8 of 10 races to secure the Manufacturers’ Championship. However, it was at Le Mans where Ken Miles became a worldwide household name. The robbery that was the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans is laid out in excruciatingly accurate detail as Ford royalty Carroll Shelby, Carroll Smith, Homer Perry, Leo Beebe, Charlie Agapiou, Bob Negstad, Carroll Smith, and Peter Miles recall the race and the tragedy that followed two months later. Recapture Ken Miles’s career as told by esteemed Shelby American photographer Dave Friedman in this firsthand account titled Ken Miles: The Shelby American Years!

Softbound | 11 x 8.5 inches | 240 pages | 308 b/w & 45 color photos
MAY 2021 RELEASE !
$38.95 – Reserve your copy HERE