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David Tremayne’s acclaimed biography of Jochen Rindt was first published in 2010 and now, on the 50th anniversary of the Austrian’s death, Evro has revived Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King of Formula 1 in paperback form. 

Rindt was widely acknowledged as the fastest man in Formula 1 by the time he reached his peak in 1970, when he tragically lost his life at Monza in Italy, four races before the end of the season. Such was his pre-eminence that year that no rival could overhaul his points total and he became the sport’s only posthumous World Champion. 

As his close friend Jackie Stewart observed in this book’s foreword, ‘David Tremayne is a wonderful writer who has done Jochen great justice in the words that he has chosen to depict a remarkable man and a remarkable career.’

Priced at just $19.99, Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King of Formula 1 is highly recommended for anyone interested in motor racing history. 

The book has just arrived in the US and should be in our hands in a few days. Click HERE to reserve your copy.

It’s been a pretty good Friday so far. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway just announced that they have been allowed to invite 10,000 spectators to the Harvest Grand Prix weekend in two weeks time, allowing many of us to extend our ‘streaks’ with the new description of having attended “an Indy Car race at IMS” for (fill in the number here) straight years after being denied 500 access for the first time in history.

We also have the latest new product announcements from Tecnomodel, an interesting selection of 1966 Ferrari 312 F1 Grand Prix cars and 1953 250MM Vingale Coupes, the 1924 Le Mans winning Bentley 3L, and the stunning McLaren Speedtail as unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Auto Show.

You can check out the entire list HERE.

All the new Tecnomodel offerings are Limited Editions, with availability ranging from 120 to just 50 pieces. Please make your selections in the next few days so we can make sure we get to them before the rest of the world snaps them up. 

Spark Model has announced they will produce a 1/18 replica of the distinctive high air-box Ligier JS5 as it appeared in the inaugural Formula 1 Long Beach Grand Prix in 1976.

I will never forget the glorious scream of the Matra V12 engine echoing through downtown Long Beach as Jacques Lafitte blasted down Ocean Boulevard in that Ligier!

$199.00 – Reserve HERE.

TopSpeed will produce the #85 Wynn’s Ford GT in 1/18 scale for release in late 2020 / early 2021. The distinctive livery and dramatic story of Keating Motorsport’s entry made it the most popular car at Le Mans in 2019.

$185.00 – Reserve HERE

Check out the models from yesterday’s BBR shipment along with the latest book and model arrivals HERE!

Spark will produce a series of 2020 Formula 1 cars in 1/18 and 1/43 scale as raced during the four rounds contested at Red Bull Ring and Silverstone. We’ve added both lists (along with a list of 1/43 Spark Road Cars) to the New Model Announcement section at Motorsport Collector.com.

Please reserve by August 27.

The latest ‘coming soon’ list from Spark contains nearly 60 1/43 scale race and rally cars, with some interesting new items – like the Mike Downs Group 44 Triumph GT6 from the 1969 Runoffs (seen above) along with additional production of some significant Porsche racing cars – including the Lowenbrau Porsche 962 in 1987 Daytona winning trim, a mix of Formula One and Le Mans racers and Monte Carlo Rally participants.

Dan Gurney’s 1967 Race of Champions winning Eagle along with several other models have appeared on earlier lists, suggesting that this is ‘last call’.

You can check everything out HERE. Our orders have to be in by August 21, so let us know your picks asap.

Check back tomorrow for some 2020 Spark Formula One news.

Several standouts from yesterday’s shipment of 1/43 scale Spark Model, including Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes – AMG Petronas W10 in 2019 German GP livery, Sir Jack Brabham’s 1966 Dutch GP winning BT19 and a BMW 3.0 CSL driven by Jacky Ickx and James Hunt to a second place finish in the 1973 Paul Ricard 6 Hour.

Also landing yesterday, BBR’s stunning 1/18 scale die cast (resin) Ferrari SF90 driven by Charles Leclerc to his first career Grand Prix victory in the 2019 Belgian GP at Spa along with Sebastian Vettel’s SF90, also in 2019 Belgian GP trim.

Lots of other new ‘stuff’ expected to arrive in the next week or so. Check the Latest Arrivals page for information on the latest shipments of new and restocked books and models.

Due to the changes in our traveling schedule, we will be open the next three Saturdays (August 8, 15 and 22) from 10 am to 3pm.

Stop by and check things out. Masks optional and available at the door.