50 Years Ago: The Eagle Flies

Thursday’s Email Update paid tribute to two great American racers and their victories – six years apart – at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps.

On June 18, 1967, 50 years ago this weekend, Dan Gurney and the Eagle won the Belgian GP, becoming the first American car/driver combination to win a Grand Prix since Jimmy Murphy and Duesenberg won the 1921 French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Six years earlier, also on June 18, Phil Hill led a Ferrari 1-2-3-4 finish in the 1961 Belgian GP on his way to becoming America’s first Formula One World Champion.

Both victories were subjects of Limited Edition prints published by The Motorsport Collector many years ago. Signed copies of both are still available.

Click HERE for further information.

Coming Soon: Shelby Mustang GT350 by Chuck Cantwell

From David Bull Publishing

My Years Designing, Testing and Racing Carroll’s Legendary Mustangs

by Chuck Cantwell with Greg Kolasa

When Shelby hired Chuck from General Motors, he got more than an experienced project engineer. He also got an accomplished driver, a three-time SCCA Division class champion in cars that he prepared himself. That background helped Chuck engineer solutions for the Mustang and accurately evaluate them, even in competition. The Shelby GT350 won the SCCA’s B- Production National Championship three years in a row, and Ford won two consecutive Trans-Am Manufacturers Championships in Mustangs prepared and campaigned by Shelby American.

On a subject as popular as the Shelby Mustang GT350 fresh, definitive information is hard to come by, but that is exactly what Chuck provides. He shares fresh technical details, never-before-heard anecdotes, and corrects popular misconceptions about the GT350’s origins and development. Chuck also covers his work on later cars like the GT500, as well as his critical role with the Shelby racing team in the Trans-Am series. And his month-by-month narrative is supported by scores of photographs (including many rare images from his own collection and those of other Shelby insiders) as well as technical drawings and company memos. Additional background information, data, and details are provided by co-author Greg Kolasa, an automotive historian who has spent decades researching and writing about Carroll Shelby’s cars.

Shelby Mustang GT350 is a vivid, fact-filled account of how the man Carroll Shelby dubbed “Mr. GT350” led the effort to create an American automotive legend. It’s precisely the book that Shelby Mustang owners and other enthusiasts have been waiting for.

Available late June.

$49.95  – Reserve your copy HERE

1/18 scale Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312 T3 from LookSmart

Headlining today’s Email Update is LookSmart’s forthcoming 1/18 scale replica of the #12 Ferrari 312 T3 that carried Gilles Villeneuve to his first Grand Prix victory in his home town of Montreal in 1978.

Accepting orders for Fall 2017 delivery HERE.

Click HERE for today’s Email Update.

COMING NEXT WEEK:

1/18 scale Minichamps – #49 Porsche 906K – Vogele / Siffert – Sebring 1966. $195.00 – Reserve HERE.

Have a great weekend!

– Paul

 

1/18 Daytona winning Brumos Porsche Carrera RSR:

GT Spirit has announced a 1/18 scale resin Limited Edition (1250) model of the iconic Peter Gregg / Hurley Haywood 1973 24 Hours of Daytona winning #59 Brumos Porsche Carrera RSR for release later this summer.
It’s the first time we’ve offered a model by GT Spirit. With an amazing retail price of just $139.95 for such a classic car, how could we not?
Reserve HERE

Coming Next Week:

Spark’s 1/43 scale #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 HY 2016 Le Mans winner and Nico Rosberg Abu Dhabi Special Edition Mercedes lead the list of next week’s new arrivals from Spark and TSM Model.

Check everything out HERE.

Spark Model – The Latest Announcements!

The latest 1/43 scale Announcements from Spark Model feature some very exciting historic and current racing cars, including the 1969 Indy 500 Eagle ‘Santa Ana’ driven to a second place finish by Dan Gurney (above), Ronnie Peterson’s ‘Tea Table’ March 711, recent Dakar, WRC and WRX machines and a great selection of vintage Formula One and Le Mans entries.

Click HERE for the complete list. Please reserve by June 12 to guarantee availability.