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Danny Ongais / Vel’s Parnelli Jones Mustang Funny Car

1/18 scale Diecast by Acme Trading Co..

The Vel’s Parnelli Jones funny car began its life as a ‘69 Barracuda bodied Funny Car which Big John Mazmanian had traded his Willys gasser for. Mazmanian raced it with Danny Ongais behind the wheel. Indy car and off-road racing icon Parnelli Jones bought the ’Cuda Funny Car, and along with partner dealership Vel’s Ford, campaigned it through 1974 with Ongais continuing as driver. Following a fire they switched to a Mustang body more befitting a Ford dealership-sponsored race car. Because of Parnelli’s connection to Firestone, the racer served as a test vehicle for new drag slick designs. When Ongais left in 1974 to go Indy car racing the Funny Car was parked and the dragster was sold. Due to changing technology the car was obsolete by 1975 and went unsold. It sat for many years on display outside a Firestone dealer in Huntington Beach, California. Eventually it made its way back to Parnelli’s shop, occasionally showing up with an exhibit of his race cars. In 2013, it was donated to NHRA Museum, where it is proudly displayed today.

FUTURE RELEASE – FALL 2018 RELEASE PLANNED

ESTIMATED PRODUCTION 996 PIECES

$119.95 – Reserve HERE

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Michael Schumacher Benetton by MINICHAMPS:

Minichamps has announced a selection of Limited Edition 1/18 diecast and 1/43 resin models of the 1992 and 1994 Benetton Fords of Michael Schumacher and teammates, Martin Brundle, JJ Lehto, Jos Verstappen and Johnny Herbert.
The models include a 1/18 diecast of Schumacher’s first GP Victory at Spa in 1992 and a 1/43 scale model of his 1994 Monaco winner.
All models will be produced with driver figures. The 1/18 diecasts will have sealed bodies.
Click HERE for the complete list.
Please reserve by May 22 to insure availability.
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New Enzo Ferrari Bio:

IN STOCK!

ENZO FERRARI:

POWER, POLITICS, AND THE MAKING OF AN AUTOMOTIVE EMPIRE

by Luca Dal Monte       Foreword by Luca di Montezemolo

Until now, no biography has truly captured the entire scope of Enzo Ferrari’s remarkable life and its impact on automobiles, motor racing, and Italian industry and culture. Drawing on more than a decade of original research, author Luca Dal Monte uncovers a wealth of new facts about Ferrari’s origins, ambitions, business practices and private life.

The book revisits all the highlights of Ferrari’s rise to greatness: his driving career in the 1920s; his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s; the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s; and his unprecidented successes building cars for the road and race track in the following decades. But it also examines lesser-known and sometimes hidden aspects of Ferrari’s career, from his earliest failed business ventures to his political dealings with Italy’s Fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders. It also lays bare the internal politics of the Ferrari company and team, both led by a man who manipulated employees, drivers, competitors, and the media with a volitile mixture of brute force, paranoia, and guile. And it sheds new light on Ferrari’s personal relationships with women – most notably his wife Laura and longtime mistress Lina Lardi – as well as the tragic death of one son and the long-unacknowledged birthright of another.

The Ferrari that emerges from these pages is an extremely complex man – one who could be ruthless and unashamedly vulgar, but also unexpectedly vulnerable. But no matter what challenges he faced in business, at home, or on the race track, Ferrari never lost his essential optimism and unwavering faith in himself.

This is the definitive biography of Enzo Ferrari, one that makes previous accounts obsolete. As a native Italian and longtime Ferrari employee, Luca Dal Monte gained access to public and private archives and conducted scores of interviews with members of Ferrari’s inner circle, as well as reviewing the personal papers of Enzo Ferrari and many other insiders.

Hardbound | 954 pages | 100 b&w, 33 color photos

$49.95 – Order HERE

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1/12 and 1/18 Tecnomodel Announcements

Tecnomodel has announced their first 1/12 scale effort; the Ferrari 375 that scored the first two Grand Prix victories for the Scuderia in 1951. Froilan Gonzales’s British Grand Prix winner (seen here) and Alberto Ascari’s German GP winner two weeks later. Each will be produced in Limited Editions of 100 pieces.

Also from Tecnomodel, a series of Ferrari 512 Grand Prix cars from 1965. The John Surtees Dutch GP entry is shown here.

Click HERE for the full list of Tecnomodel future releases. In addition to the Ferraris discussed here, Lancia and Alfa Romeo miniatures are also on the list.

A short window to order, unfortunately. Please reserve by Monday, April 16.