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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:09:38 GMT -5
Under intense pressure from Martin et al here is the new worthy addition to the collection. I sold the Vidali Audi, I have the Michelle Mouton one anyway.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:11:12 GMT -5
A new addition:- Nancy Mitchell. Nancy Mitchell was better known for her success with the MG marque but I really fancied building this TR3 that she drove in the 1957 Mille Miglia. I spent quite some time researching the colour for the model which was apparently Beige. Sources included Stephen Roff of K&R, the Triumph Owners Club, my friend Rodney Rawlings (a serial Triumph owner) and various websites. This old photo was not particularly helpful and interestingly shows a different number being applied to the car. I decided to go with this photo of an English car as opposed to various American interpretations. My local paint gurus, Griff and Bernie knocked up a Spray can for me and I look forward to the result. www.facebook.com/griffittiltd/
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:12:41 GMT -5
Just arrived today. Maria Teresa de Filippis. A nice Bang model of the Maserati A6 GCS that she drove to an impressive 10th place in the 1955 Giro di Sicilia. Following is a brief account of her career. Petite and independent - she gave the domineering Enzo Ferrari the flick in favour of Maserati - Maria Theresa de Filippis contested all of Italy's gruelling sportscar races - Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Coppa d'Oro delle Dolimiti, Giro di Sicilia and Pescara 12 Hours - and scored several class wins before becoming the first woman to start a world championship grand prix. That occurred at Spa-Francorchamps on June 15 1958 (pictured below) She qualified last in her privateer Maserati 250F - a bitsa with a chequered past - and finished 10th, two laps behind the victorious Vanwall of Tony Brooks. Born to a wealthy family in Naples on November 11 1926, de Filippis was dared to swap horses for horsepower in the late 1940s by her three brothers - and was supported by her aristocratic industrialist father once she had won their bet, with obvious panache, and caught the bug. Impressive performances in increasingly powerful sportscars - from BMW bike-engined Urania and 750cc Giaur-Fiat to 1100cc OSCA - caught the eye of GP driver Luigi Musso, who convinced her to graduate to a two-litre Maserati for 1955. The following year she finished second in a support race at the Naples GP despite starting from the back having missed practice. Her Formula 1 car of 1958 was uncompetitive in comparison and demanded a physicality she struggled to muster. Having finished a distant fifth in the non-championship Syracuse GP, she failed to qualify in Monaco but was far from disgraced: among the nine drivers slower was Bernie Ecclestone in a Connaught. She did not lack bravery - Juan Manuel Fangio feared for her safety and urged caution. During practice for the Portuguese GP at Oporto, she wrapped her 250F around a lamppost then jumped into a borrowed car for the race. It retired early because of an engine problem. Her final GP start, at Monza, resulted in a late retirement because of engine failure. Musso had been killed at Reims in July and de Filippis was taken under the wing of Jean Behra. The plan for 1959 was for her to drive the Formula 2 Porsche-based single-seater that the Frenchman had commissioned from engineer Valerio Colotti in Modena. It made its debut in Monaco, where de Filippis again failed to qualify although she was faster than reserve driver Edgar Barth. Her next outing was to have been at Avus in August, but Behra, recently sacked by Ferrari, took the drive at de Filippis' behest and was killed when he skidded over the lip of the track's notorious brick banking. This was one tragedy too many for the woman who also numbered the late Peter Collins and Alfonso 'Fon' de Portago among her friends. Marriage and children soon followed and she never raced again. Here she is pictured with another Maserati enthusiast.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:13:57 GMT -5
New Addition, Ewy RosqvistAn excellent Atlas model of her Volvo PV544 from the 1962 Monte Carlo Rally with co-driver Ursula Wirth (spot the spotlight error!). Thanks to Tom for pointing this model out to me. I bought it directly from Ticko Racing in Sweden after searching online. The Volvo posed for a probable promotional shot. Ewy Jönsson was born in 1929 in Stora Herrestads in Sweden as the only daughter in a farming family of five children. After attending an agricultural school, she became a veterinary assistant. In her work Jönsson had to drive a car, regularly visiting many farms each day. It was then her interest in (fast) driving was born, and after a while she started recording lap times between the different farms. Both Ewy (now with the surname Rosqvist after her marriage with Yngve Rosqvist) and her husband became members of the Royal Automobile Club, in the beginning with her husband doing most of the driving, with his wife as a co-driver. After the Automobile Club expressed their interest in her, Ewy Rosqvist started competing as a driver as well Ewy Rosqvist was quick to become a competitive racer, and after a while she was one of Europe's best female drivers. In 1960, she signed as a factory driver for Volvo. Two years later, Mercedes Benz bought out her contract, starting her international career in earnest. During her most intense years of competition, she could have as much as 280 travel days away from home. She won the European Championship in 1959, 1960 and 1961, the latter shared with Pat Moss. She won the ladies' classification in Midnattssolsrallyt ("Rally to the Midnight Sun", now called Rally Sweden) from 1959 to 1962. In 1962, Ewy Rosqvist successfully participated in the Argentine Turismo Standard Grand Prix (as the first female) she drove a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE with Ursula Wirth co-driving. The duo won all six stages and also set a new speed record for the race. In 1961 the average speed of the winner was 121 km/h, Rosqvist's average in 1962 was almost 127 km/h. In the following years, Rosqvist placed second and third (in 1963 and 1964 respectively) in the Argentine GP, as well as victories in the 2.5-litre class in both the Monte Carlo Rally and on the Nürburgring. She also participated successfully in the Acropolis and Spa-Sofia-Liège rallies. Ewy (right) and Ursula celebrating their Argentinian triumph.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:16:13 GMT -5
When this came up on eBay I got somewhat excited only to find that I could not buy it from the UK! Nor even would they sell it to my good friend Andrew who owns MIMODELS in Canada! What to do? - Messaged another friend, from Pennsylvania Alex_W who responded instantly and bought it for me! He has it ready to ship although he would quite like to keep it as it is as rare as rocking horse droppings. Thanks Alex and Scale143.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:17:35 GMT -5
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:19:46 GMT -5
Danica Patrick Just arrived from USA curtesy of Alex_W, thanks Mate! Much better than the previous incumbent.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:21:26 GMT -5
Two more photos.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:22:47 GMT -5
Jutta KleinschmidtWatch this space. She studied physics at Isny Polytech then worked in Research and Development at BMW. She raced in her first Paris Dakar Rally in 1988 on a BMW motorcycle. In 1994, she switched to driving a car and, in 1997, became the first woman to win a stage of the Rally. The following year, she was on the podium and, in 2001, she became the first woman to win the Rally. As well as the win she finished 5th twice, 3rd twice and second in 2002.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:24:33 GMT -5
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:26:08 GMT -5
Jamie ChadwickSoon to be a standout addition to the collection. Jamie has just won the W championship for the second time but also was the first female and youngest winner of the British GT championship in 2015 aged 17. She was also a class winner in the 2019 Nurburgring 24hr race in an Aston Martin Vantage. She is currently a development driver with Williams and has already gained points towards her F1 super license. Pursing the sister car at Nurburgring. Spark SG534
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:27:08 GMT -5
Patsy BurtDuring a long and varied career, Patsy Burt won many British national-level competitions, and was the first female driver ever to win the Brighton Speed Trials and the RAC National Sprint Championship. Her run at Brighton in 1968 set a new outright course record, which went unbeaten until 1975. She was also, in 1961, the first British driver of either sex to participate in a full season of the European Mountain Championship. For nearly three decades, Patsy Burt's powder-blue racing cars were a familiar sight, usually placed well up the leader board, at most British hillclimb and sprint races. Initially her driving was restricted to rallying and driving tests, through which she eventually earned works drives for a number of manufacturers including BMC, Triumph and Ford. However, it was not long before she also began to take part in circuit races, and she worked her way up from her Javelin firstly to a Jaguar XK120, and then an Aston Martin DB2/4. It was while driving the Aston at Goodwood in 1955 that she overheard a male spectator's comment that she would later cite as a major motivating factor in her future career: "Look, a woman driving. Oh, what a waste of a beautiful motor car". Her 42 outright victories and nearly 100 national, international, and ladies' records make Patsy Burt one of the most successful British female racing drivers of all time. Her achievements earned her membership of the British Racing Drivers' Club, an institution few women are ever invited to join. (Wikipedia) Aston Martin DB2/4 1955 RAC Rally. A lovely model from MIMODELS www.mimodels.com/catalog/index.phpArrived yesterday.
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:31:45 GMT -5
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:32:57 GMT -5
I would add this one “like a dang” (as we say in Cornwall) but am also searching all three drivers. Thanks Ian
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Post by Stewart on Apr 12, 2022 13:34:18 GMT -5
Prompted by Jager this is the latest addition Anne Charlotte Verney An absolutely superb model by PREMIUMX. Who are they? The packaging is first class and the whole presentation is redolent of MINICHAMPS I will post more photos later.
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