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Post by jager on Jan 14, 2023 5:21:09 GMT -5
Fabulous addition Jerry. I like it in white and think it would lost in amongst the other cars in red, so you made a wise choice.
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Post by JSB33 on Jan 14, 2023 9:57:42 GMT -5
Methinks I like the back more them the front but somehow it works.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Jan 14, 2023 11:23:55 GMT -5
Lovely model! I’ve been tempted by it several times! 😬
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Post by Alfaholic on Jan 14, 2023 22:28:56 GMT -5
Very unusual but a looker indeed.
Do I notice that the right-hand door handle is missing?
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Post by LM24HRS on Jan 16, 2023 2:49:14 GMT -5
Very stylish, I like that one.
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Post by oldirish33 on Jan 17, 2023 12:49:43 GMT -5
I wouldn't have thought that was a Ferrari. Looks great though! It had the widest grille of any Ferrari and it reminds me of a Fiat sedan. Not my favorite part of the car Tom, but agree, the overall package looks great! Fabulous addition Jerry. I like it in white and think it would lost in amongst the other cars in red, so you made a wise choice. Thanks Ian, yes, I have enough red Ferrari's so it makes a good color diversion. I have to admit though, it looks fantastic in silver, its current color. Methinks I like the back more them the front but somehow it works. I am impressed that a 22 year-old designer penned this car. The sloped windscreen and back glass would become Giugario's hallmark. His next big styling hit would be the Alfa Giulietta Sprint (GTV). Lovely model! I’ve been tempted by it several times! 😬 I have enjoyed the Ferrari 250 coach built cars that Matrix has produced. I think the Ferrari 250 series of cars had a major impact, direct or indirect, on racing and GT car design and performance unlike other cars of its time. You should add one to your collection Julio! Very unusual but a looker indeed. Do I notice that the right-hand door handle is missing? Very observant Martin! I didn't notice it came off until I had taken the images. Luckily I was able to find it and glue it back on!  Very stylish, I like that one. Thanks Paul! |
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Post by oldirish33 on Jan 22, 2023 15:43:06 GMT -5
No Tractor - If you drive a 4WD today, you owe this rather obscure race car a debt of gratitude. It pioneered the central 4WD transfer case and with some modification, Land Rover adopted it for their production vehicles. Other manufacturers followed suit and $WD has been developed to what it is today. It was a dream of Harry Ferguson to build a race car and why not jump into the deep end with a F1 car? I have been looking on and off for some time to find a model or kit version of the Ferguson P99 to enhance my F1 collection. This built kit version came up at auction recently for a reasonable price, so now I have what Stirling Moss called the best F1 car he had ever driven in my collection. Ferguson P99 - 1961 British GP - Auto ReplicasFerguson known for its tractors, developed the first 4WD F1 car, the P99. The brainchild of founder Harry Ferguson (a brilliant Ulsterman!), the car was developed for racing by Le Mans winner Tony Rolt and Aston Martin designer Claude Hill. Ferguson was interested in racing as a means to further the cause of 4WD in road cars and was not meant as a serious F1 constructor and/or contender. Still, the car showed promise even though its racing career was limited. Unusual for F1 at the time, the car was a front-engine design which allowed for the front and rear transaxles, prop shafts and transmission, all designed by Ferguson. It was powered by a 1.5L Coventry Climax 4-cyl in F1, but could accept the 2.5L Climax engine in other formulas. The car was sponsored and maintained by the Rob Walker Racing Team and appeared in their colors of blue with a white nose stripe. The car started its racing career in 1961 at the British Empire Trophy but retired with a broken transmission after three laps.  Walker’s second driver Jack Fairman drove the car again at the British GP at Aintree where Walker had also entered their Lotus Climax for Stirling Moss. Moss tried out the Ferguson in the wet Friday practice session, going three seconds a lap faster than his teammate and being the fastest car on the wet track where the 4WD showed its advantage. Dry practice on Thursday set the fastest times and ultimately the qualifying grid for Saturdays race. For the race, Moss decided to drive his familiar Lotus 18 with Fairman in the P99, even though it was a very wet race day. Fairman, who had started 20th was up to 12th before his ignition started cutting out on Lap 12. A stop at the pits for a change of plugs didn’t solve the issue, so he was back in after a few laps, the problem being a lose wire. This dropped him back a couple laps and out of any hopes of contention for the race win. Moss was high as second place and pressing for the lead before his race ended on Lap 45 with no brakes.  After one of Fairmans pit stops, his crew inadvertently push started the car, which was against the rules and resulted in the cars disqualification. Since it was not in serious race contention and the team could use the development laps, Fairman was allowed to keep driving the car. When Moss exited the race, Walker decided to put Moss in the car and he started putting up much faster lap times than his teammate and on par with the race leaders. This prompted a protest by Ferrari which won the race with a 1-2-3 finish and while they were fine with Fairman at the wheel, the race organizers ordered the car to be withdrawn. The shining moment for the P99 would come in the non-championship Olton Gold Cup, where Moss drove the car in the wet and won nine minutes ahead of the closest car, setting a new course record. The last front-engine car to win a F1 race. Sadly, Harry Ferguson never got to see his F1 car run in competition, he died in October 1960.  I believe Auto Replicas is the only model maker (perhaps SMTS?) to make a 1/43 version of the Ferguson. Back in 1984 I was delighted to see the car at the Ulster Folk Museum with a display of Harry Ferguson's inventions, which included his tractor prototype and an airplane. The car was part of the Ferguson Family Museum for a time and now resides with the Rolt family. It gets used in vintage expositions in the UK regularly. 
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Post by reeft1 on Jan 22, 2023 17:25:02 GMT -5
Thats an interesting model.
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Post by Alfaholic on Jan 22, 2023 20:11:16 GMT -5
I'm pleased you could add this one Jerry, it has lots of charm.
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Post by jager on Jan 22, 2023 20:13:54 GMT -5
Nice bit of F1 history Jerry. It makes you wonder why the Ferguson has been ignored by mainstream model makes thus far.
Will you try to replace the tyres, or leave it as is for its historical value?
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Post by Tom on Jan 23, 2023 1:25:17 GMT -5
It is interesting indeed. I never knew that there was a 4WD F1 car.
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Post by oldirish33 on Jan 23, 2023 13:00:17 GMT -5
Thats an interesting model. Glad you think so Paul. it is a F1 car that has long been of interest to me from an engineering aspect. I'm pleased you could add this one Jerry, it has lots of charm. Thanks Martin! Old white metal with patina is like catnip....  Nice bit of F1 history Jerry. It makes you wonder why the Ferguson has been ignored by mainstream model makes thus far. Will you try to replace the tyres, or leave it as is for its historical value? Despite its tie to Stirling Moss and Rob Walker, not enough market pull to warrant production I would guess Ian. Judging by the variants of Lotus and Cooper from that era, they need a subject they can thrash to death to justify the cost? I haven't decided on the tires, but am inclined to leave as is. On the shelf it doesn't look as bad. I may try to sand off the mold line, but tires are glued to wheels and will require a light touch not to break anything. It is interesting indeed. I never knew that there was a 4WD F1 car. It was somewhat of an enigma Tom. It certainly showed enough potential that the Ferguson 4WD technology was purchased by BRM and two Novi roadsters driven by Bobby Unser used the technology at the Indy 500 for two years (Ferguson P104) but did not finish either year. Before 4WD was banned in F1 in 1982, McLaren, Lotus and Matra gave $WD a try in F1. Williams was the last, but a FOCA drive to ban cars with more than four wheels and driven by other than two wheels killed the technology in that form of racing. Of course, we all know what Audi did with it.  |
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Jan 28, 2023 5:46:19 GMT -5
It does seem strange that there is no modern production of the Ferguson. I'd add one. I suppose being a UrQ nut, I'm drawn to anything 4wd really
We do know what Audi did with it. Dominated everything they used it in and other than rallying promptly got banned!
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Post by JSB33 on Jan 28, 2023 8:29:41 GMT -5
Super!
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Post by oldirish33 on Feb 10, 2023 17:19:15 GMT -5
Fifth verse, same as... I really debated adding the 2022 Le Mans winner to my collection. However, recent months with new entries by new manufacturers in the hyper car class makes me think the 2023 race could be something special and will want to add that centenary winner to my Le Mans winners collection. It would be a pity if I left out one car from making my collection of Le Mans winners complete. Toyota GR010 Hybrid - Le Mans Winner 2022 - SparkWhich make would win the 90th edition of Le Mans in 2022 wasn’t in much doubt, it was really a matter of which team car. Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartly and Ryo Hirakawa teamed up in the Toyota/Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid, with Hartley putting the car on pole ahead of their sister car. After changing the lead with their Toyota teammates, the trio in the #8 car held the lead on 274 laps of the 380-lap race. A relatively uneventful race at a dry Le Mans for Toyota, racking up their 5th consecutive Le Mans win.   Did you know that all the cars racing at Le Mans in 2022 were using a renewable fuel made by Total, which was made from wine residue? Now that's a biofuel I can get behind!
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