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Post by JSB33 on Sept 17, 2023 5:54:32 GMT -5
Excellence squared.
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Post by oldirish33 on Sept 18, 2023 11:07:34 GMT -5
I could easily see that ending up here too, for the same reasons. Fantastic model of a fantastic car! Being an early Stratos, first competition, it would be a great add to your collection Tom! Hey, I thought I was the only Stratos-tragic around here  . Coincidently I just ordered this one 2 days ago, having initially decided not to add it when it was first announced. The recent delivery of a few Spark Stratos (yet to be shown) has convinced me otherwise. This one is also important as it is an early car. You and I may just need to set up a Munari/Lancia fanzone on the Forum  . Okay Martin, I will let you be more tragic than me. You will like this one when you get it! Posting all the Munari rally cars would be great, but why stop there? His race cars like the TF winning Ferrari would be great too!  Count me as a Stratos fan!  Great looking model! You have been counted Julio! Thanks Paul! Something about the Stratos and the early car is very nice. Martin's comment about Stratos-tragic got me wondering - turns out i have 7 including a couple of Munari cars There you go! Good thing they arent as plentiful as Quatros eh? I'm at that same point, and a couple of Munari cars too. He was a great rally and racing talent! Quote: It made me reminisce about putting the decals on my first Solido Stratos alomost 50 years ago. Me too Jerry, I also have a couple of Solido Stratos' that I bought new (plus others). I always found it quite difficult to place the decals on the models correctly not helped by me being a bit clumsy and impatient. Nice Munari car, he was an excellent driver. I think that is where I may have learned basic decal application Paul. Its somewhat funny that back then I enjoyed placing the decals on those Solidos, even if some did get put on in the wrong place due to a lack of instructions. Ones like on the Pozzi TdF Ferari Daytona were a particular challenge. Didn't know about decal setting solution back in those days. Looks great Jerry, and a perfect partner for your Lancia transporter. Thanks Ian! Yes sir! |
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Post by oldirish33 on Oct 3, 2023 11:16:14 GMT -5
Shooting Star - I didn't know a great deal about Eugenio Castellotti until I recently bought this biography of the Italian star, his relatively short rise to prominence as a member of the Lancia and Ferrari factory teams, and his brief but successful racing career. I didn't realize how over a relatively short six year span he went from unknown to Italian hero, with talent on par with his teammates, the top racing names of the day. His popularity in Italy was on a scale that would rival some of the biggest sports figures and pop stars of today. Yet, like any shooting star, his flame burned out too early, a victim in early 1957 of a testing accident in the new Ferrari F1 car. The book made me look at my collection for Castellotti driven cars and an internet search for more. Lucky timing turned up this gem, the Ferrari from his most famous win, the 1956 Mille Miglia. The bonus for me was that it was built by Ian Burkinshaw, who built models for the Jaguar Model Club, of which I have a number in my collection  Ferrari 290 MM - Mille Miglia, 1956 Winner - BBRA total of 426 cars in 13 classes were entered for the 23rd Mille Miglia held in April 1956. Dry weather gave way to heavy rain early and the rain and slick roads took their toll on many drivers and machines. This car (Ch.#0616MM) was one of four cars built by Ferrari for the 1956 Mille Miglia. Two 860 Monzas and two 290 MMs. Eugenio Castellotti drove a fantastic race solo and took an epic win for Ferrari. Ferrari occupied the first four places, with Collins and Musso in 2nd and 3rd in the 860 Monzas and Juan Manue Fangio fourth in the other 290 MM.  It was the sixth Mille Miglia for Castellotti, his first being in 1951, which was only his second race! Castelletti made a name for himself in Italian and international sports car racing, earning a Lancia factory drive in 1954, alongside his mentor Alberto Ascari. He would drive sports cars for Lancia, not getting his first F1 start until 1955. The reliability of the cars cost him any chance of winning in F1 with Lancia and then with Ferrari in 1956. In addition to the Mille Miglia, he did win Sebring with Fangio in 1956 and the pair finished 3rd at the Nürburgring 1000 Km. Sadly, he died while testing a new F1 car for Ferrari at Modena in 1957.  Castellotti had great respect and admiration for Juan Manuel Fangio. Even though he was the junior member of the Ferrari F1 and sportscar teams, he was often the quickest. His ability to win F1 races was hampered by poor reliability, and team orders that caused him to cede positions to Fangio so that he could score maximum Championship points on his way to winning a World Championship in 1956. His willingness to obey team orders and driving ability quickly endeared him to his older teammate. 
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Post by 105epaul on Oct 3, 2023 11:41:57 GMT -5
Nice model, well it is a BBR after all. I may have the somewhat cheaper Best/Art Model version but not too sure. Castellotti was a very good driver, the win in the 1956 Mille Miglia proves that. Sadly those times were very dangerous for drivers and the annual death toll was dreadful.
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Post by Tom on Oct 3, 2023 11:43:12 GMT -5
Beautiful car, fantastic model with a great back story. What's not to love?
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Post by reeft1 on Oct 3, 2023 17:03:08 GMT -5
I have a partswork version and that stunner knocks mine into a cocked hat. Based on this I need to do an upgrade.
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Post by Alfaholic on Oct 3, 2023 22:35:11 GMT -5
Castellotti is a name that comes up in my reading often. Along with many of the other Italian drivers whose flame burned for a short time, he is a favourite. You have made me realise that I only have one of his cars in my collection. That's just not good enough!
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Post by jager on Oct 4, 2023 8:17:43 GMT -5
I also a fan of Castellotti as I've mentioned before on the forum. I have only one model of his, his 1955 Le Mans Ferrari which is featured in this period pre-race picture.   The 1956 Mille Miglia winner looks excellent and is a fine way to remember Castellotti's achievements. |
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Post by oldirish33 on Oct 8, 2023 11:58:12 GMT -5
Nice model, well it is a BBR after all. I may have the somewhat cheaper Best/Art Model version but not too sure. Castellotti was a very good driver, the win in the 1956 Mille Miglia proves that. Sadly those times were very dangerous for drivers and the annual death toll was dreadful. Thanks Paul! Yes, the BBR version is a bit better than the Art Model version I pictured it with, yet I am very happy with the quality of the Art Model model of the car. A bit of detailing could really elevate it further. The fact that Fangio would choose Castellotti to co-driver with speaks volume of the acknowledgement by the master of the younger drivers talent. While Ferrari never accepted culpability for Castellotti's testing accident, it is widely believed failure of an Engelbert tire which Ferrari insisted on using despite their poor reputation, was the root cause. Beautiful car, fantastic model with a great back story. What's not to love? Thanks Tom! I have a partswork version and that stunner knocks mine into a cocked hat. Based on this I need to do an upgrade. They are out there Paul. This one cost me about the same as a new Looksmart. Castellotti is a name that comes up in my reading often. Along with many of the other Italian drivers whose flame burned for a short time, he is a favourite. You have made me realise that I only have one of his cars in my collection. That's just not good enough! Taking stock of how few of his cars I had in my collection led me to this Martin. Caution! Doing the same could cost you money! I also a fan of Castellotti as I've mentioned before on the forum. I have only one model of his, his 1955 Le Mans Ferrari which is featured in this period pre-race picture. The 1956 Mille Miglia winner looks excellent and is a fine way to remember Castellotti's achievements. I have the sister cars to that one, but not the #4 car. I do have his Dundrod, Targa Florio and Sebring winning car, so I think other than maybe a F1 drive, I am now pretty well set with Castellotti cars. |
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Post by oldirish33 on Oct 16, 2023 13:12:13 GMT -5
Tre Cavalli - Here I go again with more Ferrari's! Two of the models I recently acquired are variations of the 250 GT Coupes, which make up a sizeable sunset in my collection now. The first model has been seen on the forum before, I was just happy to be able to add one and provide a bit more history to the beautiful Zagato bodied car. The second model is one I admit I bought for the livery. Its full history is still a bit of a mystery to me, like who was Club Yellow Magic? The third is perhaps one of my favorites in the collection. It was made by the skilled hands of Rodney Rawlings (fortythird) and is a testament to the brilliant work he has done building top end kits. I am also very pleased and feel privileged to have another one of his models in my collection.
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta TdF Zagato (GTZ) - Edicola
Of the seventy-seven 250 GT Tour de France cars produced by Ferrari, all but five were bodied by Scagliettiu from the Pinin Farina design. Those five cars like this one (Ch. #0515GT) were bodied by Zagato and were lighter than their other TdF sisters.. Like this one, three of those cars would be made with the Zagato double Bubble roof. Built to the specifications of Milan racer Vladimiro Galluzzi for use both on track, as well as shown at concours, the result this beautiful coupe.
Galluzzi took delivery of the car in early 1956, immediately entering it in competition, taking 3rd overall and a class win in its first race. He would continue to race and show the car before selling it to Scuderia Ambroeus in 1957, where despite an accident, it finished 5th in class on the Circuit of Sicily. Sold on again, it was raced successfully (mostly hill climbs until 1959 when it was sold on to noted American Ferrari owner and restorer Ed Niles, who owned the car at least three times. After a number of owners, it was restored by Niles in 1983 and reunited with its original engine.
There are only a couple of kits that I know of this rare Ferrari and was delighted when I learned that Edicola was making a PW version. Unfortunately, they didn't fully do their homework. The real car is dark blue, but has a off white rather than silver roof. One of the Zagato bodied cars did have a silver roof over a black body. That car ran on the Mille Miglia and won its class. Will this one get repainted?
Ferrari 355 GT - Daytona 24 Hours, 2000 - Altaya
Ferrari created the 355 Challenge in 1995 to be used in the Ferrari Challenge Series. While Ferrari increasingly added more racing bits to the Challenge cars, they were not fully developed to their racing potential, as Ferrari was preoccupied with other racing projects. This left it to private teams to build a GT3 version, using the F355 and its 3.5L V8 engine as a basis, up rated to 430 BHP. F355 GTs ran in GT Championships in the UK, Europe, Japan and North America. This car (Ch. #ZFFPA41B000101280) ran at the Daytona 24-Hours in 2000 & 2001.
Club Yellow Magic entered this F355 which they had been racing at select events in the All Japan GT Championship (1998-2001). When the Rolex Grand Am Sports Car Series included the Daytona 24-Hours in 2000, the car was entered with Anders Olofsson, Toshio Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Takahashi and Van Hanson driving. They qualified 38th overall and 13th in GTU. Their race ended in the 14th hour after 164 laps due to fuel system failure. The following year at Daytona, the team took the car to 30th overall and 17th in the GT class.
There was a Yellow Magic Orchestra in Japan, which had a big following. One of the band members was Yukihiro Takahashi, perhaps some relation to Tsuyoshi Takahashi that drove the car? Hard to say, its a popular surname in Japan. If anyone has any further insight into Club Yellow Magic, please let me know.
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Scaglietti TdF - Tour de France, 1957 - AMR built by Rodney Rawlings
Ferrari built fourteen of these Scaglietti designed alloy bodied cars known as Series 1 (with no-louvres) 250 GT's for racing and rallying. This car (Ch# 0563GT) was leased to French industrialist Jacques Peron, who raced and rallied the car until 1958. Run on the Tour de France Auto twice in 1956 and 57, in 1956 it placed 8th overall and in 1957, it finished 5th overall with Georges Burggraff co-driving. While he had the car, Peron entered the car at the Reims 12-hr, Pau 3-Hr and GP Paris, along with several lesser races and rallies. In 1958 the car was returned to the factory and sold off to America where it has remained since.
Besides being a superb modeler, Rodney is a great guy (even if he is a Triumph owner ). If you get a chance to buy one of his pieces, I would strongly encourage you to jump at the chance! This model came to me under somewhat tragic circumstances. Rodney had sent me a couple of other Ferrari models, which ended up being destroyed by postal carriers on one side of the Atlantic or both. Rodney immediately offered up a couple of models (including this one) as replacements, for which I am very grateful! While I had a BBR version of this model, it had been rudely treated in a former life and this is a much, much superior example and very welcome in the collection for multiple reasons. Thanks again Rodney!
Some day when I think I have it fully understood and sorted, I will do a pictorial on the different Tour de France versions (1956-1959). I think I now have one of each "production" version.
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Post by Tom on Oct 16, 2023 14:05:29 GMT -5
Amazing set! It won't be a surprise that I prefer the two older cars... both real beauties. Rodney has done an amazing job on the kit, shame the other two were destroyed.  |
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Post by reeft1 on Oct 16, 2023 14:14:50 GMT -5
Superb!! Right up my street. Talking of TdF Ferrari’s, i saw my first ever F12 TdF in London last week but was too slow to get a picture. Sounded superb.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Oct 16, 2023 15:03:30 GMT -5
Gee! What a huge difference a proper set of wheels do! 🖤
Great looking models, especially that gorgeous 250 by Zagato!
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Post by Alfaholic on Oct 16, 2023 19:16:52 GMT -5
All three would be welcome here. The two PWS are very good (roof colour on the Zagato notwithstanding). There is such a huge variety of Ferrari PWs these days, but so little time (and money) . |
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Oct 17, 2023 2:16:02 GMT -5
I'll join the chorus here, all are great and haven't PW models come a long way. Like Tom i prefer the two older cars with the Zagato 250 being my favourite.
I really should get into building these 43rd kits
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. Coincidently I just ordered this one 2 days ago, having initially decided not to add it when it was first announced. The recent delivery of a few Spark Stratos (yet to be shown) has convinced me otherwise. This one is also important as it is an early car. You and I may just need to set up a Munari/Lancia fanzone on the Forum 
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