oldirish33
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 11, 2022 20:26:27 GMT -5
Interesting car and nice background on a driver not well known in the West. Great looking model!
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 12, 2022 10:10:01 GMT -5
I like the unusual colour of that Honda! Cool looking model!  |
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Post by jager on Apr 12, 2022 22:12:35 GMT -5
'Slow' and steady wins the race- or at least a pretty good position in a diminishing field of cars. I like this a lot, pleasant reprieve from the onslaught of Ferraris. I guess the "onslaught of Ferraris" wouldn't have been so bad if Martin didn't have so many to show as well. Anyway, the Honda is something different, so adds to the diversity in my collection. I'll politely disagree with your first statement Ian......  The Honda looks good in that livery. Another LM car that had slipped from my mind. When are you changing your name to Ferrariholic Martin ? Interesting car and nice background on a driver not well known in the West. Great looking model! I agree Jerry. Considering how long Kuni-san drove for, he's not that well known. I was surprised to find I have 7 of his cars in my collection that I hadn't really joined the dots on before. I like the unusual colour of that Honda! Cool looking model!  It is a bit of an unusual colour Julio, and certainly more interesting that the red NSX's that came before it. |
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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 14, 2022 0:48:12 GMT -5
I'll politely disagree with your first statement Ian...... The Honda looks good in that livery. Another LM car that had slipped from my mind. When are you changing your name to Ferrariholic Martin ? I think my most recent post will confirm that the Alfaholic name is staying Ian. I'm pretty sure no one else has a 146 in their collection.  |
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Post by jager on Apr 18, 2022 2:26:16 GMT -5
My recent source of Redline and Tecnomodel Ferrari's also informed me he had a few surplus Spark & Bizarre models, so it proved an opportunity to fill a few gaps in my collection, one of which was this 2002 Cadillac. In 2000, Cadillac returned to Le Mans 50 years after their previous participation in 1950. The three year program was also a build up to Cadillac’s 100th birthday in 2002. However, its three-year bid to win at Le Mans turned into three disjointed one-year bids which never brought the results its desirted. Following two years of development of the Northstar V8 engine, Cadillac used 2002 to debut their new custom-built chassis. While the 2000 and 2001 cars had been designed anb built by Riley & Scott, the new 2002 Northstar LMP02 was an in-house project designed under the direction of GM Racing by Nigel Stroud and assembled at the team's headquarters near Atlanta. While the new car retained some of the aerodynamic features of the previous car, the new car featured a much more angular design. Among the most noticeable features was the use of a raised footbox in the nose, allowing for a large air intake in the center. This meant the sylised grill seen on the two previous cars disappeared. In the engine department, the Northstar V8 was slightly altered, with the use of new Garrett turbochargers replacing the IHI units. Three new chassis were built for 2002, two race cars and a spare chassis. At Le Mans, the Cadillac showed its speed in qualifying. The #7 car shown here driven by Emmanuel Collard, Eric Bernard and J.J. Lehto took 8th on the grid, while the sister #6 car qualified two behind.  For the race itself, the #7 Cadillac LMP02 showed its potential, jumping from 8th to 5th place by the end of the first hour. However, problems in the second hour saw it tumble down to 42nd position. However, by the end of quarter distance, it had fought back to 18th position and at half distance it was up to 14th position. Between the 14th and 18th hour the #8 Cadillac ran in 10th position, before fading in the final six hours of the race, ironically losing 11th position in the 22nd hour to the #63 Corvette. The sister car came home a disappointing 9th place after also experiencing electrical problems.Perhaps these poor results contributed to GM’s decision in late 2002 to end the Cadillac program and concentrate on their efforts solely on the more successful Chevrolet Corvette program.   Car : 2002 #7 Cadillac LMP-02Team : Team Cadillac Drivers : Emmanuel Collard (F)/ Eric Bernard (F)/ J.J. Lehto (SF) Qualifying : 8th Result : 12th Model : Spark (SCCN08) |
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Post by JSB33 on Apr 18, 2022 2:31:23 GMT -5
Like everything GM takes on, they start with great plans and end with a whimper and a lot of what could have been. But at least they created a great looking race car and dumped a ton of money into the sport.
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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 18, 2022 6:00:18 GMT -5
I like the mis-matched stripes on each side of the car.
With the new Hypercar/LMDh rules, could we see Cadillac back at La Sarthe in the comunfpg years.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 18, 2022 9:07:34 GMT -5
That looks very cool, indeed!  |
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 18, 2022 9:45:26 GMT -5
It was a very good looking car with lots of promise. I wonder if Cadillac had turned their focus to a younger segment of buyers sooner, if they would have kept up the racing program? They certainly are back into it now in IMSA. Nice add!
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Post by Tom on Apr 18, 2022 11:31:55 GMT -5
I've always thought these were great-looking cars. Nice add!
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Post by jager on Apr 19, 2022 6:01:46 GMT -5
Like everything GM takes on, they start with great plans and end with a whimper and a lot of what could have been. But at least they created a great looking race car and dumped a ton of money into the sport. It was good while it lasted Jeff. Despite the stillborn Cadillac program, at least GM has been solidly behind the Corvette program, so for that I tip my hat to them. I like the mis-matched stripes on each side of the car. With the new Hypercar/LMDh rules, could we see Cadillac back at La Sarthe in the comunfpg years. I'm surprised we haven't seen Cadillac back at Le Mans in the last couple of years MArtin, but I guess it comes down to their plans to sell road cars and they probably have more realistic aspirations about the European market than they had in the past. That looks very cool, indeed!  It makes a pleasant change from all the Audi's that dominated this era Julio, so from a display perspective its a welcome addition just for that reason. It was a very good looking car with lots of promise. I wonder if Cadillac had turned their focus to a younger segment of buyers sooner, if they would have kept up the racing program? They certainly are back into it now in IMSA. Nice add! I wonder what the average age of a Cadillac buyer is these days Jerry. I'm sure the Le Mans program helped lower that for a while. I've always thought these were great-looking cars. Nice add! If the race were decided on looks alone then the Cadillac would surely have scored a place on the podium Tom. As I indicated above, it makes a nice change from all the Audi R8's.
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Post by jager on Apr 19, 2022 18:45:07 GMT -5
The Bristol 450 coupes first appeared at the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1953 and stood out with their teardrop styling that carried over from Bristol’s aeroplane business. Using its aircraft expertise, Bristol had developed the 450’s enclosed bodywork in a wind tunnel and optimized the design for a low coefficient of drag. Under the sleek bodywork, power came from the same 2.0 litre inline-6 that powered the pre-war BMW 328 sports cars. However, the 450's first Le Mans was a failure, with both cars retiring in the ninth hour of racing. Bristol returned to Le Mans in 1954 adding a 3rd car to their team. The 450’s were also updated with more streamlined bodywork than the previous year, with the headlights being faired into the bodywork. They lined up in 27th, 28th and 29th positions (for car numbers #33, #34 and #35 respectively), with this car being driven by Peter Wilson and Jim Mayers Much of the 1954 race was run in heavy rain. Even though the Bristol drivers complained that the windscreens and side windows were prone to fogging up, they were still able to dominate the 2-litre class with their pace and reliability in the difficult conditions. By the end of the sixth hour, the #35 car was leading the three Bristols in 14th position. By half distance, they had improved to 12th position, with the #33 Bristol on place behind in 13th and the #34 Bristol in 17th. Wilson and Mayers in the #35 Bristol had an uneventful run to finish first in the two-litre class and took 7th overall, losing just 15 minutes on pit stops during the 24 hours of racing. Wisdom and Fairman in the #33 Bristol were second in class and eighth overall despite Fairman having a spin in the last hour that damaged the front of the body, necessitating a pit stop to repair the damage. Despite Fairman’s spin, the #34 entry of Keen and Line could not catch the #33 entry and took a third in class and ninth overall. Bristol went on to also finish 7th, 8th & 9th at Le Mans in 1955 using modified cut down spyder versions of the 450 coupes.   Car :1954 #35 Bristol 450 Team : Bristol Aeroplane Company Drivers : Peter Wilson (GB)/ Jim Mayers (GB) Qualifying : 29th Result : 7th Model : Bizarre (BZ099) |
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Apr 19, 2022 21:06:52 GMT -5
Very interesting looking Bristol!  |
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 19, 2022 22:03:59 GMT -5
I try to envision how radical that car must have seemed in 1953. Nice add! Has anyone ever produced thex1955 roadsters?
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Post by Tom on Apr 19, 2022 23:00:44 GMT -5
I've always liked those for the styling, very Bristol. Nice!
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