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Post by JSB33 on Feb 10, 2024 10:34:51 GMT -5
The F1 car is fantastic I could easily break my no more F1's rule to add that.
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 10, 2024 23:53:27 GMT -5
That is wild! Could be Giorgio Jetson's car, ahahah! That's exactly what I though when I first saw it Brooks . I must see if there was ever an Italian version of The Jetsons!! I wasn't aware of the origin of these cars. Can't say I'm a fan of the front fender concept, but like the overall design. Bet you could boil pasta on the dash in the hot Italian sun. 😁 Nice add! A genuine "racer for the road" Jerry . Wow Martin, Hard to find something new to say. Really enjoy Mr Murray's designs, this is no different.
and then you pitch the Alfa at us. Beaucoup cool!
Great stuff Scott Cheers Scott, happy I can help to keep you entertained . I LOVE that Alfa model! Kess did a wonderful job! Excellent addition! It is pretty nice Julio..... until the next one that is . I may have peaked very early for 2024 Tom. It's just a pity Pinin Farina had to keep cutting them up and redoing them Paul. A line up of all 4 in 1:1 would be a sight to behold. Paint it pink and it could be Lady Penelope's FAB1. It seems a bit early to talk about model of the year in February, but I can appreciate your thinking. IT may get beaten by the 20023 LM winning 499P Iain, assuming that arrives in 2024! Paint it pink and it could be Lady Penelope's FAB1. It seems a bit early to talk about model of the year in February, but I can appreciate your thinking. LOL I'm not sure you would like an R-R being compared to an Alfa Julio . Lovely model, so very 50s with all the design, fins, transparent roof etc. Fabulous. It does look the part period wise Paul. The F1 car is fantastic I could easily break my no more F1's rule to add that. I'm assuming this is the Brabham Jeff, I don't see you as a fan of obscure Italian 1990s F1 cars
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 10, 2024 23:59:12 GMT -5
As I noted above, Pinin Farina’s Alfa Romeo Superflow 1 didn’t stay in its initial form for very long. The 1956 Turin Motor Show rant from late April until early May and once it was over Pinin Farina commenced work on the next version of the car. The chassis had originally been supplied to Pinin Farina by Alfa Romeo as part of a wider relationship that also called on the coachbuilder to design and build the new Spider version of Alfa’s new small car, the Giulietta. Of course, Pinin Farina also worked with many other manufacturers most notably Ferrari. The next version of the Superflow concept would carry many of the same styling features that were seen on a contemporary car from the Maranello brand. Superflow “2” was built on the same chassis as Superflow “1” so carried over the same mechanicals, meaning the same 275bhp and 5-speed gearbox combination. The body was very different, however. The rear fins were still there, albeit in a slightly more pronounced form, but the most striking aspect of them was that the top part was now in transparent Plexiglas. The biggest visual changes were at the front of the car. The Alfa grille was gone and the front-end of the car was smoother and cleaner, albeit looking a little less like an Alfa with the “Scudetto” gone, replaced by a normal Alfa Romeo badge. The transparent plexiglass that covered the exposed wheels on Superflow 1 had also disappeared with the front fenders now being more normal. The glass canopy remained in place, however the interior was retrimmed in white leather with black leather on the top of the dashboard and red leather on the parcel shelf. To finish things off the car was repainted in red although the deep side stripe down each side remained in place, albeit now in white. A white stripe was also added to the bonnet, which carried down and across the car’s nose. In this form, Superflow was displayed at the 1956 Paris Motor Show which was held in October that year. Overall Superflow 2 was a more cohesive design, albeit less extravagant as Superflow 1. This second car based on chassis #1361.00128 would not be the last iteration of the Superflow line. Chassis 1361.00128 lay idle for several years after the Paris Show, but it would reappear in Spider Super Sport (Superflow 3) form at the 1959 Geneva Motor Show. To my knowledge a 1:43 of Superflow 3 has not been done by one of the mainstream manufacturers yet, although there are kits/handbulit versions I believe. I will sit tight and wait to see if Kess does this one while also patiently waiting for the new release of the Matrix Superflow 4. Kess Model Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Pinin Farina Superflow 2 3.5 1956 Paris Motor Show
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Feb 11, 2024 0:08:13 GMT -5
OMG! …What a great looking model! Another fabulous addition, Martin!
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Post by Tom on Feb 11, 2024 0:27:52 GMT -5
I could see myself adding that too, and a display with both cars would be fantastic!
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Post by reeft1 on Feb 11, 2024 2:38:39 GMT -5
That’s very cool
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Post by 105epaul on Feb 11, 2024 9:06:39 GMT -5
Just splendid, want one. Sadly I need to cutback a bit though as I have been buying too much stuff of late.
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Post by raceoddity on Feb 11, 2024 23:48:48 GMT -5
See my comment on the last Alfa, repeat dose as needed. This also is a very smart looking model, well done you.
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Post by oldirish33 on Feb 12, 2024 12:38:24 GMT -5
Molto meglio!
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 13, 2024 0:43:25 GMT -5
OMG! …What a great looking model! Another fabulous addition, Martin! Even better than the first one Julio! I could see myself adding that too, and a display with both cars would be fantastic! They do keep drawing me in for another look Tom. Just the thing for a jaunt down the Amalfi Coast Paul Just splendid, want one. Sadly I need to cutback a bit though as I have been buying too much stuff of late. Just give in Paul - it's a disease for which there is no cure . See my comment on the last Alfa, repeat dose as needed. This also is a very smart looking model, well done you. This is something I could easily overdose on Scott . Molto bene, grazie Jerry
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 13, 2024 0:45:41 GMT -5
I have recently posted my non-Le Mans models in the “Collection” section of the site, and as is to be expected, variations on the Alfa Romeo T33 theme dominated. While in the process of putting together these posts two more T33s arrived, this first one being an upgrade. M4 provided this car as part of their “Alfa Romeo Una Storia Italiana” series which came out quite a few years ago now. I was happy enough with this model however, I recently found one of the sharper Minichamps versions of this car on a Euro website for OK money. The models from Minichamp’s “Le Glorie della Alfa Romeo” collection are a bit of a step up from the M4 ones and this one will join the others from that series in my collection. Alfa Romeo debuted the new 3.0-litre version of their T33 racer, the T33/3, at the 1969 Sebring 12 Hours. This car replaced the T33/2 that had carried a 2.0-litre (or in some cases a 2.5-litre) V8 since the car’s inception. Although the larger engine car was quicker, it was up against the Porsche 908 and Ferrari 312, not to mention the 4.9-litre Ford GT40s. Good results were hard to come by and this continued into 1970 as the car had to compete against the new 5.0-litre cars from Ferrari and Porsche. In 1971 the T33/3 would come of age, scoring the results that Alfa Romeo had been searching for since the car’s introduction. Autodelta’s opposition in 1971 was still the fire-breathing 5.0-litre cars from Porsche (the 917) and Ferrari (the 512) but Alfa’s plucky little T33/3 crossed the line first in three of the 11 races that made up that year’s World Championship – Brands Hatch, the Targa Florio, and Watkins Glen. The T33/3 would also notch up several class wins and well as other outright podium finishes. At the end of the year Alfa Romeo was 2nd in the Championship behind Porsche. The car Minichamps have modelled here was not a successful one, however. The 8th round of the Championship was the Nurburgring 1000km held around the daunting Nordschleife. Autodelta had five cars on hand, although one of the T33/3s was performing T-car duties and didn’t start, as was the case for the sole new T33/TT/3. The #10 T33/3, driven by Rolf Stommelen & Giovanni “Nanni” Galli lined up 2nd on the grid, albeit 9sec behind the Pole-winning (and sole factory) Ferrari 312 PB driven by Jacky Ickx & Clay Regazzoni. The other T33s were 7th and 8th. The Ferrari retired after 21 of the 44 laps, a victim of overheating. Its fellow front row starter, the Stommelen/Galli T33, also succumbed to a broken engine after 14 laps. Vic Elford and Gerard Larrousse took the victory in their Porsche 908/03 ahead of two other similar cars. Autodelta scored 4th, Andrea de Adamich & Henri Pescarolo finishing on the same lap as the Porsches, and 5th, Toine Hezemans & Nino Vaccarella, who were 2 laps behind. Minichamps – Le Glorie della Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo T33/3 3.0 Autodelta – Rolf Stommelen & Giovanni “Nanni” Galli 1971 Nurburgring 1000km – DNF, Engine
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Post by oldirish33 on Feb 13, 2024 1:36:42 GMT -5
I have the M4 version of this T33/3 and in comparison, can see the appeal of the MC. Nice add!
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Post by Tom on Feb 13, 2024 2:01:16 GMT -5
A very good-looking car.
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Post by jager on Feb 13, 2024 8:57:26 GMT -5
The 33 is one of my favourite Alfa's and the MC has a nice finish. However, I feel like the front wheels should be smaller?
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Post by 105epaul on Feb 13, 2024 12:12:31 GMT -5
Nice T33/3, I won't mention that I was at the 1971 Brands Hatch race, nope, won't mention it at all. Or that I would have seen all the drivers mentioned in various cars at various events. I kind of miss going to events now but basically I just can't be bothered anymore.
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