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5/8/08
UPDATE:
Catching up with our New Diecast page today. Check out the additions.
More great stuff coming in the next few days. Stop back!
5/5/08
UPDATE:
Here's a bargain for a Formula One collector: 72 issues of 'Grand
Prix International', dated from March 1981 thru April 1986. All
are in good to very good condition. Generally, these very collectible
magazines sell for $10 a pop but we're offering the lot for just
$250.00 plus shipping. Details HERE.
5/2/08
UPDATE:
The second release ever, and one of the toughest to find 'sold
out' 1/18 scale Carousel 1 Indy Winners is the 1960 winning Ken-Paul
Special driven by Jim Rathman. We have it in stock. $149.95 plus
shipping. Order HERE.
    
4/26/08
UPDATE:
Above, you'll see the photos of 5 great new books we expect to
arrive over the next few weeks. Scroll down for additional information
on the left side column of this page. Or, you can place an advance
order by clicking on the photos above.
Advance
orders are (always) cheerfully accepted.
4/23/08
UPDATE:
Just in: Brands Hatch: The Definitive History
of Britain's Best Loved Motor Racing Circuit by
Charles Parker, with a Foreword by Bernie Ecclestone. Once the
busiest motorsport venue in the world (and the best 'spectator'
road course the TMC staff has ever visited), Brands Hatch has
been the site of numerous classic Formula One and Sports Car
races over the years as well as hundreds of national and club
events. Here is the definitive history of Brands, told through
new interviews with the people who raced and worked there over
the years - featuring the events, cars, motorcycles, characters,
politics and intrigue that have made it Britain's best-loved
motor racing circuit.
272 pages. 175 color
& 75 b&w images. $54.95 plus shipping.
Click the title to
order.
4/23/08
UPDATE:
We have assembled an impressive selection of 'one off' type items
from around the Gallery and have posted them to a new Private
Collection
page. Most are recent arrivals. In the Collection are several
Fangio, Ferrari, Lauda and Moss related items of interest to
serious collectors. Take a look!
4/21/08
UPDATE:
First Graham Rahal, now Danica Patrick. As we head in to the
Month of May, the future of Open Wheel Racing in the United States
hasn't looked this bright since the mid-1990s. Congratulations
to Danica on her breakthrough victory in Japan over the weekend.
Long time TMC customers may recall that we were among the first
'fan sites' on the web to predict a great future for the Illinois
born and bred driver. We posted a story on Danica way back in
2000, when she drove a smart, conservative race to score the
highest finish ever for an American in the famous Formula Ford
Festival at Brands Hatch (second, behind F1 driver-to-be Anthony
Davidson). You can still find our original story HERE.
4/16/08
UPDATE:
Carousel 1's latest Kurtis Roadster has arrived. It's the Merz
Engineering Special driven by Fred Agabashian in the 1954 Indianapolis
500. $139.95 plus shipping. You can place your order HERE.
4/10/08
UPDATE:
CMC has released some tentative arrival dates for their impressive
2008 lineup. You'll find everything in the CMC
Advance Orders section of Online
Shopping. In a nutshell, we'll see Porsche 911s in the summer,
Sharknose Ferraris in the Fall and the Testa Rossa at year end.
The Rosemeyer
Auto Union (above) is due late summer and the the Lang
Mercedes W165 (below) in mid summer.
We're expecting the
Fred
Agabashian Kurtis Roadster from Carousel 1 early next week.
They've cut back on production this year, so early sellouts are
a possibility.
 4/9/08 UPDATE: GMP has released a set
of photos of the 'first sample' version of their forthcoming
1/18 scale
Ferrari 330 P4.
Talk
about impressive! Check out the engine and wiring detail in the
photo shown here.
The
1/18 scale P4 will be constructed from more than 700 separate
parts.
GMP
has announced a $269.95 price, but the detail here seems
equal to models priced above $300. Each replica will be individually
numbered. A July 2008 release is expected.
We've
posted larger versions of the entire photo set HERE, or you can place your order on the
Secure Online Shopping section of our website HERE.
A
giant 1/8 scale Ferrari 330 P4 is being produced under GMP's
Real Art Replicas brand. Details HERE.
4/7/08
UPDATE:
First off - Congratulations to the Rahal Family on the occasion
of Graham's record breaking victory in St Petersburg yesterday!
Last Saturday, Shadow
and Ti22 CanAm Designer Peter Bryant visited The Motorsport Collector
to sign copies of his highly acclaimed new biography 'Can
Am Challenger'. 
After the signing,
Peter gave a fascinating presentation to TMC Customers and Can
Am enthusiasts with a personal review of his career in motor
racing and some of the engineering and aerodynamic theory put
into practice in the Can Am as well as on modern day Formula
One cars.
The presentation and
'war stories' didn't end until well past midnight. A good time
was had by all.
Signed copies of 'Can
Am Challenger' are still available for $49.95 plus
shipping. Click on the title to order.
Can Am Challenger by Peter Bryant:
Raised in a working
class family in wartime London, Peter Bryant left school at an
early age to become a breadwinner for the household as an apprentice
mechanic in the postwar motor trade. After a weekend trip to
Goodwood for a non-championship Formula One race, the 16 year
old fell in love with motor racing. Peter started as a fabricator
at Colin Chapman's Lotus workshop, then freelanced as a racing
mechanic for several teams before joining the Grand Prix circus
with Reg Parnell. An offer from Mickey Thompson brought Bryant
to the US in 1964. After a stint with Carroll Shelby's growing
empire, Peter became a Can Am regular, first with the Dana Chevrolet
team, then with Carl Haas before moving on to design and build
the Titanium Ti22 and Shadow Can Am cars. Bryant, now a very
young 71 years old, works as an Engineering Consultant to the
automotive industry. If you are interested in the Can Am, this
book is a must-read.
4/2/08
UPDATE:
Due to popular demand, Spark
Model has announced additional production of several of their
most popular items. Here are a few of our favorites:
 The 1959
Ecurie Ecosse Transporter, pictured above, disappeared from
our shelves pretty quickly last year. We've been asking for more
ever since. It's great that at least one manufacturer listens
to their customers. $116.95, click the link to order.
Dan Gurney's 1962 Daytona Continental winning Arciero Lotus
19B-Climax (at left) never made it to our website last time.
This was the car that took the checkered flag under gravity (and
starter motor) power in the first of the great World Championship
sports car races at Daytona. $49.95 plus shipping.
Maybe the most impressive
of all is the 1/43 scale replica of the Land Speed Record holding
Thrust
SSC, pictured below. More than 15 inches long, Spark's Thrust
SSC would be an impressive addition to any collection. On October
13, 1997, RAF Squadron Leader Andy Green became the first driver
to break the sound barrier while still on the ground. Two days
later, on October 15, Sir Richard Noble's wildest creation set
the current Land Speed Record, reaching a speed of 783.035 -
or Mach 1.02 - in Nevada's Black Rock Desert with Green at the
controls. Spark's resin replica of Thrust SSC is priced at $175.00.
Reserve now.
We'll be posting information
on other Spark 'encores' by the weekend.
4/1/08
UPDATE:
Big changes are coming to
The Motorsport Collector next week. We're going to an 'All
NASCAR All The Time' lineup of Limited Edition, licensed
merchandise from such great drivers as Jimmy Johnson and Kyle
Busch. We're excited and we hope you are too. Details HERE!
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