3.29.01 Update: The 1/18 scale Prost and Mansell Ferrari 641's from Exoto are now in stock at TMC for $169.95 each. They're going fast, so don't miss out. More photos showing their fabulous detail will be uploaded soon.
We'll be adding photos to the Die Cast New Arrival page for the rest of the afternoon.
3.28.01 Afternoon Update: We're still waiting on a couple of 2000 Minichamps F1 cars, but they're faxing out the 2001 Advance Order lists to dealers this afternoon. On the drawing boards are; Williams (1/43 & 1/18), Benetton (1/43 & 1/18), BAR (1/43 & 1/18) and not licensed for the US, as usual, Arrows (1/43 & 1/18), Sauber (1/43 & 1/18), Minardi (1/43), Prost (1/43 & 1/18) and McLaren(1/43 & 1/18).
Prices look to be about the same as last year.
No sign of Jaguar, Jordan or Ferrari, regardless of the rumors you're hearing.
Don't go standing by your mailbox, the first releases aren't scheduled to arrive for another 4-5 months. More details when they matter.
3.28.01 Update: More 2000 Minichamps Formula One cars are trickling in. Today we received the 1/43 scale 2000 Minardis of Marc Gene and Gaston Mazzacane ($34.95 each) and the 1/18 scale 2000 Saubers of Pedro Diniz and Mika Salo ($64.95 each). Neither team was exactly a frontrunner last season, but the models are just beautiful. We'll get some photos up shortly.
We're also expecting a very small shipment of 'illegal' 2000 Jacques Villenevue BAR cars in the next couple of weeks in both 1/43 ($34.95) and 1/18 ($74.95) scales. Sorry, we are unable to offer FB discounts on the BAR cars due to the extreme high cost of acquisition and aggravation. Reserve now. When they're gone, they're gone.
We've freshened up our Special of the Week page this morning, offering one of the best driver biographies on the market at a great price for a limited time only.
3.27.01 Update: The final release in GMP's Vintage Sprint Car series, the Jud Larson driven A.J. Watson Special from 1965, is now in stock at TMC. This car is already classified as 'sold out' by the manufacturer, but is priced at the $79.95 issue price, limit one to a customer. We'll upload photos of this beauty tomorrow.
Dave Friedman's latest photo epic, 'Trans Am: The Pony Car Wars 1966-1971' covers an important chapter in American road racing history. A sample copy should be available for browsing here at the Gallery by the weekend. Delivery is expected in a couple of weeks. Reserve now, $39.95 plus shipping.
3.26.01 Update: We should have the Alain Prost version of the Ferrari 641 from Exoto in stock by the end of the week. Only a few cars from this shipment remain unsold. Call 800.722.8630 or drop us an email to reserve yours now!
3.21.01 Update: A couple of new 1/32 scale slot cars to show you today. On the left, Fly's latest Porsche 917, the famous Martini Racing 'Hippie Car' that ran at the 1970 Watkins Glen 6 Hour ($44.95). On the right, the first Chevron B-19 from GB Track, the Team Gunston car driven by Brian Redman and Mike Hailwood back in 1971 ($39.95).
3.20.01 Update: We just received a restock of Exoto's fabulous Nigel Mansell Ferrari 641. The way Exoto models have been selling lately, you better move quickly. Back orders will ship today and tomorrow.
Please note the new Gallery hours above. We'll be a bit short-handed for a while and may have to dash out to run errands now and then.
3.16.01 Update: As you can see, it's John Surtees Week here at The Motorsport Collector. We've posted a photo set of the great new 1/18 scale GMP Lola T-70 as driven by 'Big John' to the first Can Am Championship in 1966. As we've said, the #7 car most identified with the '66 Can Am Champion has been produced in a limited run of just 1,500 cars. We took delivery of the first batch last week and have some very low numbers available. This piece will sell out quickly, so don't delay. The #3 1966 Surtees Lola, the winner of the first ever Can Am race at St. Jovite in 1966, will be available at TMC by the end of next week. It too will be a very limited piece, just over 2,000. Both cars are priced at $89.95 each.
3.15.01 Update: Due to some server problems, we weren't able to upload the John Surtees Autographed Items page until this morning. We posted information on some prints signed for us by the 1964 World Champion on the same page this afternoon.
On Friday, we'll post a photo set of the new GMP Surtees Lola T-70. Also, some good news for those of you waiting for a restock on our most popular videos from Terrific Stuff.
3.14.01 Update: Back from Florida. All advance orders for the #7 Surtees Lola from GMP and autographed copies of 'John Surtees - World Champion' will be shipped by the weekend. The GMP 1/18 scale #7 Lola is now in stock here at TMC ($89.95). We'll have additional photos for you tomorrow. This one will disappear fast. Only 1,500 have been produced.
We've posted information on books and models autographed by the John Surtees at our private autograph sessions HERE. Additional items will be added later in the week.
3.10.01
Update: We spent some time with a very
busy John Surtees at the Amelia Island Concours in Florida this
afternoon. The 1964 World Champion signed copies of his long out
of print autobiography 'John Surtees-World Champion' from our
'private reserve'. These autographed copies will be available
at our tent at the Concours on Sunday ($75.00). I'll be holding
a few books in reserve for our regular customers after the event.
To reserve a copy, call or email us asap.
We took a bit of a side trip on the way down to Florida, stopping at GMP to pick up the first examples of their #7 John Surtees 1966 Can Am Championship winning Lola T70. Only 1,500 of these pieces have been built, reserve now.
Both books and models will ship when I return from Florida on Wednesday.
If you missed them the first time around, there's no need to bid $300 -$500 on a 1/18 scale Action Dale Earnhardt 2000 Rolex 24 Corvette C5-R on eBay. A second, 'post-race' version of this model will be available soon. I don't have price details yet, but we have a supply on order, and will take reservations at this time. Limit two to a customer, please.
3.7.01 Update: A new Ninco slot car, in Jaguar F1 motif, arrived today. $43.95 plus shipping. Off to Florida! We'll be open our regular 9am-6pm weekdays and 10-5 this Saturday while I'm gone.
3.6.01 Update: One of the cooler looking 2000 DTM cars was Manuel Reuter's Opel V8 Coupe, seen above in 1/43 Minichamps trim. In stock now for $39.95. We've added a few older 1/43 scale Minichamps to our Hard to Find Die Cast page.
This weekend, we will be doing an autograph session with 1964 World Champion John Surtees at the Amelia Island Concours in Florida. We will reserve a small quantity of his long out-of-print biography 'John Surtees - World Champion' for our Gallery and Website customers. To reserve a copy, email or call (800.722.8630) today.
We may have some other signed items available after the weekend. I'll list them as soon as possible.
The 1/18 scale #7 Lola T70 will be available
exclusively here at TMC in limited quantities next week. Only
1,500 of this version will be produced. Reserve now!!!!
3.5.01 Update: We hope to pick up Michael Turner's 'Return to America' remarques in late March or early April, assuming the plague hasn't swept the UK by then. Only the first 10 copies will be remarqued by Turner and only 2 are still available at this time. Price is expected to be in the $425-$450 range. Reserve now!
Watch for an announcement involving World Champion John Surtees sometime in the next few days.
Over the weekend, we picked up a rare copy of Autocourse 1975/76. Take a look at our current out-of-print Autocourse inventory HERE.
We added the rest of last week's new model arrivals here.
3.1.01 Update: Big shipments from Minichamps and UT/Auto Art today. We're starting with Minichamps: You'll find today's new arrivals HERE. More Minichamps photos and our new Auto Art on Friday. Stop back!
We were able to put up additional photos of the two new 1/43 Minichamps Martini Porsche 936/78 Limited Editions late Thursday afternoon. They feature great detail, and VERY low production numbers. Check them out!
