8/18/09 UPDATE: This week we received a 'restock' shipment of several popular 1/43 scale models from Spark Model along with a few new pieces. We like the fact that Spark will occasionally do a second run of models that sell out quickly. Keeps collectors (and dealers) happy. We hope they keep it up.
Some of the more popular pieces that are available again include:
Bruce McLaren / McLaren M6A
Mark
Donohue / McLaren M6B
Denis Hulme / McLaren M20 - SOLD OUT - AGAIN!!!
Jackie Stewart / Lola T260 - SOLD OUT - AGAIN!!!
Moises Solana / McLaren M6B - SOLD OUT - AGAIN!!!
Miller
Porsche 962 / 1989 Daytona Winner
Jackie Oliver / Shadow DN4
Other new arrivals from Spark, Bizarre and Minichamps can be found HERE.
NOW IN STOCK!!!
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner / Foreword by Mario Andretti
For all his fame as one of Hollywood's great actors, a world class humanitarian and thd proprietor of a nateral food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing facet that was less known: he was an avid, successful and well respected car racer and team owner. This book tells that story, from Newman's racing career, begun in earnest at an age when many race drivers contemplate retirement, to the partnership he formed in 1983 with Chicago racing entrepreneur and team owner Carl Haas, to the impressive stable of automobiles he owned.
176 pages / 72 color & 28 b&w photos. $29.95 plus shipping
RESERVE YOUR COPY HERE!
8/18/09 UPDATE: Do you collect 1/43 scale Formula One World Champion models? If so, you've found that one of the hardest World Championship cars to collect is Sir Jack Brabham's Championship winning Brabham BT19. In 1966, Sir Jack became the first and only driver turned constructor to become World Champion in a car bearing his own name. Thanks to SMTS, we now have this very nice hand built Brabham BT19 to fill that big gap in your collection. $165.00 plus shipping. Order HERE.
8/10/09 UPDATE: In addition to the Can Am cars we told you about a few weeks ago ( Bruce McLaren's 1967 Championship Winner, Mark Donohue's Sunoco McLaren and Moises Solana's Mexico City USRRC winner.), a fresh supply of Denny Hulme McLaren M20s are on their way.
We expect to ship when we return from Road
America. First come, first served!
8/7/09 UPDATE: Later
this month, Kyosho will release a high-detail, Limited Edition
(3000) 1/18 scale replica of the BRE Datsun 240Z that John Morton
drove to consecutive SCCA C-Production National Championships
in 1970 and 1971. We are accepting Advance Orders HERE.
You can also check out a photo set HERE.
At Road America next weekend, we will be doing a book signing with author A.J.Baime and his highly acclaimed story of the mid-60s Ford-Ferrari battles (on and off track) 'Go Like Hell' ($26.00). If you're not going to be at Elkhart and would like a signed copy, please place your order by Tuesday, August 11. Order HERE.
We rarely offer clothing here at TMC but i was blown away by a new series of t-shirts that artist Nicolas Hunziker will launch at Monterey next weekend. Check them out HERE.
GMP has sent us photos of the first 'production'
example of their forthcoming 1/18 scale Ferrari 312PB. The Andretti
/ Ickx '72 Daytona winner is expected to arrive later this month
or early September. Check out the photos HERE.
8/4/09 UPDATE: The latest masterpiece from Jeffrey Zwart and David Bull Publishing is 'on the water' and expected to arrive here at TMC in late August. It's 'Porsche 917 x 17: The Cars and Drivers in Studio' ($149.95). featuring Zwart photographs of 17 of the most famous and successful Porsche 917s shot in studio conditions at the latest Porsche Rennsport celebration at Daytona in November of 2007. Zwart also interviews 15 of the brave men who drove this brutal machine in competition. Can't wait to see this one!
8/1/09 UPDATE: We recently aquired a small collection of 1/43 scale die cast and handbuilt models, mostly Formula One World Champions with a few sports cars sprinkled in.
The die casts are primarily Minichamps but also include a few Quartzo and Brumm models.
Our Email Update subscribers took a few off the list on Friday but there are still some gems there.
Click HERE for the list.
To subscribe to our Email Updates, click HERE.
Some interesting new books arrived on Friday:
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7/27/09 UPDATE: We caught up with author Michael Argetsinger at Road America over the weekend where he was driving a Titan Mk 6 in the Formula Ford 40th Anniversary Celebration. Michael was gracious enough to sign another batch of his best selling new biography 'Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed' ($39.95). Advance orders shipped today.
The remaining signed copies are available
at no additional charge while they last.
7/24/09 UPDATE: John Starkey's latest book, Lola:
The Sports-Prototype & CanAm Cars, is due for release
around the end of July:
When Eric Broadley first introduced his Lola Mk. VI GT Coupe in 1964, he started a revolution in Sportscar racing that swiftly led on to the T70, which developed into both a CanAm open version and a World Championship contending coupe version.
From the T70, Broadley developed the T160 family of CanAm cars, following up with the T220/260 and finally the T310.
After the T70 coupe Sports-prototype, came the T600/610/616 and then the T710 Corvette GTP and the T810 Electramotive Nissan GTP cars.
In 1989, Lola replaced March as the chosen designer/builder of their Group C contenders and designed the R89 and R90C, which so nearly won Le Mans.
For the 3.5 Atmo. Formula, Lola introduced the T92/10 and (bringing the story right up-to-date) the B08/60 and B08/80.
$99.95.
Over 600 pages, over 300 color and B&W photos. Reserve HERE.
7/23/09 UPDATE: We've received a fresh shipment of 1/43 scale models
from Spark (above) and RedLine (left). For the next few days,
you can find all of them on the New
Products page of our Online
Shopping site. After that, just click on the individual car
above for further information. Any questions, give us a call at
800.722.8630.
The 1/43 scale Gurney Eagles from True Scale Miniatures are shipping now. All back orders should be filled within a week.
We'll be meeting with author Michael Argetsinger this weekend at Road America (Mike is driving the #6 Titan Mk6 in the Formula Ford Anniversary race) for him to sign additional copies of his acclaimed biography of Mark Donohue, 'Technical Excellence at Speed' ($39.95). Back orders will ship next week.
Signed copies will be available on Monday, first come, first served.
7/21/09 UPDATE: Last weekend at Road America, we unveiled the four new framed pieces seen here. They include two photographs of LeMans 1967 signed by Dan Gurney, a classic photographic image of Juan Manuel Fangio's most famous victory and a Jim Clark Autograph Presentation (SOLD) featuring the artwork of Graham Turner. About four copies of each photo are available, but the Turner / Clark Presentation is a one-of-a kind.
Additional information and prices can be found HERE.
7/13/09 UPDATE: This weekend at Road America, we will be featuring giclee prints of four paintings by Michael and Graham Turner celebrating the successes of the weekend's Featured Marque, the Ford GT 40. These prints are produced to order in England, then inspected and hand signed by the Artist.
A 'sneak peek' of those four Turner images can be found on the left side of this page or HERE.
Stop by our tent on Vendor Row and check out our current inventory of motorsport art, books, DVDs, quality diecast and other racing memorabilia.
7/12/09 UPDATE: In recent months we've received several calls from
collectors trying to find one of GMP's 'sold out' 1/8 scale Porsche
Spyders. Originally announced as a run of 550 models, less than
half were actually produced.
On Friday, GMP notified us that an additional 50 examples will be available for delivery in early 2010.
They will be produced with the factory rear fender stripes and a burgundy interior (similar to the James Dean car).
Features include a serialized plate, resin body, opening hood, doors and rear bonnet, poseable steering, opening fuel filler door, plumbed and wired engine, accurate undercarriage detail and 'intricate interior detailing'.
Introduced at the 1953 Paris Auto Show, the 550 Spyder gave Porsche its first overall win in a major sports car racing event, the 1956 Targa Florio and earned the nickname 'Giant Killer'.
Models from this run have been priced at $2,495.00 plus shipping.
You can reserve one HERE, or you can give us a call at 800.722.8630 or 630.515.1440.
7/09/09 UPDATE: Last Call: Spark will be doing additional production on three of their 'sold out' McLaren M6 Can Am Cars: Bruce McLaren's 1967 Championship Winner, Mark Donohue's Sunoco McLaren and Moises Solana's Mexico City USRRC winner.
They should be here in the fall. Click on the drivers names to order.
We're hoping they'll do more Denny Hulme
M20s as well. They disappeared rather quickly last month.
7/06/09 UPDATE: This morning, Spark Model announced 20 new 1/43 scale models of cars that competed in last month's 24 Hours of LeMans: The selection includes three of the four class winners, the other works Peugeots, a brace of Audi R10s, the ProDrive Lola Aston Martins, both Pratt & Miller Corvettes and independent C6Rs, several assorted Porsche GT3s and RS Spyders and an Aston Martin DBR9.
The list from Spark is called 'Part 1', so we're expecting that future announcements will include the Audi R15s, and other participants. We will forward that information to you as soon as we have it.
The LMGT2 Ferraris will probably be released under the Red Line brand.
You can find all 20 of these 1/43 scale models in the 2009 LeMans section of our Online Shopping website. Indications are that these models will appear sometime in the fourh quarter of 2009.
Please place your order before July 20 to
insure availability.
7/03/09 UPDATE: '1965- Jim Clark & Team Lotus - The UK Races by William Taylor' The latest release from Coterie Publishing is an in-depth photo essay of the cars and drivers competing in a complete season of British motorsport. Detailing every major class and formula, saloons and single-seaters, it sees the legendary drivers such as Stewart, Hill, Gurney, Brabham, Surtees and McLaren competing hard against the formitable talent of Team Lotus and works supported drivers Jimmy Clark, Mike Spence, Jack Sears, Sir John Whitmore, Pedro Rodriguez, Brian Hart, Peter Revson and Ray Parsons.
Copiously illustrated with nearly 200 hitherto unseen photographs from the Peter Darley Archive, the book not only captures the unique atmosphere of the time but also lists the race results for every class in which Jim Clark competed and records the thrills and spills as they unfolded for Colin Chapman's record breaking Team Lotus in 1965.
With new contributions from Jack Sears, Sally Swart (Stokes), Bob Dance and David Hobbs, '1965: Jim Clark & Team Lotus - The UK Races' is not just an invaluable record of Jimmy's early life and times but also a uniquely colorful depiction of an important period in British motor racing history. One which like many other Coterie publications is sure to become a coveted collectors item.
Available late August.
$49.95 plus shipping. Reserve HERE.
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