5/30/07 UPDATE: Back
from Indy! Lots to tell you about. Above: Indy Legend Lloyd Ruby
made an appearance at the National Auto Racing Memorabilia Show
and signed some of Carousel 1's new Bardahl Eagle - his 1966 Indy
ride - for TMC. Pre-orders were strong for this beautiful racer
and only a few autographed examples remain. 6/4-AUTOGRAPHED RUBY EAGLES SOLD OUT! 
Bill Vukovich, Jr also signed a few things for us. Click HERE for information.
Looking for that perfect Father's Day gift? Here's something that anyone interested in racing history would love to have in his library. Two of Raymond Briggs's beautifully illustrated children's books from 1968 have been reprinted and released in a slipcased set . They tell the story of famous victories by two legendary pre-war racing drivers:
"Jimmy Murphy and the White Duesenberg" portrays American Jimmy Murphy's fantastic drive to victory in the 1921 French Grand Prix - the first Grand Prix victory by an American car and driver in international racing history.
"Nuvolari and the Alfa Romeo" tells the story of Tazio Nuvolari's brilliant victory over Mercedes and Auto Union in his aging Alfa Romeo P3 in the 1935 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
Each book has been faithfully reproduced on high quality acid free paper with brightly colored dust jackets. The set ships in a handsome slipcase. All this for just $39.95 plus shipping. Additional information and some of Briggs's illustrations can be found HERE.
We saw these at Indy and called the publisher as soon as we got home. Our first shipment is expected early next week.
5/14/07 UPDATE: Carousel 1's latest release is the All American Racers Bardahl Eagle driven by Lloyd Ruby in the 1966 Indianapolis 500. Ruby started 5th, survived the first lap carnage and moved into 2nd place behind Jim Clark on lap 35. After one of Clark's two spins, Ruby assumed the lead and built up an impressive 50 second lead. Ruby's hard luck at the Speedway struck on lap 147 as he was black flagged with a smoking engine. He ultimately finishing 11th, completing 170 laps. Carousel 1 has produced the Bardahl Eagle in a Limited Edition of just 1,200 pieces priced at $159.95 plus shipping. Our first batch is expected to arrive around mid-week but we can offer something special to those of you who don't mind waiting another week or two.
As usual, we will have a display at the National Auto Racing Memorabilia
Show in Indianapolis on May 24-25-26. Lloyd Ruby is scheduled
to appear at the show on Friday, May 25 from 5:30 to 7:00pm to
meet fans and sign autographs. For a small additional charge ($15.00)
we can arrange to have the base of your Bardahl Eagle autographed
by the man himself but you
must confirm your order by 5pm (CDT) next Saturday, May 19. if you wish to take advantage of this opportunity.
Give us a call at 800.722.8630 or 630.515.1440 during
business hours or fill out the Secure Order Form.
(Signed cars may or may not be available
at that price after the event.)
5/10/07 UPDATE: As promised, we've posted some amazing photos from the assembly line of CMC's newly released Ferrari 500 F2 ($269.00) HERE. Prepare to be impressed.
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PORSCHE RENNSPORT The Definitive Photographic Record of Porsche Racing Sports Cars: 1949-2004 by Jeffrey R. Zwart ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HERE. $149.95 plus shipping ONLY 3 COPIES REMAIN! |
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5/8/07 UPDATE: New Minichamps arrivals include a selection of 1/43 scale Porsches and the latest release in the Takuma Sato Collection. More photos on the New Die Cast page. Not pictured, the 1/18 scale Jacques Villeneuve 2006 Sauber BMW ($79.95). Only one left!
Last Friday, we gave our Email subscribers a heads up on two popular books that have just gone out of print. We've secured a small quantity of 'Open Roads and Front Engines' and 'Porsche Rennsport' which we are making available at the normal retail price of $149.95 each plus shipping. Less than 5 of each remain! Subscribe to our FREE weekly Email Updates. We try to make them fun as well as informative.
CMC has sent photos of the assembly process on their new Ferrari 500 F2 (which is even more impressive than their Birdcage - insane detail!). We'll try to get them up on the site by the weekend.
Visit us often!
5/1/07 UPDATE: Both 'Jim Clark: Life at Team Lotus' ($120.00) and Bernard Cahier's 'F-Stops, Pit Stops, Laughter and Tears' ($149.00) arrived at TMC today. We will be shipping pre orders for the rest of the week. Only a few copies remain of each title - including the Publisher's Edition of 'Jim Clark: Life at Team Lotus' ($450.00). A quick look through each confirms our prediction that these are definate MUST HAVE titles for those of you interested in racing history.
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