9/30/03 UPDATE: Kyosho's stunning new 1/18 scale NART Ferrari 365 GTB/4 has finally arrived. Pre-Orders ship today. More photos later.
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9/29/03 UPDATE: Back from Indy with some good news. Kyosho's long awaited 1/18 scale Ferrari 365 GTB4 is due to arrive today or tomorrow and Carousel 1's Jim Clark Lotus 38 should be here within the week. This is just the beginning of what we think will be one of the most exciting couple of months for collectors that we've seen in years!
More info after we get unpacked!
PZ
9/24/03 UPDATE: As we're packing to leave for Indianapolis, this week's third shipment of new Minichamps models has arrived. Highlights are the 1/43 scale Penske Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 driven by Mark Donohue and George Follmer at Daytona in 1973 and the 1/18 scale Porsche 906LE Longtail that was highly successful at LeMans in 1966. Two new versions of the beautiful 1/43 Porsche 718 RS60 are here as well. No time to shoot our own photos today. Thanks to Minichamps NA for these images. Check out all the new Porsches HERE.
See you at Indy. We'll be in our regular spot in the American Art Clay parking lot on 16th Street. The Gallery will be open (albeit a bit bare) while we're away.
9/22/03 UPDATE: The first of 3 shipments of new Minichamps models to arrive this week features the impressive 1/43 scale Porsche 911 Daytona Victory Set pictured above. Both the Brumos Porsche (1973 Daytona Winner) and the Racer's Group Porsche (2003 Daytona Winner) featured 'weathered' paint jobs and are mounted on a flat, diorama base replicating the finish line at Daytona International Speedway. A Limited Edition piece (2,403) that should sell out quickly at just $89.95 plus shipping. Today's other arrivals include the Gunnar Porsche 911 GT1 ($44.95) that also raced at Daytona this year and the 1/18 scale Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 2003 Showcar ($64.95). Photos of all three pieces have been posted to the New Die Cast page. We'll try to post other new Minichamps arrivals later this week, but will be leaving for Indianapolis late Wednesday. Some of the new cars are featured HERE.
If you're doing the 'Pit Walk' at Indy on Thursday, stop by our tent in the America Art Clay parking lot on 16th Street when you're finished. I should be open by noon. The Gallery here in Downers Grove will be open our regular hours all week long. See Jeff for your Slot Car needs!
Bids are starting to come in for individual cars in our McLaren F1 Collection. Auction ends Oct 4. - SOLD AS A COLLECTION. AUCTION ENDED.
NEXT WEEK: Our
first shipment of the 1/18 scale CMC Auto Union C-Type is due
to arrive next week. Only a couple of cars are not spoken for.
Give us a call!
9/19/03 UPDATE: Monogram's third 1/32 scale Cobra Daytona Coupe slot car is now in stock. It's the #54 car that won the GT Class and finished 7th overall in the 1965 Nurburgring 1000K World Manufacturers Championship race in the hands of Bob Bondurant and Jochen Neerpasch. The Cobra team went on to win the 1965 World Manufacturers Championship. $45.00 plus shipping.
Monogram's series of Grand Sport Corvettes are next. Check out the photos on Page 2 of our 2003 Hobby Show report.
We are now accepting individual bids on the
15 Minichamps and UT McLaren F1 GTR models offered as a collection
earlier this month. Read the rules HERE.
9/18/03 EVENING UPDATE: We're finally caught up enough to post the first installment of our 2003 National Toy and Hobby Show report.
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JP MONTOYA9/18/03 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Alan Fearnley's latest limited edition print 'Columbian Magic' will be released in early October. The print depicts Juan Pablo Montoya celebrating his second career victory in the 2003 Monaco Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher. Each print is to be hand signed by both the artist and Juan Pablo Montoya. Edition size is just 400 prints. Overall print size is 24.8" x 20.8". We expect an issue price of approximately $450.00 plus shipping. Fearnley's last Montoya print was a quick sell out. If Montoya does well at Indy, this print may sell out before the season is decided in Japan. In other words, order early to avoid disappointment!
Call us at 800.722.8630 or drop me an
email at zim@motorsportcollector.com.
9/18/03 UPDATE: A selection of impressive new Porsche models on the way from Minichamps, including the '911 Wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona' two car set pictured above ($89.95) and the Mark Donohue / George Follmer Penske Porsche 911 RSR pictured on our front page ($44.95). All are due to arrive here at TMC before we leave for Indianapolis next week. Check them all out HERE. The 1/18 scale 906 Longtail is especially nice!
9/17/03 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Several more new Minichamps models to show you today,
including the Mika Hakkinen 1999 McLaren Pit Stop Diorama ($99.95)
and Piers Courage's DeTomaso Grand Prix car ($34.95), one
of the first F1 cars entered by Frank Williams. Full photo sets
on the New Die Cast page.
A new book on Piers Courage has just been released in Europe. Our next shipment of this outstanding bio is due in October. Reserve your copy now. $49.95 plus shipping.
Memorabilia Collectors: We have 2 different Mark Donohue Autograph Presentations available for $550.00 each.
9/17/03 UPDATE: A restock of the very popular Terriffic Stuff Videos arrived last week and as of today all back orders have been shipped and ALL titles are in stock. Check them out HERE!
9/16/03 UPDATE: More encouraging news from Carousel 1: Above is a photo of their soon to be released 1/18 scale Eagle Weslake Grand Prix car as driven to victory by Dan Gurney in the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. I understand an early production example appeared at the Hobby Show in Rosemont late in the weekend and looked very good. We expect delivery in October or November. We're still accepting pre orders at $129.95 plus shipping.
AND - word from Carousel 1 is that the Jim Clark 1965 Indy winning Lotus 38 is 'in country' and should clear customs and arrive at C-1 for distribution by October 1.
I hope to start uploading Hobby Show photos later today. One disappointing bit of news is that the new GMP release schedule shows an anticipated release date of 'Second Quarter 2004' for their 1/12 scale Gulf Ford GT #1075, the 1969 LeMans winner. The 1/12 scale Donohue/McLaren 67 LeMans Ford Mk IV (in a very limited run of 500 cars) is expected by year end. We also hope to see their 1/18 scale #6 Mark Donohue 1968 Sunoco Camaro by year end. Reserve now.
We've just updated our 1320, Inc page with all recent arrivals in both the Top Fuel and Flopper Collections.
And we've just added today's new Minichamps
arrivals to the New Die Cast page.
9/15/03 UPDATE: Back from a rare weekend off where we had the opportunity to witness a new (for us) type of racing in Reno, Nevada where the lap speeds exceed 500mph and you don't have to worry about the width of your tire tread. Great stuff! We'll be posting additional Hobby Show photos by Wednesday.
9/11/03 UPDATE: Some neat new stuff from Minichamps today, including the 2003 Rolex 24 winning Racer's Group Porsche in a very exclusive Limited Edition of just 663 pieces ($44.95). Limit 2, please. We also received the 2003 BAR Showcar of Jacques Villeneuve ($34.95), the 1974 McLaren M23 of Emerson Fittipaldi ($39.95) and the early season McLaren Mercedes MP4/17D ($34.95) of David Coulthard. Full photo sets on the New Die Cast page.
9/10/03 UPDATE: Back from Watkins Glen and the Mark Donohue Tribute weekend. Our compliments to Paul Powell of Unfair Advantage Racing for organizing one of the best vintage events we've had the good fortune to attend.
Good news from Kyosho: Their long lost Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione is due to arrive later this month.
