12/26/03 UPDATE: We told you last week that there would be lots of new arrivals after Christmas and here are some prime examples. Kyosho's breathtaking 1/12 scale Ferrari F-40 arrived today ($389.95), along with our first shipment of 1/18 scale Bentley Speed 8's from Auto Art ($59.95 each). We also received a selection of 1/43 Minichamps Audi R8's from the 2003 racing season. Check out the New Die Cast page for full photo sets.
Pre-orders ship today. We are taking orders for the #7 LeMans winning Bentley and will ship as soon as the rest of our first shipment gets here. We have the #8 car in stock for immediate delivery.
12/23/03 UPDATE: We can accept orders for Christmas delivery up until about 3pm Central time today. The Gallery will be open until 6pm today and from 10am to 2pm tomorrow for those of you who like to cut it close. We will reopen Friday at 10am and resume our normal business hours.
Some great new items are due to arrive next week. We'll be here to tell you about them!
GMP's latest 1/12 scale Ford GT, the (pristine)
McLaren / Donohue Mk IV from LeMans 1967 arrived today. If you
are in the area, you can pick your's up, but we're going to hold
off shipping them until the Holiday madness subsides on Friday.
It should be safer then. Those of you who ordered 'post race'
treatments, we will contact you when they arrive.
12/22/03 UPDATE: Like it says on our front page, there's still time. Fresh restocks of the Gurney Eagle and the Chaparral 2J are here. We can overnight them to you or you can stop by and pick them up. We'll be open until 7:30 this evening and can send Second Day Air until about 2:30 or 3:00 Central time today.
Also from Minichamps today, a couple of Porsches as raced in this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona. Full photo sets on the New Die Cast page.
12/17/03 UPDATE: Not enough hours in the day to upload all the information on new releases this week but here are a few highlights. Our first shipment of Minichamps Chaparral 2J's is spoken for, but we have more on the way. We love the simulated Lexan skirts on the side and the rear of the 'Sucker' car. A good buy (even with the Gift Box Premium) for just $64.95. You saw the race on Speed last Sunday night: Eddie Irvine's Formula One debut at Suzuka in 1993. Minichamps has released a commemorative Jordan Hart ($34.95). Other new Minichamps on the New Die Cast page.
More tomorrow.
Our shipping room is operating on Holiday Warp
Speed, so there's still time to get any in stock item to you in
time for Christmas. Give us a call!
12/16/03 MIDDAY UPDATE: Autocourse 2003/04 is here. All US pre orders will ship today. We still have a few copies remaining from our air shipment. $54.95 plus shipping.
Looks like the Auto Art 1/18 LeMans Winning Bentleys will arrive a bit too late for Christmas delivery.
12/16/03 UPDATE: Just found out the 2003 LeMans Yearbooks have been delayed until late January. We hope to have some good news for you later today.
12/12/03 AFTERNOON UPDATE: New arrivals today include the 2003 LeMans ($29.95) and 2003 Isle of Man TT ($29.95) Reviews on DVD and the 2004 Motor Sport Magazine Calendar ($50.00), which features classic images from the Targa Florio. This year's calendar is spectacular, with black and white photos of Arturo Merzario, Lorenzo Bandini, John Surtees, Dan Gurney, Hans Hermann and local hero Nino Vaccarella driving Alfas, Ferraris, Porsches and Cobras. As always, a classic. Only a few copies remain.
Jeff has updated our New
Slot Cars page. Check out some of the great new stuff in stock
now!
12/12/03 UPDATE: The long-awaited 1/43 Minichamps Chaparral 2J 'Sucker
Car' is scheduled to arrive at TMC next week - just in time for
Christmas delivery. $64.95 plus shipping.Click on the photo
for a closer look. We'll be posting other Minichamps late arrivals
to the Holiday
Gift Guide soon.
12/11/03 UPDATE: GMP tells us the 1/12 Donohue/McLaren Ford Mk IV is
due to arrive just before Christmas. We will be processing your
orders next week. We have 1 car remaining in our allotment, which
can be delivered in either 'pristine' or 'post race' finish.
12/10/03 UPDATE: We've heard lots of positive comments on the Jackie
Stewart documentary that aired on Speed Channel over the weekend.
The film was produced by Jackie's son Mark Stewart who has also
produced a wonderful biography of the late Ken Tyrrell (Surviving
Formula 1). Although the Stewart film is not available on home
video in the US, we have the Tyrrell video in stock for $29.95
plus shipping.
12/9/03 LATE NIGHT UPDATE: Finally had a little time to 'flesh out' the 1/18 Die Cast and add a 1/43 Die Cast page to our Holiday Gift Guide. The pages reflect just a few suggestions from the hundreds (thousands?) of die cast offerings here at The Motorsport Collector.
Wednesday will fill you in on some new Slot Car arrivals. And in the next few days, we'll begin adding some unique 'one off' Holiday gift items from our inventory. We hope you'll visit us often.
12/9/03 AFTERNOON UPDATE: The latest Minichamps 1/43 scale John Surtees Chaparral 2H has arrived. It features the giant mid ship mounted wing that was supposed to help the White Whale handle better at Laguna Seca.
It didn't.
In the Jim Hall Chaparral spirit of innovation, the model features a movable rear wing. A Limited Edition of 9,999 models in Presentation Boxes. In stock for $64.95 plus shipping. More photos on the New Die Cast page.
Watch for more New Die Cast later today.
We have a small selection of John Ketchell Giclee prints on paper available for Christmas delivery. Check the Limited Edition Prints page of the Holiday Gift Guide.
12/9/03 UPDATE: Word has just reached us that the first shipment of Auto Art's 1/18 scale LeMans winning Bentley Speed 8 is landing in a few days and MAY arrive in time for Christmas delivery. If you have pre-ordered the car and want / need Christmas delivery, please contact us and we'll do all we can to get it to you.
A few cars are still available from our first shipment.
If the phones stop ringing long enough, we hope to add some new arrivals to the website later today.
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12/6/03 UPDATE: Art notes: Colin Carter's latest release, 'Mr. LeMANS and THE BENTLEY BOYS', is now in stock for $150.00 plus shipping, as is Garry Hill's latest print '2002 WINSTON ALL STAR RACE' signed by Ryan Newman ($200.00).
You can find additional information on the Limited Edition Prints page of the Holiday Gift Guide.
We've also added a few Editions to our Out of Print Autocourse selection, including the hard to find 1978/79 from Mario Andretti's championship year.
12/5/03 UPDATE: A quick update: The 1/18 HotWheels 2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari ($49.95) and 'Kimi's First Win' McLarens ($59.95) are in stock. Also Formula 1 related, the 2003 Season Review DVD will not be available until January, but we are accepting orders at $29.95 plus shipping.
The 2003 LeMans review DVD should be here next week. $29.95 plus shipping. Order away.
12/5/03 MORNING UPDATE: A small quantity of Kyosho's spectacular 1/18 scale NART Ferrari 365 GTB 4 Driven by Paul Newman, Milt Minter and Elliot Forbes-Robinson at Daytona in 1977 has just arrived. A perfect holiday gift for the Tifosi. $64.95 plus shipping.
More updates later today.
12/4/03 AFTERNOON UPDATE:
WOW! Check out Auto Art's new Martini
Porsche 917 LH 'Longtail' as raced by Vic Elford and Gerard Larrousse
at LeMans in 1971. A Millennium Collection release, this model
is head and shoulders above AA's previous 917's but carries a
rather modest $69.95 price tag. Check out the full photo
set HERE and on our New
DieCast page. In stock for Christmas delivery.
12/4/03 UPDATE: We've added an autographed race worn Michael
Andretti Driver Suit to our Memorabilia
Section. Check it out.
12/3/03 UPDATE: We've added a few interesting Crew
Shirts to our Memorabilia Section
today. We're also adding the latest arrivals to the New
Die Cast page.
12/2/03 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Some great new creations from Automotive 'Folk Artist' Stu Povick are now available at TMC. They make great 'one of a kind' gifts. Check them out HERE.
