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2001 National Model and Hobby Show

Greg Howell reporting

Hello model fans, the hobby show report is a little overdue, but with all the events in the world, I hope you will excuse me.

The show this year was rather interesting, many items were displayed and many more were announced.

This will be a highlights page with some of the more interesting items featured. With no further ado, lets get to the photography.

 

GMP

GMP has some very exciting new items coming down the pike. Most of you already know about the Ford Mark IV,

but there are other exciting things to look forward to.

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The Dean Van Lines 1/18 scale Dirt Champ and Foster's Auto Supply midget.

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Parnelli Jones Lola T-70 and Scott Sharp Trans-Am Camaro

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The 'customer' McLaren M8B of Lothar Motchenbacher (left) and Bruce McLaren 'works' car with the high wing.

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Don Garlits's fabulous front engined Swamp Rats. The Mark 1 on the left and Mark 4 on the right.

Many of the models seen here will be released very soon, so be sure to get your orders in!

Carousel 1

Carousel is enticing us with another large list of new releases, most exciting of which is the 1967 Spa winning AAR Eagle of Dan Gurney (expected in time for Christmas 2002 - we hope). They will then back this up with a series of Indy Eagles and A.J. Foyt Coyotes of 1967 and 1977! Carousel 1 is also breaking into 1/43rd scale with the introduction of the Marmon Wasp that won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911! The release list is long, but I'll add it here just for fun.

First some pictures:

 

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The 1/18 scale 1953 Indy winning Kurtis of Bill Vukovich and the 1/43rd Marmon Wasp of Ray Harroun.

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The Cobre Tire AAR Eagle of Pancho Carter and the Owens Corning SCCA Corvette LT1 (in stock Oct 20!)

Here is the tentative release schedule. We are happy to take orders on everything here, but realize that all release dates are subject to change.

Indy Watson Roadsters:

4408 - 1962 Smokey Yunick Simoniz Special / Jim Rathman - Soon!

4409 - 1956 John Zink Special / Pat Flaherty Indy Winner!

4410 - 1961 Dean Van Lines Special / Eddie Sachs

Indy Kurtis Roadsters:

4505 - 1955 Trio Brass Special / Johnny Parsons

4553 - 1953 Fuel Injection Special / Bill Vukovich Indy Winner!

Indy AAR Eagles:

4703 - 1974 Cobre Firestone / Pancho Carter

4704 - 1972 AAR Mystery Eagle / Jerry Grant

4705 - 1973 STP Double Oil Filter Special / Gordon Johncock Indy Winner!

Indy McLarens:

4802 - 1974 Carling Black Label / David Hobbs

4803 - 1975 Gatorade / Johnny Rutherford

4804 - 1977 Theodore / Clay Regazzoni

 

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