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| 1968 Howmet TX: The Howmet TX (Turbine eXperimental) was designed in 1968 by Ray Heppenstall to test the competitive use of a gas turbine engine in Group 6 racing. Howmet provided castings for turbines in the aerospace industry. A 2960 cc Continental gas turbine produced 325 bhp at 57,000 rpm! The car's chassis was built by McKee. The car retired at Le Mans due to an accident driven by Dick Thompson/Ray Heppenstall. Model by BIZARRE 1/43 |
1970 Plymouth Superbird: The Superbird was developed for NASCAR racing from Plymouth's Road Runner production cars. It took lessons learned from Chrysler's 1969 NASCAR season with the Dodge Charger Daytona, providing increased perfrormance and better aerodynamics. The 7.0L hemi V8 (426 Cu. in.) engine produced over 425 hp and was capable of over 200 mph. Plymouth usd the Superbird to lure Richard Petty away from Ford and he used it to great advantage, winning 18 races including Riverside with this car. Model by SPARK 1/43 |
1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda: Dan Gurney and his All American Racers (AAR) were contracted by Plymouth in 1970 to campaign cars for himself and Swede Savage to drive in the Trans-Am series. AAR built three of the dark blue cars for running in the series, but budget cuts at Chrysler meant Gurney would only drive the first two races of the season. Plymouth finished fifth in the 1970 Trans-Am Championship with no wins and just 15 points. Model by SMTS 1/43 |
1970 Dodge Challenger: Sam Posey was the primary driver fr the Plymouth entry in the 1970 Trans-Am. It and the Cuda AAR benefitted from chassis and roll cage development by AAR. The Challenger unlike its sister car the Challenger held together better than the Cuda; with Posey taking three third place finishes at Kent Road America and Lime Rock and Dodge bested Plymouth in the points championship. The great Tony Adamowicz drove at Riverside but was a DNF. Model by SMTS 1/43 |
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| 1970 AMC Javelin: AMC began racing the Javelin in the Trans-Am serieis in 1968. By the 1970 season AMC brought in Roger Penske and his organization to run the program, with Mark Donohue as driver and engineer. Penske modifications significantly improved the handling of the Javelin and performance of the 5.0L V8 engine. Donohue won three races and AMC finished second in the Over 2.0L Trans-Am Championship in 1970,to the Ford Mustang. Model by SMTS 1/43 |
1974 AVS Shadow DN4: In 1970 Don Nichols founded Advanced Vehicle Systems(AVS) and began producing the cars known as Shadows. The cars were designed to limit areodynamic drag and be powered by some of the most powerful engines avaialble. Their distinctive black UOP sponsored livery were popular additions to the McLarens and Porsches which dominated the Can-Am grids in the early 70's. In 1974, the DN4 was introduced with Jackie Oliver and George Follmer as team drivers. Powered by a Keith Black prepared 8.7L aluminum block Chevrolet V*, producing 900hp, Oliver won the final Can-Am Championship in 1974. This is Follmers car from that season. He had two second place finishes behind Oliver. Model by SPARK 1/43 |
1996 Chrysler Viper GT-R GT1: Dominique Dupuy, Perry McCarthy and Justin Bell drove this entry for Société Viper Team Oreca at Le Mans in 1996. They failed to finish due to a blown engine on the 96th lap. Developed in conjunction with Chrysler, Oreca and Reynard Motorsport, the GTS-R was the racing variant of the Dodge Viper, created to contest the GT1 class at Le Mans and other European races as well as the North American IMSA series. The Viper's 8.0L V10 produced 600 bhp and had a top-speed of close to 200 mph. The GT1 was discontinued for the GT2 in 1997, with Vipers finishing 1-2 in their class at Le Mans. Model by UNIVERSAL 1/43 |
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| 2001 Saleen S7R (R.M.L.): Built by Saleen Automotive, the S7R is a high performance mid-engined supercar produced from 2000-2007. Powered by an aluminum Ford 7.0L twin-turbo V8, the S7R produced 750 hp and had a top speed of 248 mph. S7R's were entered in the American and European Le Mans series. Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) assembled the first few S7-Rs under the supervision of Saleen's engineering team in their workshops in Britain. This car was campaigned in Europe for the 2001 season by RML. For Le Mans thatyear, it was co-sponsored by Ecurie Ecosse and driven by Johnny Mowley, Ian Kellar and Bruno Lambert. They failed to finish due to engine failure after 175 laps. The team did quite well in the 2001 season with several class wins. In 2002, the car was sold to Graham Nash Motorsport and campaigned through 2005. Model by IXO 1/43 |
2003 Saleen S7-R: Powered by a Ford V8 engine with 600 bhp (199 mph), the Saleen S7 is a limited-production, carbon fiber bodied, high-performance American supercar. At Le Mans in 2003, Jean-Francois Yvon, Walter Brun and Jesus Diez de Villaroel for Konrad Motorsports, but were unable to qualify fast enough to make the 50 car field and were the second reserve car for the race. Reliability problems plagued the cars. When they the cars did finish, various victories were scored in the highly competitive FIA GT Championship against their main rival, Corvette. Model by IXO 1/43 |
2008 Saleen-Ford S7-R: The French team of Christophe Bouchut, Patrick Bornhauser and David 'Hallyday' Smet drove this Larbre Competiton S7R to 28th place overall and 6th in the GT1 class at Le Mans in 2008. Using a Saleen-Ford 7.0L V8, producing 700 hp and capable of 200 mph, the Saleen was successful for this team apart from Le Mans, winning the 2008 FFSA GT Championship. Model by IXO 1/43 |
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