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| 1964 Brabham-BRM BT8 (Goodwood, 1964): Brabham (Motor Racing Developments) diverted from making open wheel cars with the introduction of the BT5 sports racing car in 1963. Following the success of that car, Ron Tauranac designed its successor the BT8. Using the same tubular space frame chassis with a fiberglass body on the mid-engine car, the BT8 was designed to accept larger more powerful engines than the BT5. Twelve cars were built between 1964-1966, with most built to house the 2.0L Coventry-Climax 4-Cylinder engine. One car was built and raced by Jack Brabham which housed a 2.7L Repco V8 engine. That car was the genesis for this car (Ch. #SC-5-64), which was built with a 1.9L V8 BRM F1 engine for Team Rosebud. Model by AUTOMODELLI STUDIOS 1/43 |
1964 Brabham-BRM BT8 (Goodwood, 1964): Team Rosebud from Texas hired Jack Brabham to race their BT8 at its inaugural race, the Lavant Cup at Goodwood, where Brabham finished 3rd overall and first in class. It was subsequently shipped back to the USA where it was driven with success by Trevor Taylor at the Riverside 200 and Laguna Seca 200, winning its class. After its active race career ended, it passed through many hands including those of Bobby Rahal and friend Steve Pike. While the BT8's became the cars to beat in the mid-60's, its successor the BT17 was not successful and after, Brabham focused solely on building formula cars. Model by AUTOMODELLI STUDIOS 1/43 |
1967 Hino BRE Samurai (Japanese GP, 1967): The legendary Peter Brock Base had formed BRE after he left Shelby. One of the first projects at BRE was the development of Hino sedans for racing in the USA. Successful, it caught the attention of the Japanese auto industry and Hino asked Brock to design a prototype race car for the Japanese GP and Le Mans. Powered by a modified 1.3L Hino 4-cyliner engine, the Samarai was hailed worldwide as a design triumph. Race officials at the Japanese GP were less impressed and ruled the car did not have sufficient ground clearance to run. The deal with Hino ended, but led to his involvemnet with Datsun/Nissan and that is another story! Base signed by Peter Brock Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
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| 1980 Mazda RX-7 (Spa 24-Hrs., 1980): Win Percy first began his association with Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) in 1980, driving this Mazda backed, TWR prepared RX-7. The relationship with TWR that would span well over a decade started off in spectacular fashion, with Percy winning the Drivers Championship in the British Saloon Car Championship in 1980; winning all ten races entered. Percy would go on to win the Championship again in a Mazda in 1981 and for Toyota in 1982. He finished second in 1986 Championship driving a TWR Rover. Model by ATLAS 1/43 |
1980 Mazda RX-7 (Spa 24-Hrs., 1980): TWR also entered a team of RX-7's at Spa 24-Hours in 1980, with Percy and Peter Lovett was leading its class when an hour and a half before the finish a wheel came off. The car was disqualified when Percey received outside assistance in trying to reattach the wheel. A first generation RX-7, the TWR prepared 1.1L rotary engined car produced 250 bhp and revs up to 10,800 RPM! Model by ATLAS 1/43 |
1982 Dome RC82i (March) (Le Mans, 1981): Eliseo Salazar, Chris Craft and Nick Mason raced this Ford Cosworth powered Dome RC82i at Le Mans in 1983 in Group C. They failed to finish the race due to a blown clutch and were classified in 40th position. The RC82i was built on a March chassis and powered by the long-distance racing version of the Cosworth DSV, the DSL V8 of 3.3L. It was raced at Le Mans three times in 1982-84. Model by BIZARRE 1/43 |
2001 Dome S101 (Le Mans, 2001): Dome returned to Le Mans as a manufacturer in 2001, after having entered a modified version of the 1999 Le Mans winning BMW LMP V12 in 2000. For '01, Dome had a completely new carbon fibre / aluminium honeycomb chassis. Powered by a 4.0L Judd V10, the S101 produced 600 bhp for Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland team, with Donny Crevels & Val Hillebrand. Qualifying fourth, Lammers led Le Mans until electrical problems ended their promising debut race. Model by SPARK 1/43 |
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| 1983 Mazda 717C (Fuji 1000 Km, 1983): Beginning in 1983, Group C Regulations were expanded to include a 'Junior' class (later C2), which gave privateer teams a means to run with ness expensive cars that were limited in required a minimum weight (1,543 lb.) and fuel capacity of 14.5 gallons. Encouraged by both the Mazda powered Argo in IMSA and the RX-7 class wins at Daytona and Le Mans, Mazda designed and built the 717C for the 1983 racing season in Group C Junior. It was powered by a 1.3L twin-rotor Mazda 13B rotary engine which produced 300 bhp. It was nicknamed the 'jellybean' due to its shape. Model by PROVENCE MOULAGE 1/43 |
1983 Mazda 717C (Fuji 1000 Km, 1983): The car was the first race car built by Mazda's subsidiary Mazdaspeed, which was responsible for building and tuning the cars for competition. Two cars were built and this car was the first one built (#001). It raced at Silverstone (DNF) and Le Mans where it finished 2nd in class to its sister car (12th OA) and 18th overall. The car handled well, but was too heavy and suffered from poor stability at speed, making it difficult to drive. Its top-speed was limited to 190 mph. This car was raced at the Fuji 1000 Km (DNF) and 4th at Fuji 500 Km in this livery by Yojiro Terada, Pierre Dieudonne and Tayashi Yorino. Model by PROVENCE MOULAGE 1/43 |
1986 Mazda 757 (Le Mans, 1986): In 1984, Mazdaspeed through a collaboration and partnership with Jim Busby did well in IMSA and international C2 competition with the Lola-Mazda T616. Mazda developed their own C2 car, the 727C, which was as fast, but not as successful as the American car. In 1985 Mazdaspeed ran a modest program with the updated 737C in C2, with good finishes at Le Mans. For 1986, Mazdaspeed had a new prototype car designed for the IMSA GTP category of Group C, the 757. A step up for Mazda in prototype racing. Model by PROVENCE MOULAGE 1/43 |
1986 Mazda 757 (Le Mans, 1986): The 757 was powered by a Mazda 13G 2.0L triple rotor engine producing 450 bhp. It used a modified Porsche 5-speed gearbox, which turned out to be it Achilles heel. This car (#003) showed promise at the Le Mans Test (12th) after a good showing at its initial race at Silverstone. However, both team cars exited the Le Mans 24-Hours in 1986 with gearbox failure. Driven by David Kennedy, Mark Galvin and Pierre Dieudonne this car retired in the 10th hour after 137 laps. At Le Mans in 1987, this trio would bring the car home 7th overall and 1st in class. It would race through 1990 with continued success. Model by PROVENCE MOULAGE 1/43 |
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| 1991 Mazda 787B (LE MANS, 1991 - WINNER): Using Mazda's R26B rotary engine, the 787B was developed for Group C and IMSA racing during the 190-91 seasons. The four-rotor R26B featured three spark plugs per rotor and had a maximum power output of 900 hp, which was limited to 700 hp during the race for longevity. The 787B used Porsche's five-speed gearbox. This car is the winner of the 1991 Le Mans 24 hour, with Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot at the controls. Model by IXO 1/43 |
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| 2016 Subaru Forester 2.5 Touring: Model by PremiumX 1/43 |
2016 Subaru Forester 2.5 Touring: Model by PremiumX 1/43 |
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