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    Thank you very much the nice comments. If I think back to my initial models there is some qualitative improvement indeed.
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    Duesenberg Mormon Meteor Special 1935 For Fred and Augie Duesenberg, it had always been about the racing. Fred kept his hand in the racing program, located across the street from Duesenberg Inc. Three years after Fred’s death in July 1932 - Augie led the way in setting a land speed record at Bonneville with driver Ab Jenkins and the remarkable supercharged Duesenberg Mormon Meteor Special. A centrifugal supercharger, designed by Fred, ran at six times the engine speed, increasing manifold pressure 7,5:1 at 5000 rpm and boosting engine output to a remarkable 390-400 horsepower, according a Duesenberg dynamometer test. It was August 31, 1935, scorching nearly 49°C heat was radiating off the glistening white salt flats. The Meteor run ghost like out the vortex of thermal reflection and hurtling past the timers at nearly 160mph. A new land speed record ! But it was not enought. The car run 24 hours long on a 10 mile ovel track and set an other record: an average of 233 km/h. The distance travelled is nearly the equivalent of driving USA coast-to-coast in one day. The model made of wood with vacuum formed fenders in 1:75 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Chevrolet Sting-Ray Convertible 1963 For the first time in the Corvette's history the wind tunnel testing influenced the final shape of a new model. Underneath the bodywork, the technology has gone new too: a rear transaxle, an independent rear suspension and four-wheels disc brakes with the rear brakes mounted inboard. The new convertible had nearly twice as much steel support in its central structure as the 1958–62 ones. The resulting extra weight was balanced by a reduction in fiberglass thickness, so the finished product actually weighed a bit less than the old roadster. New for the 1963 model year was an optional electronic ignition, the breakerless magnetic pulse-triggered Delcotronic and the engine was good for 356 horsepower. Production was divided almost evenly between the convertible and the new coupe – 10,919 and 10,594. In 2004, the Sports Car International named the Sting Ray number five on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. The model is made by Revell in 1:24 scale. The model is incorrectly marked on the chassis as type 1965. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Sorry, there is a mistake: the manufacturer of the model is Racing Chapions and not Hotwheels.
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    Chevrolet Astro III. Concept 1969 The Astro III concept was only three feet high, making it the lowest concept model ever created and designed by GM. Developed under the leadership of Bill Mitchell, the car was an experimental two-passenger turbine model at the Detroit Auto Show 1969. It was a realy unusual car: two frontwheels closly, easily be steered by power-assisted pistol-grip lever controls, powered by a 250-C18 gas turbine engine, the view to the rear is by a closed-circuit television viewing screen. The lift-up canopy for easy access for the driver and passanger is inspired by aeroplans. Although the public and the profession are admired the design, the acceptance of a 3-wheeled car was no option for the buyers. Today, the Astro III concept model still exists and is part of the GM Heritage Collection. The model is made by Hotwheels about 1:64 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    VW Type 64 Berlin-Roma 1939 In 1937 began the organization of a road rally from Berlin to Rome. Because of the Sudeten Crisis the race was postponed to 1939. In September 1938 a project was started to create KdF’s (aka VW Beetle) Berlin-Rome competition car. The car using type 60 KdF-Wagen’s mechanicals with design from Porsche 114 project. (a V10 mid-engined layout) The engine was 1131 cc, 4 cylinder boxer with 39 bhp. The well streamlined bodywork helped the poorly powered car to a top speed of 140 km/h but the race did not take place due to the outbreak of World War II. There were 3 units built, the first was built and later dismantled, chassis probably used for car no.3. The second was ready at end of 1939 and during 1945 the roof was cut off by US soldiers. Later parts of the car were sold for the owner of the third car. The third car was completed in summer of 1940. Ferry Porsche used it and had the car rewamped in 1947, supposedly at Carozzeria Pininfarina in Italy. In 1949 the car was sold to Otto Mathé – an austrian motor racer who raced with the car regularly. (in the 50`s Otto Mathé was Niki Lauda’s childhood idol) The model made of wood and the uper part of cocpit vacuum formed from transparent plastic. The scale is 1:75. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Hi John, very nice two models. The Miller is a metal kit ? And which scale ? Looks with mutch details. The Bugatti got a good paint combo I like it ! (as all of the Bugattis) Thank you for sharing with us.
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    Chevrolet Astro II Concept 1968 In the 1960s Arkus-Duntov was totally convinced that mid-engine was the only way to go for Corvette to compete effectively in styling, image, and performance against the top European sports cars. The idea was first explored publicly with the Astro II mid-engined concept car in April 1968 at the New York auto show, penned by Larry Shinoda the design guru of Corvettes. A 400 hp 7 liter big-block V8 was mounted backward, with its starter and ring gear under the seatbacks. The car was rolling on spoked cast-aluminum wheels, it boasted four-wheel-disc brakes and could generate an incredible 1.00 g of cornering grip - on street tires. While showing mid-engined concept Corvettes excited the press and public and created interest, the idea of actually investing in converting the Corvette to a mid-engine layout was strongly opposed as a major production cost-increasing risk. The project was finished. But two design features were later applied to production Corvettes. For ’73, when new bumper requirements have entered into force the Corvette got an attractive, body-color Astro treatment. Then for ’74, the Corvette’s tail was restyled to look like the Astro II’s. The model made by Politoys in 1:43 scale. The painting was in very bad condition so I repainted and detailed it. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Chevrolet Astro I Concept 1967 Long before the name was stuck on a minivan, the Astro I was the sleekest thing on wheels: a concept car created in 1967 by Larry Shinoda. The extremely low build of the car required special solutions. The entire body aft of the windshield was one piece and tilted up and back with a large screw mechanism. At the same time, the two bucket seats lifted out of their normal positions to aid ingress and egress. A V8 engine would have been too big so they installed the enlarged Corvair flat-six engine 2.9-liter and rated at 240hp mated to a production Corvair Powerglide transaxle. The planned top speed was 318,7 km/h. A three-element periscope was used in lieu of a rear-view mirror. It gave the driver a wider field of view and compensated for the lack of rear glass. Although the car was completely built it was never a runner. The model made by Corgi 1:64 scale. I repainted the heavily play worn car with some details by painting. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Yes, Helmut - I use magnifier since longer time. My eyes are old so they are not the old ones anymore. I am of the opinion that what I see as good under the magnifying glass is certainly good for the good eyes.
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    Pontiac Stiletto XP-759 1964 and Cirrus 1969 The GM-X, aka Pontiac Stiletto was one of the stars at the 1964 New York World`s Fair. The concept car was an advanced, high-performance car with styling strongly influenced by aerospace design. It featured aircraft-type steering, 29 toggle switch controls, 31 indicator lights, 16 gauges all spread across the roof and dashboard console. There was a three-way speaker system for inside/outside communications too. Imagine the advantage during voicing a bad opinion of a fellow road user and having them hear every word without to open a window. A fascinating opportunity. The passengers entered through a side opening hatch which included the roof too and passed between the aircraft-style bucket seats. After the exhibitions GM relegated the car to long-term storage. But in a surprising twist, GM then resurrected the Stiletto by giving it a new, even more sleek nose and a silver paint job. This is when the car was branded as a Pontiac and renamed Cirrus. The Cirrus has also completed the exhibitions tour and was back in storage again until the ‘80s. During a GM`s little house cleaning it was sent to the crusher. The models are in 1:75 scale and made of wood with vacuum formed plastic roof and resin wheels. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Apollo Project Evo 2021 Bet you felt even more intense emotions when you saw this car. Two years after the Intensa Emozione Apollo Automobili came to the 2021 International Import Expo in Shanghai, China with the very cool looking Project Evo convincing us that otherworldly design isn't out of style just yet. The car comes with an engine twin turbo, V12, 6,6 litre and 1550 ps. Accelerating from 0–97 km/h in 2.7 seconds, with a projected top speed of 335 km/h. Rumors suggest that the car will have a price tag of about $3 million. An Evo was seen in Croatia in orange-black paint combo a few weeks ago. The model is made by XHD/China in 1:24 scale Enjoy the pictures.
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    You can open. Only remove the blocking elements inside and it works. BUT there is no "engine" and "luggage-box".
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    Apollo Intensa Emozione Hypercar 2019 This car has an organic elegance that other modern hyper-cars strive for, but are unable to deliver. The design is all about manipulating the air around and through the vehicle with the highest aerodynamic efficiency. The chassis is a carbon monocoque with front and rear subframes and has a total weight of a mere 105kg. The engine is a Ferrari derived 6.3-liter V-12 that delivers a total of 780 horsepower. It accelerates to 100 km/h in 2,7 sec and able to hit a top speed of 333 km/h. Only 10 examples will be built, each with a starting price of 2,3 million Euros. It's all supposed to be sold. The model is made by Siku in 1:64 scale (about). Enjoy the pictures.
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    Oh YES ! One of my all time favorite. Very nice models. I had one in 1:66 Schuco the GT version but my little son lost it. Many years later I could replace it.
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    Thank you very much for the praiseful words. I appreciate your regular comments.
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    1-75 story 24 Bugatti Royale 16 pc. Ettore Bugatti started the Royale series in 1929 and finished it in 1939. He built 11 different bodies for 6 chassis. After all, I went down a similar path in making my 16 pcs Royale models. In 1999 after I finished building a Napoleon Coupe 1:24 plastic kit saw a Marks fire engine with ladder in 1:87. I thought I could do something like this because the Royale chassis resembled a ladder. So I was inspired to build a Royale in my well proven 1:75 scale. The prototype chassis was completed in 1999. I was satisfied. As I got help from a plastics processing company with vacuum moulding the body panels I made the models of the first Royale prototype in open and softtop up in 2000. I took the models to an auto model collectors exhibition. There I met the Haris brothers - car museum owners and model makers in museum-quality - and they enthusiastically encouraged me to continue the series, saying: „ You should be doing this and not building rubbish kits.” (excuse me for the „rubbish” – they used this expression) I got a lot of information and side views of the Royale bodies from the brothers. The next step was to build the 3 other bodies which ones were set on the prototype chassis – Fiacre, Berline and Weyman Coupe – finished in 2001. After extensive data collection and preparation of the drawings I made 4 models, 2 of Weinberger Cabiolet open in original form in black and the „Viktoria” variant with softtop up as it is in the Ford museum. The other 2 are the Esders Roadster, one of them is with open doors and hood. They were ready in 2006. The last series was completed in 2009: Berline de Voyage with open and hartop driver compartment, Napoleon Coupe, Kellner Coach, Fosters Limousine and Binder Coupe. Someone told me that this is the only complete Royale series in the world in such a small size. I would be satisfied with the testimony that it is one of the rare series.
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    Thank you Helmut and Gary for the nice coments. Yes, it needed some time and work but I enjoyed the detailing. Some of tham isn`t really visible in the engine bay - everything is dark grey and black.
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    Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT Coupe 1962 The concept car based mainly on Corvair components but the engine was 180° turned and befor the rear axle mounted. Later a turbo was added too. It was a really midengine layout against the rearend engine of the production Corvair. That solution made the car rear heavy and unsafe according to Mr. Ralph Nader. The GT coupe was followed by a Spyder and could be go in production but both remained concepts. The budy design had influence on Pontiac Banshee prototypes 1964 and the Corvette C3 1968 in the production. The model is produced by Nacoral/Spain in 1:24 scale. I received information about this - for me unknown – model and finally the model too from 1959scudetto. Many thanks for inspiration and help. I completely disassembled and striped the model. I scratch built new passanger compartment and engine bay, made a new rearend panel, air inlets behind the door, front direction indicators, fuel filler, rear-view mirrors in- and outside and windscreen wipers. Enjoy the pictures.
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    I really liked this car from the beginning. I have the models in 1:24 - light blue - and in 1:64 made by Penny (repainted and "chrome plated")
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    Thank you Gary the nice comment.
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    Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa 2010 The Zagato workshop revived the TZ series in 2010, commissioned by a German collector Martin Kapp. Zagato contributed to Alfa Romeo’s centenary year and honouring 100 years of races and victories across the whole 20th century by releasing the TZ3 Corsa at the Villa d’Este Concourso d’Eleganza. It received the „Design Award” for the best concept car or prototype picked by public referendum. It’s a race-bred supercar intended for track use that evokes the legendary TZ and TZ2 which Zagato crafted in the sixties. BTW, the type name is short for „Tubulare Zagato”. But this uses a carbon-fibre monocoque however there are enough tubular elements to the chassis to justify the name. The body made of aluminium and this combination results a light, only 850 kg car. The engine is the Ferrari-derived 4200 cc V8, 420 bhp of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competitione located front-mid, longitudinal and has one of the best and loudest exhaust notes on earth. The top speed is about 300 km/h, the accelerating is 3,5 sec 0 – 100 km/h. The car never races used only on track days by the owner. The model is made by Kyosho 1:64 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Bugatti Royale Type 41 Binder Coupe de Ville 1939 The Esders Roadster was sold to the French politician Raymond Patenôtre. Another story tells that King Carol II of Romania bought the car and commisioned the coach builder Henri Binder to build this new body. But the WWII prevented his taking delivery in 1939. During the war it was hiden from the Nazis by storing it in the sewers of Paris. After some english and american owners Air Force Reserve Major General William Lyon offered the car during the 1996 Barrett-Jackson Auction with a reserve of $15 million. Mr. Otto and Lajos Haris – hungarian auto museum owners in Budapest and Las Vegas – gave a price estimate on request the auction house. The estimate was $11 million and the best offer was also $11 million only – the car was not sold. In 1999 Volkswagen AG bought the car for a reported $20 million. Now used as a Bugatti brand promotion vehicle and travels to various museums and events. The models with open and hardtop driver compartment are built the same way as the other ones. Since I exhibited the Royale chassis first time on a model collector exhibition the Haris twin brothers gave me inspiration and help to build these 17 little models. Emjoy the pictures.
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    Maserati MC 20 Coupe 2020 In 2020 it was high time Maserati made a real sports car. The MC20 is everything a Maserati supercar should be—thrilling, characterful, and lust-worthy. The engine is a 90-degree V6, 2992 cc, 621 hp twin-turbo with a cacophony of wild engine sounds to its butt-kicking performance. The accelerating just 3,2 sec to 100 km/h and shot through the quarter-mile in 11.0 seconds at 211 km/h. Maserati claimed the engine is "100% Maserati" but in fact there are a lot of similarities to Ferrari and Alfa Romeo V6`s in that time. The MC name refers to Maserati Corse—a signal that the brand will soon re-enter racing events with a track-only variant of the car. The model is made by Double Horses/China 1:24 scale.
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    Porsche 917 K Martini Le Mans 1971 Ferdinand Piëch the designer of the 917 said about the car:“it was the greatest risk of my life.” Never be more successful at a risk in life. One of the greatest victory of the 917 was the 39th Le Mans 24 Hours in 1971. It was the first time that drivers had a rolling start. There was 19 Porsches nominated in field and 6 ended the race. Gijs van Lennep and Dr. Helmut Marko were the winner in car #22 with an averaged 222km/h, covering a distance of 5,335km. The short-tail car based on a magnesium-alloy chassis with 4.5-litre twelve-cylinder engine and over 600 hp. Attwood and Müllers Porsche followed 3 laps behind. The two Porsches were the first cars to cover over 5000 km in the race. It was a distance record that stood for 39 years until beaten by Audi in 2010. The car #22 went from Le Mans directly to Porsche Museum and never raced again. The model made by Schuco 1:66. I custom painted and decaled the car. Enjoy the pictures.
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