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    Toyota FT-1 Concept 2014 Toyota took by storm the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. This was the result of two years work on the project by Calty Design Research in California. The price tag was 60,000 USD and the studio chief designer was saying, "It's a Toyota, it ought to be affordable.” They started with sketch ideas and different concepts. The final concept is a midengine layout infront of the driver who is positioned like an F1 racer with a unique heads-up display. Technical specs on the engine are not available. For a while it was denied that this would be the next Toyota Supra. Now we know. The model made by Jada in 1:64 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Bugatti Royale T41 Esders Roadster 1932 The first Royale sold. The buyer Armand Esders a french clothing manufacturer ordered a roadster body in his favorit colouring pea-green with dark green combined. And as he never drove in darkness didn`t needed headlamps. Ettore's eldest son, Jean, fashioned for the car a dramatic two-seater open body with full-bodied wings and an additional rear seat, but no headlamps. In any case Esders got the two headlamps with the car in a box of fine wood. Once Esders sent the chauffeur with the car to pick up his soon from the school. As junior saw the astonishing crowd of students around the car desided to go trough the back gate home on foot. Later Esders sold the car and it was rebodied. But this was not the end of the roadsters story. The Schlumpf brothers so liked the original Esders body that they had a replica made of the car using original Bugatti parts . This car is existing today and resides at the Musée National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse. The model made in two variants. The hood is removable on both car but the open version has no working doors and folded hood. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Thank you Gary for the nice comments and "likes"
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    I have it by Politoys 1:43. It seemed to be the same casting only the wheels are more "toy-like". The spare wheel also missing. Repainted and detailed a bit.
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    Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster 2019 Experts expected that the new hybrid Lamborghini will be unveiled at Monterey Car Week in August 2019. But instead, they got a new limited-edition Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster. Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the car factory bearing his name in 1963 and the roadster pays tribute to the year of its foundation not only in its model designation, but also in the number of units in the series. The engine is identical to the one in the SVJ Coupe and gives 770 PS. The car accelerats to 100 km/h in 2,9 sec and in a further 5,9 sec it is up to 200 km/h. The top speed is more than 350 km/h and the car stops from 100 to 31 metres. They were all sold in 2019 despite the fact that the first car could be delivered only during 2020. The model made by Miniauto/China in 1:24 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Chaparral 2F 1967 The 2F was characterized by a large rear wing, fixed at 1.37 meters from the ground. The Group 6 sports prototype designed by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp. The car was powered by a Chevrolet "Porcupine" 6,997 cc V8, 533 PS, naturally aspirated. The lay out is mid-engined, longitudinally mounted and connected to a Chevrolet 3-speed automatic transaxle gearbox. This Chevrolet „conncetion” was unofficial. A GM engineer said so: "We stayed in the background because we weren't meant to be racing at the time. We never sponsored the Chaparral program with cash. We did provide bits and pieces, and they did lots of our testing, from which we both benefited." Beside the great rear wing another aerodynamic innovation was the changing of the radiator position from the front of the nose to the sides of the car. So the nose of the car could act as a miniature Venturi tunnel and this was the first use of ground effect in motorsport. The model is made by Speedy/Italy in 1:64 scale. I complimented with headlight covers and a scratchbuilt rearwing - the original was missing - and repainted, decaled. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Bugatti Royale T41 Prototype Weymann Coupe 1929 The oldfasioned bodies designed by Ettore Bugatti where no good for the Royale's image. So they need a new body of a more up-to-date design. Bugatti commisioned coachbuilder Charles T. Weymann to creat a more modern body. He signed and built a handsome 4-window coupe and fitted to the chassis in 1929. The fenders and bonnet seemed to be the same of earlier variants. The car was in Bugatti`s personal use. So much so, that on the way home from Paris after a hearty dinner, he fell asleep at the wheel and the car crashed heavily. The model is made same way as the earlier ones. It seemed the car was originaly black and yellow painted and later got a full black paint job. Altough the pictures of the wrecked car shows the car painted in full black, there are pictures thet show the brightly coloured side (only black and white photos) following the rocking lines favoured by Bugatti. Weymann probably did the combination paint job which was repainted black later. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Peugeot RC Diamond Concept 2002 The concept was introduced at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show. The car is powered by a 2.2L diesel engine, 181 bhp connected to a 6-speed manual gearbox . The car arrived a 230 km/h top speed and accelerated to 100 km/h in 6.0 seconds. The small 4-cylinder diesel engine is unusually located above the rear axle by gripping the long transmission elements. But they did not care about the disadvantage of weight distribution. Richard Hammond in the BBC Top Gear show, not known for its love of diesels, remarked that it was "possibly the first proper diesel sports car." The model is made by Motormax in 1:24 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    NSU Trapeze Bertone 1973 The Bertone team faced the challenging task of making a GT vehicle with driving comfort. The mid-engine was mounted length-ways, to optimise weight distribution. To get round the problem of engine-bulk in the cockpit, the seats were laid out in a trapezium formation. The two front seats set very close together, the two rear seats further apart beside the mid mounted engine. This solution allowed the passengers in the back to stretch out their legs fully in the space created between the front seats and the door. The prototype was mounted with a central NSU RO 80 Wankel engine with rotating piston. The capacity 995 ccm, producing 115 HP and the car arrived a top speed 190 km/h. The prominent bumper running round the entire vehicle was a solution taken up successively on some vehicles destined for mass production. The model is made by Buby in Argentina scale 1:64. I custom painted the little car playworn. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Bugatti Royale Type 41 Prototype Fiacre and Berline 1926 After an extensive test of the prototype with Packard body 3 different body shells have been built on the chassies. One is a coupe version, reportedly presented to the Pope too by Bugatti. The name was originally Coupe Napoleon however the last body on the prototype chassies built by Weymann inherited this name since then the earlier version has been called Fiacre. The Berline was a large limousine with a closed body. This version was presented to King Alfonso XIII of Spain too, but he found it too angular. He asked to rebuild it. In 1928, Ettore Bugatti asserted that „this year King Alfonso of Spain will receive his Royale”. But the king was deposed without taking delivery of a Royale. The models are based on the prototype chassies. The number of parts increased to 120 – 150 pc according to the different body types. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Aston Martin One-77 2009 It was planed that 77 units will be produced . During the development several test cars were built which ones had no future. But one of the development cars, VIN #10711 was sent back to Aston Martin for complete refurbishment, and now is owned under NHTSA Show and Display registration in the United States, making the actual total of cars in existence to be 78. May be where the name comes from ? The first glimpse the world got of the hypercar was a maquette at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, three quarters covered by a grey fabric cover allowed only a glimpse of the front right side peeping out. The full car was revealed at the March 2009 Geneva Motor Show, where a metallic blue mockup and rolling chassis with its 7,3 Litre V 12 powertrain were on display. The production car was the fastest-ever Aston Martin, with a top speed of 350 km/h and 3,7 sec to 100km/h acceleration. At the Concorso d'Eleganza Ville d'Este on the shores of Lake Como in 2009,was the winner of the design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes. The model made by Speedy/China in 1:24 scale. Enjoy the pictures.
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    I received these ones in the last few days: Bugatti Atlantic Concept 2015 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster 2019 Mercedes AMG One 2022 Rolls Royce Dawn Speedster Silver Bullet 2022 all in 1:24 scale, Made in China.
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    Oh yes, I was speechless too when I found it on Ebay in 2018. There was a listing of a set of vehicles with Red Bull livery from Taiwan. I ordered immediatelly this and the RB 13 F 1 car. The other ones weren`t interesting. (aeroplan, motobike, etc if I remember well)
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    Red Bull X2014 Concept 2014 The Red Bull X2014 Fan car is a hypothetical concept car produced by Gran Turismo in partnership with Red Bull Racing. So you can't never drive it in reality because 1) its reserved for the roads and tracks of Gran Turismo 6, and 2) you're not good enough to cope with the sheer speed of this thing. The concept is designed by Red Bull chief scribe Adrian Newey and there's the massive fan at the rear of the car - long a dream for Newey - creating huge downforce that sucks the car to the floor. Sebastian Vettel „drived” the car with Gran Turismo 6 on the Nurburgring 30 sec quicklier as he done with his F-1 car. The model is made by Grani & Partner as a 1:64 scale model but seemed larger. (there is no dimension data known) Enjoy the pictures.
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    Bugatti Royale Type 41 Prototype #41100 1926 Ettore Bugatti built the chassis of the never seen greatest luxury car but coming soon clear that the production equipment was not suitable and the personnel had not the know-how to produce a such large body. He was forced to buy a Packard Torpedo formally for testing and study. The bodywork locksmiths installed the driver- and passenger compartment on the chassis in a week. Engine house and fenders were made by the factory. The „Patron” went to a abundant test by himself in the mountain regions of the Vogesen, Alps and Pyrenees. Only little modifications on car were necessary to do. One day he invited 3 of his friends to a little excursion to show the qualities of the car. They were raptured by the car, it was comfortable, it was silent, it was vibration-proof even at 140 km/h and in the straights arrived 200 km/h. The models are based on the earlier shown chassis. The body parts are vakuum formed by a familiar company. Some photo-etched parts – as steering wheel, dashboard, grid on the fenders, door handles, bumpers, etc. - made by an other modeler fellow. My favourite PE parts are the engine house side panels with „openable” vents and the elephant figurine glued together from 2 side and 1 middle layer. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Rolls Royce Wright Coupe 2013 Its makers describe the Wraith as ‘the evil Rolls-Royce’, probably thanks to how much more powerful it is as every other production Rolls ever made. The body style is a two-door pillar-less coupe with iconic suicide doors and based on the chassis of the Rolls-Royce Ghost. The engine is a direct-injection 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12, power is 624 bhp. The Wraith is easily the quickest Rolls-Royce ever put into production: 0-60 time of 4.4 sec and a top speed electronically limited to 155 mph. The ride is pillowy-soft and so silent is it inside the cabin that it would be easy to mistake the Wraith for being electrically. But as the car relentlessly gathers speed, a hard-edged snarl fills the cabin - hardly a familiar sound to previous Rolls owners. But then no other Rolls has ever offered its owners well in excess of 600 bhp. Prices start at a chunky $270,000. The model is made by Double Horses/China 1:24 scale. There is the umbrella in the door too. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Riley/Lexus Mark XX 2008 A trouble-free run gives Chip Ganassi a Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona record – victorys in consecutive years. Six Daytona Prototypes were on the lead lap till evening. But Ganassi`s rivals dropped out one by one during the final hours and the reliability was the winner. The base was the updated Riley Daytona Prototype car successful in Grand Am raceses from 2004 to 2007. Riley sold their cars for Pontiac, Ford, Lexus, BMW or Porsche engine installations. The MkXX came completely assembled. The Ganassi team with an engineer and assembley technician from Riley Technologies completed and tested the car with the 4.3 liter Lexus V8 engine. The costs of all competitors was the same with a customer supplied engine - $405,000. Winning drivers of all classes received a Rolex Daytona watch. The model is made by Greenlight with a nearly perfect livery. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Thank you for the nice comments !
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    Bugatti Royale Type 41 Prototype Chassis #41100 1926 It is said that Ettore Bugatti decided to build the never seen greatest luxury car after an English lady compared his cars unfavourably with those of Rolls-Royce. He created a prototype chassis with a 14,7 l engine, 4,6 m wheelbase. The aluminium clutch box was attached to the chassis, not to the engine. The gear box, also in aluminium was attached to the rear axle. The reason placing clutch and gearbox at such odd locations was reducing noise, so increasing comfort inside the cars. A difficult problem in those days . The brakes were effective but without servo-assistance required significant muscle power from the driver. The plan was to build twenty-five of these cars and sell them to royalty as the most luxurious car ever. But even European royalty were not buying such things during the Great Depression. There were two exeptions only : the King Zog of Albania and the King Carol of Romania. Bugatti refused to sell one to King Zog of Albania, claiming that „the man`s table manners are beyond belief !” The delivery to Romania was not possible in 1939 because of the WWII. The price has played its part too. : for the price of one Bugatti Royale chassis man could buy 3 Rolls Royces – with body. I was.inspired by the Napoleon Coupe kit not long ago finished and a nicely detailed fire truck by Marx in 1:87 seen on a toys exhibiton. I belived I could build the Royale chassis in „my” scale 1:75 too. The model is made from 71 parts. The parts are made of resin, wires , plastic sheet and photo-etched parts. I used a templet for assembly which helped to install the axles in proper hight. On the first of the parts pictures are the master pieces of the prototype chassis and the shortened one for the series production. The other pictures are showing some parts in raw, half-ready and ready state on millimetre paper. This little model was insured by the organizers of an exhibition for a value of a monthly salary of a qualified worker . Enjoy the pictures.
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    Lamborghini Miura Concept 2006 The Lamborghini Miura Concept is a retro styled concept car introduced by Lamborghini to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the original Miura concept. „This Miura was a celebration of our history, but Lamborghini is about the future. Retro design is not what we are here for.” said president and CEO Stefan Winkelmann. The designer of the car Walter de' Silva was quick to point out that Automobili Lamborghini may park this one in showrooms. The car isn't a runner, as it lacks a working drivetrain. Still, others had pegged the Miura Concept as lacking an interior - thanks to the heavily-tinted doors. In point of fact, it has a nicely-integrated instrument panel dominated by a tachometer and speedometer. The model is made by Mondo Motors in 1:24. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Wonderful two models. I found ref for the spider: exactly the same in all detail but named 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Lungo Spider. (www.gieldaklasykow.pl) Seemed the name was client to client different. (?)
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    TO THE DEAR VISITORS OF MY POSTS.
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    General Motors LeSabre Concept 1951 General Motors’ LeSabre was the legendary design chief Harley Earl’s tour de force that had massive influence on car design for a decade. Probably it was the most important show car of the 1950s. The design was influenced by the fighter jet Le Sabre F-86 and had a lot new features never seen before. The car is powered by a custom designed 215 cubic-inch aluminum, 335 hp supercharged V8 engine designed to run on both gasoline and ethanol . Seat and steering wheel were non-adjustable, permanently set for 6’ 4” Earl alone. The LeSabre was fully functional and served as Harley Earl’s daily driver for several years, racking up 45,000 miles. The lightly altered version 1952 captured the imagination of more than a million spectators of the 1953 Motorama show. The models are curved from wood by me scale 1:75 in 1995. They are the two variants 1951 and 1952. This was the only one project when I recorded the working houres of modeling. After preparing the blueprints for the two variants I curved, drilled, chiseled, turned, cut, sanded, painted, polished parts – 211 pc – and built up tham in 182 hours. Enjoy the pictures.
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    Thank you keyser the nice comment.
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    Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Concept 2017 The Terzo Millennio Concept is a futuristic electric car developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institut of Technology. The design is of the company's Centro Stile department. The car has a definite Lamborghini look but same time it is so different and unique as no one earlier Lamborghini design. The supercar would utilize four electric motors in the wheels powered by onboard super capacitors and energy storage devices. The amount of torque can be controlled individually to all 4 wheels, making the car's stability as good as a F1 car. The system can produce power of 819 HP, accelerating 0 to 60 in under 2.8 seconds, and the top speed is 349 km/h. The car's layout would be all-wheel drive if it was functional. The models are made by Maisto in 1:64 and 1:24 scale. The metalic blue colour is very good. The red accents aside are good too but there is no one on the 1:1. Enjoy the pictures.
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