1959scudetto

From Hachette's Mexican series is this '56 Chevy - I only added Virginia plates from a VERY old Autoworld sheet (decals for 2 Mexican 1956/57 plates are included) - model had 2 mirrors (!) and antenna already mounted. Got it last week, took it out for some pictures on this frosty morning - the roof is wider at the rear than at the front - I'm not sure if this is correct, otherwise a nice model: And here, for comparison with its smaller German cousin: 1957 Opel Rekord P1 (from Hachette's German 1/24 Opel series):

Got this in the mail today:

fantastic junker, Mario !

Made myself a Christmas present: my second Holy Trucking Grail (besides the Little window Pete 359): International 4070 Transtar C/O (new version) arrived today....

x 2 - is the Viking blue one Dan Gurney's Targa Florio car from 1964?

Great model, Rich - Mario Andretti would have deserved winning Le Mans too.

Outstanding build, Gary - with the background, it almost looks real.

Fantastic models, Steve - can't decide which one I like more: purple or light green metallic

Excellent woody, Mario - should cruise along a Californian beach....

Well deserved award, RRR - proves my statement that speed and durability win races, not high-gloss paint jobs !

Thank you Al, Chris and Philippe!

Excellent job - as always, Anders ! I really like the color combination which looks period-correct - did you use flocking for the interior ? If you had not pointed out that there have been warping issues, nobody would have known this. I have that also in my stash for more than 30 years

Very nice build and paint, Misha - especially well detailed interior !

A few years ago, Carrera had a few Cheetah models in its 1/24 slotracing range.

Hi Bob, I used superglue on my build (and styrene glue for the plastic parts) - I'm not sure if this was the right choice because when taking the model out of the storage box after more than 30 years, the whole tank filler unit (white metal) fell out of the plastic body... I will probably have to seperate the body from the chassis for regluing this (maybe this time with a gel-type of superglue or with 5.-minute-epoxy.)

Thank you Dave, Josh, Larry and Len - it definitely will be a subtle cosmetic restoration.

Thanks Rich, Gary and JC - I only plan to do some cosmetic improvements, especially with the rear window and the back. Biggest issue which has to be adressed to: the fuel filler cap assembly fell aout of the body, now there is a big hole in the rear fender!

Thank you, Rex - nice build !

Thanks, Gary - this is a fictitious car (the 1/18 Tecnomodel Giulietta coda tronca from LeMans 1963 gave me the inspiration for this)

Thank you, Bill - yes, it is 1/24.

Absolutely superb Bel Air, John !

Another die-cast from the "Alfa Romeo Centenary Collection" the Alfa Giulia TZ (later renamed TZ 1 - after the TZ 2 came out) - made by IXO. What if... Scuderia Filipinetti (Swiss racing team from 1962 - 1973) had bought a TZ in 1963 and had taken part in the 1963 Tour de France de l'Automobile? It probably would have looked like this: red with their typical white stripe, additional Marchal lights and a fine steel tube for the exhaust were added, the race numbers came from the winning Ferrari 250 GTO (Colorado decals), Filipinetti decals from my spares. Here it is race-ready (fictitious):

Thanks, Gary - this is the Leo models/Alfa Romeo Centenary version (in blister package) - I have also one of the Hachette "Auto Vintage collection" series (red, in a sturdy plexiglass box) - both from Italy.

Thank you CL - could you please explain " a 2.0 stroker. It and 26R work " to me?

Thank you Sonny - back then I did this with several kits: brushing clear enamel directly on the plastic body - but: the enamel coat has yellowed over the course of time which was no problem with red, dark red, dark blue or yellow bodies - white ones would turn into an ugly tan color.