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Chuck, that's cool!! I can easily imagine it at the end of the Famoso drag strip, in the runoff area. That strip in Bakersfield is out in the country. There's an annual car show with similar rods for the March Meet.

Hmmm......second guess would be Aurora/Monogram Maserati 3500. 😀

Very nice! Those wire wheels look like Aurora (Monogram) XKE? Proportionally just right for the Rambler.

Looks cool, Geno! 😃

Thank you, Gary! Yeah, I think these have been around for awhile. There's also a nice cream / pale yellow colored version with fairly bright green interior and wheels. That matches one of the factory offered color schemes. I'd like to get one in those colors but haven't seen anything but the silver version recently. The B24 has really nice lines. The Leo Models line in general have very crisp castings, great fit of opening doors, hoods, etc, very accurate representations of the subject matter. The chassis and suspension are quite modest, not much detail, but overall they're pretty nice. I like that they cover unusual subjects compared to domestic offerings in the US. I enjoy blowing them apart, detail painting interiors, going over silver painted trim with a Molotow pen, improving wheels and tires, etc. Occasionally I'll repaint the body too if it's not in good shape or I really want a different color. A couple times I've color sanded and polished them if the paint was too wavy or something. They're fun. 😃

Great photos, caapa! Thanks for sharing.

Helmut, thanks for sharing. I have the D50. Really nice! You're tempting me to get a Sharknose 156. I've always loved that car. I think I'd change the wheels though, probably with some of Jason's Borani prints. 😀

Great minds think alike, Helmut! 😄

1/24 Leo Models 1954 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder Wheels: Hatchette Pegaso Z102 narrowed, with knock-offs from a Heller Alfa Romeo 1750 Zagato. Tires: Spec Cast ’32 Ford Interior: Repainted from pinkish shade of red to dark green with dark green flocked carpet. Chrome: Molotow used for the windshield frame and tail light bezels. HVAC chrome duct tape for the rocker moldings. These B24 Spyders tend to sit a little high in the nose, so I set the model’s ride height to match. The disk wheels and hub caps it came with were perfectly fine, I just like the car even more with chrome wire wheels. The knock-offs from a Heller Alfa are about the right size, and proportional to the wheels, as compared to the full size Lancia. I know, they’re BIG, just like the real thing. Enjoy!

Larry, the thing about a really nicely done model with good photographs, is that it becomes difficult to tell what scale it is. Your Alfa Romeo fits that description on both counts. Looks great!! 😃

Looking good, Helmut!

Looks very presentable, Helmut! I think any of us would be proud to have that Daytona in our collections. Great photo's too. Thanks for posting. 😀

Hey, that's a '64. 😄

Well done, Matt!

Surfing for Aston Martins this morning and came across this excellent example from 10 years back. Awesome!