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Oh yes. very nice restoration indeed.

Cool. Clever use of the Corvette decals.

Gotta love those dog dish cars.

Very impressive collection. Thanks for sharing them with us.

In the words of Bugs Bunny, Thats all Folks, well at least my Le Mans winners anyway. Please keep your inputs coming and show us what you have. I want to thank all the contributors, viewers, and lovers. Gary

1992 Peugeot 905, Warwick - Dalmas - Blundel, Hachette (corrected my mistake) 2000 Audi R8, Bielo - Christensen - Pirro, Le Mans Miniatures 1989 Sauber C9 Mercedes, Mass - Dickens- Reuter, Hasegawa

1961 Ferrari TR 61, Gendebien - P.Hill, scratchbilt Thiis model was carved from wood with a few plastic kit parts and PE wheels added.

This model was built and photographed by William DePooter of Belgium. 1949 Ferrari 166MM Barchetta, Chinetti - Lord Selsdon, UMI kit This resin kit was one of the early full detailed resin kits. Paul Fisher mastered the body and Mike Quarterman did the rest.

This model was built and photographed by Scott Kercher. 1964 Ferrari 275P, Vaccarella - Guichet, Monogram This is a really marvelous build of the very simple Monogram kit. Scott really nailed the interior.

Really skillful model building Rich.

The Mustang turned out really well. Really captures the times.

The Toyota TS050 is really impressive and certainly colorful. Thanks for posting the link.

Porsche Parade 1971 Porsche 917K, Marko - Lennep, Heller 1977 Porsche 936, Ickx - Barth - Haywood, Tamiya 1983 Porsche 956-83, Schuppan-Haywood-Holbert, Tamiya 1994 Dauer Porsche, Dalmas-Haywood-Baldi, Le Mans Miniatures 1998 Porsche GT-1-98, Aiello-McNish-Ortelli, Modellers

Looking forward to seeing more as you progress.

Very interesting kits Rich. You did a really great job with the Porsche white graphics. Thanks for sharing these.

1955 Jaguar D Type, Hawthorne - Bueb, Lindberg + Bondo Before there were several resin releases of D Type Jaguars there was only the Linberg and Strombecker kits. This model was based upon the Lindberg kit with an extended nose made of Bondo.

Got lucky on a low bid for this Franklin Mint 1956 Chevy Nomad. It is a real beauty.

Helmut, I have the 300 SLR by Pauls Model Art. Is It the same as Minichamps? I will try and sneak it in with the D Type.

Close cousins under the skin. 1964 Ferrari 275P, Vaccarrella- Guichet, Monogram The 275P was an updated version of the 250P 1963 winner. With an enlarged engine and minor body modifications were made to the Monogram kit body. 1965 Ferrari 250LM, Gregory-Rindt (Hugus) - BBurago + Bondo The 250LM was an attempt to get a rear engined follow on to the GTO classified as GT. It did not work and the 250LM was classified as a sports racing car and not a GT. NART entered this car with a less than enthusiastic driver crew who reportedly hoped it would breakdown and they could go back to bed. NART entered another 250LM for Ed Hugus but it did not make it to the start of the race due to mechanical problems. During the night time in the rain Gregory pulled into the pits complaining he could not see. Rindt was summoned but could not be found so Hugus stepped in and drove until Rindt could be located and placed in the car which continued to a surprising victory. NART kept Hugus's participation a secret because it would have disqualified their victory. The BBurago model was modified with an extended nose using Bondo and Herb Deeks wire wheels.

1952 Mercedes Benz 300 SL, Lang - Riess, CMC The bar over the rear number light appeared only in practice and not during the race. It was an experiment using a fluorescent light. Can you keep a secret? The model is a diecast from Germany but don't let the mods know.

Oh yes!! I love any Cunningham and the C1 is hard to find. The Aurora is 1/32 but as you said the wheels work very well. Thank you so much for sharing yours.

1962 Ferrari 330 TRi, Gendebien-P.Hill, Teapot Graphics (John Johnson) resin kit. The following model was built and photographed by William DePooter of Belgium. And for a friendly comparison the same kit built by me but in a different setting. And the winner is William DePooter!!!!

1931 Alfa Romeo 8C, Lord Howe-Henry Birkin, Union Kit (Frog) I first saw this kit when it was brought back from England by an acquaintance. I just had to have one and it wasn't until I made a trip to London and found this one, but it was by then released by Union. Union got the box art wrong by using an Alfa 1750 6C. Only having B/W photos to go on I had trouble identifying the color of the wheels. Later I found a painting with black wheels and most restored Alfa 8C now have black wheels, so I repainted mine black too, about 40 years later.

That is one sweet Plymouth Jeff.

Again Helmut outstanding models. Since you have introduced a French Renault, I will add some Matra-Simcas to the mix. 1972 Matra-Simca MS670, #15, Pescarolo-G. Hill, Le Mans Miniatures (Yes, that Graham Hill) 1973 Matra-Simca MS670B, #11, Pescarolo- Larrousse, Fisher Models 1974 Matra-Simca MS670B, #7, Pescarolo- Larrousse, Mitsuwa X 2 Just a note on the #7 MS670. Before there were 1/24 scale resin kits there was a 1/28 scale kit of the MS670. I bought 2 of them, cut them apart, and glued them back together in 1/24 scale. Oops. Just noticed ole Henri is going the wrong direction next to the Mulsanne corner sand back.