My 50's GP & Sports Racing Cars

[Dave B]

Just a couple of pics of my 1950's Grand Prix and sports racing cars.  Some of the resin bodies I back cast from old slot car bodies.  Where correct all but one of the Merit kits have Herb Deeks wire wheels, the unrestored one nearest the HRM Maserati 450S doesn't.  The models are:

Rear row - Linberg Jaguar D Type, Fisher Cunningham C4R, Merit Aston Martin DB3S, Jimmy Flintstone Porsche 550A, HRM Maserati 450S, Merit Alfa Romeo 158 (2 off);

Middle row - Chinese toy Lotus XV, resin Scarab Mk1, resin Lister Corvette, resin Lister Jaguar, scratchbuilt hydroplane using Merit Alfa 158 parts, Merit BRM, Merit Lancia Ferrari, Merit Jaguar D Type (on hoist);

Front row - Chinese toy Lotus XV, Aardvark Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (2), Merit Cooper JAP, Merit Maserati 4CLT, Merit Talbot Lago, Merit Maserati 250F, Merit Connaught.

Tks for looking

Dave B

[Matt Bacon]

What a fabulous collection! Very cool cars, all of them, and great examples of how older (even “Classic”) kits can be turned into beautiful replicas by a skilled modeller who’s prepared to put the time in. I’m not going to pick favourites, but with a Merit Lotus XI on the go myself, yours is an inspiration.

I must check out how much Herb Deeks wheels would be posted to the UK!

Great stuff...

best,

M.

[peekay]

Great looking collection. 

[Peter Lombardo]

Beautiful, and  rare I am sure, collection.  Very nice work, I am very impressed.

[peter31a]

Wow! What a fantastic collection. Great to see early sports car racing brought to life in scale form. Cool early open wheel racers too.

[randyc]

Nice collection!  

[89AKurt]

9 hours ago, Bantoft said:

[...] scratchbuilt hydroplane using Merit Alfa 158 parts, [...]

They are all awesome!  Funny I was looking for something, found a printout of a catalog listing for a Ferrari boat that looks much like this!  That collection is something to be proud of.

[Scalper]

Wow... great collection 

[Gramps46]

Congratulations on an outstanding collection.  We share many of the same interests so thanks for sharing yours and identifying them too.  The toy based Lotus XVs are a new one for me.

Gary

[dragmodels44]

That is an amazing collection. It reminds me of seeing all those cool cars  in 1/32  scale racing around the slot car tracks.  Looks like a scene from a 50’s 60’s race day!

[randyc]

23 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Congratulations on an outstanding collection.  We share many of the same interests so thanks for sharing yours and identifying them too.  The toy based Lotus XVs are a new one for me.

Gary

I thought of you immediately when I saw this.  I'd like to see your collection in a big photo like that.  

[Gramps46]

1 hour ago, randyc said:

I thought of you immediately when I saw this.  I'd like to see your collection in a big photo like that.  

I sent  you a PM Randy.

 

[vintagercr]

Nice looking collection

[Silver Foxx]

I always enjoy looking at your builds , you do really nice work . Compared to some of the modern stuff we have today these are real racing cars .

[3men2s]

impressive!!

[zakdoggi]

Fantastic collection! Well done!

[Dave B]

On 6/21/2019 at 1:18 AM, Gramps46 said:

Congratulations on an outstanding collection.  We share many of the same interests so thanks for sharing yours and identifying them too.  The toy based Lotus XVs are a new one for me.

Gary

Tks folks, I appreciate the comments.  Gary, they are toy XI's , not XV's, sorry.  Basically a copy of the Merit kits but with a friction motor

 

Dave B

Edited June 28, 2019 by Bantoft
Wrong type no.

[Gramps46]

9 hours ago, Bantoft said:

  Gary, they are toy XII's , not XV's, sorry.  Basically a copy of the Merit kits but with a friction motor

 

Dave B

Dave, thank you for your response.  The '50s and '60s are one of my favorite periods and you have done a super job of capturing the era.

[Ralph Henderson]

Wow, just Wow...

Love that period of Race cars..  Nice collection

[Gramps46]

Be sure to check out David's collection of slot cars of the same era.