more | Signature Models 1/18 Aston Martin 1934 Le Mans #11 Blue (18121BL)
Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, who ran a company selling Singer racing cars but longed to build a more sophisticated model of their own. Martin described their objective as: “A quality car of good performance and appearance: a car for the discerning owner driver with fast touring in mind, designed, developed and built as an individual.” They began by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini racing car designed by Ettore Bugatti. They named the car Aston Martin after Lionel Martin and the Aston Clinton hill climb racing course where their Singers had triumphed. In 1919 they completed their first production car with a Coventry-Simplex engine and top speed of 70 mph. It was expensive at £850, and only a few models were sold. Bamford left the company, and Martin eventually sold it. After a succession of owners, Aston Martin was eventually bought by the Italian-born engineer ‘Bert’ Bertelli and moved to Feltham in Middlesex. Bertelli’s stylish, low-slung racing cars such as the 1930 International rebuilt Aston Martin’s reputation on the track, but he lacked the capital to solve the company’s financial problems, and in 1932 it was taken over by the wealthy Sir Arthur Sunderland. He financed the production of the 1934 Ulster with a long, streamlined tail and circular wings. The development of the Ulster had begun under ‘Bert’ Bertelli, and it became one of the most popular racing cars of the 1930s..more.. | |
more | Guiloy 1/18 Ferrari 250 GTO Le Mans 1964 (67511)
64 Le Mans Ferrari 250 GTO. Drivers Innes Ireland & Tony Maggs | |
more | Solido 1/18 Aston Martin DBR9 V12 Le Mans 2006 Brabham Garcia Brabham (9062-01)
The 2006 Le Mans 24 Hours ended in heartbreak for the Aston Martin Racing team. After leading the GT1 class for most of the race, the team couldn’t deliver the victory that looked to be on the cards and had to settle for second place.The Russian Age Racing car No.62 driven by D.Brabham - N.Piquet - A.Garcia finished 13th in the LMGT1 class. more.. | |
more | Action 1/43 Panoz GTR1 1997 Team DPR No. 55 (978955)
Le Mans, France, June 13 -14th, 24-Hour Le Mans hosts Its strongest American challenger in 30 years. The Panoz GTR 1 is backed by a commitment to sidetrack European teams' FIA.GT Racing Le Mans dominance. The Panoz GTR 1, in accelerated development by the Panoz Motor Sports team since January 1996 and featuring the best of European-inspired American technology, is the only American entry in Le Mans, with three cars qualified At Le Mans, the Panoz Motor Sports team is led by racing veteran Jean-Paul Driot, team manager, of France-based DAMS Racing, and U.K.'s David Price Racing, last year's sports car team champions.DAMS is running one Panoz GTR 1, and David Price the other two.Piloting the three cars will be a stable of champion drivers.Andy Wallace, Perry McCarthy, Doc Bundy, David.Brabham, James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger for David Price, with Eric.Bernard, Frank Lagorce and J. Boullion heading up the French effort. more.. | |
more | Minichamps 1/43 Renault Alpine A443 24h Le Mans 1978 Jabouille Depailler (781101)
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more | Minichamps 1/43 Audi R8 Le Mans 2002 Capello/Herbert/Pescaton (P021302)
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more | Spark 1/43 Lola T98 Repsol Vodacom No.27 Le Mans 99 (SCLA04)
Quality Pre - built resin models. Le Mans 1999
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more | Onyx 1/43 BMW V12 LMR Las Vegas Win 1999 (XGT011)
BMW V12 LMR " Becks " Winner Las Vegas ALMS 1999 | |
more | Onyx 1/43 Panoz Spyder Le Mans 2000 (XLM040)
24 hour Le Mans 2000 | |
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info | Solido 1/18 Aston Martin DBR9 V12 Le Mans 2007 Brabham Garcia Brabham (118001)
Team Modena secured its third finish in the Le Mans 24 Hours but was left to wonder how high it could have figured in the results had it not been for a costly gearbox issue during the night. Terry Borcheller, Christian Fittipaldi and Jos Menten had run as high as 22nd overall heading into the night at the French classic before a gearbox issue forced the car into the pits so the 'box could be completely stripped down and rebuilt. It meant a loss of two hours, and some 30 laps, to its GT1 rivals and ensured the team had to settle for eighth place in class when the race due to close, four laps behind the Larbre Saleen - which was also delayed after a problem in the early stages. Jos Menten had the honour of bringing the car across the line at the end of the 24-Hours, the car completing 302 laps despite its time lost in the pits overnight. | |
more | Solido 1/18 Peugeot 908 HDi Fap Le Mans 2007 Stephane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Sebastien Bourdais (S118004)
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