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The most iconic cars: Legends of 100 years of Le Mans 24h – FEATURETTE
One hundred years of Le Mans 24 Hours This weekend, one of the most famous and legendary races in the world will take place: the 24-hour race of Le Mans. Le Mans is a city of 150,000 inhabitants in north-western France, but above all it is also a cipher for full throttle, high-tech and adrenaline. In 1923, one hundred years ago, the endurance race “24 Hours of Le Mans” was started there for the first time – to this day one of the most spectacular motor sport events in the world. On the occasion of the centenary, we present some delicacies between 1950 and 2000 that have a very close…
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RWB Porsche by Akira Nakai – RAUH WELT BEGRIFF FEATURETTE
How it all began… About an hour’s drive from the centre of Tokyo, Akira Nakai-San runs his workshop, which has recently achieved worldwide fame through numerous media appearances. In the meantime, countless videos can be found on the internet where Akira Nakai can be seen either in his workshop or working on a RWB project abroad. His conversions are discussed in a highly polarising manner, both negatively and positively. He developed his penchant for fast cars at a young age on the roads and racetracks of Tokyo. In the early nineties, at the age of 28, he fulfilled his dream and bought a Porsche 930, which he immediately modified. A…
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Fast and Furious – 1327, Home of the Torettos FEATURETTE
Family Home! The house originally belonged to Jack Toretto, a stock car racer and the father of Dominic, Jakob and Mia. We learned the background story in the ninth part of this franchise. Visually, hardly anything has changed inside or out over the years, apart from bushes and trees that have been newly planted. Therefore, it was a must for us to add this iconic diorama to our collection! Assembly and painting took several hours, the end result speaks for itself! How it all Started: In the very first movide, after destroying Brian’s (Played by Paul Walker) 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) invited him to his home as…
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Tarmacworks Pagani Zonda Cinque FEATURETTE
Art in absolute perfection! The Pagani Zonda Cinque was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show with the intention of creating the most extreme road-going version of the entire range – limited to just five examples. The Cinque is a special version of the 2008 Zonda from Italian carmaker Pagani, embodying the road-going variant of the Zonda R. To achieve the downforce of 750 kg at 300 km/h, the Cinque was equipped with a new front spoiler, a newly designed adjustable rear wing and flat underbody. Many aerodynamic features were taken from the Zonda R, such as the air intakes on the bonnet and roof. It was the first…
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Tiniest FIRST PERSON VIEW Remote Car EVER? – Sniclo Micro FVP FEATURETTE
A whole new perspective! Who doesn’t dream of this: to feel like a toy for once in their life? Of course the Toy Story films made us wonder back then. How would it feel to be loved by your owner, or even more interesting: what does everything look like from down there? Thanks to Sniclo, we can finally find out! Our first FPV experience! Each SNT model is available in many different colours. If you haven’t heard of this brand before, you’ll be amazed by now! Because the guys at Sniclo offer a whole range of vehicles in 1:64 scale (or slightly larger, 1:100) that can be manoeuvred by remote…
