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The legacy of JGTC Super GT – TAMIYA COLLECTION FEATURETTE
Motorsport in the Land of the Rising Sun – The history of the JGTC Super GT and its models: Unlike many other racing series around the world, the Japanese Super GT series had not one, but two predecessors. To get back to the roots of the series, you have to look way back. The Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC) has been held in Japan since the late 1960s and was initially largely dominated by the first generation of the Nissan Skyline GT-R. When the FIA launched Group 5, this change also left its mark on the Land of the Rising Sun in the second half of the seventies: In 1979,…
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TARMAC CARDS by TARMAC WORKS FEATURETTE
Every car has a story This is the motto with which Tarmacworks is launching its new brand Tarmac Cards in an attempt to bring us collectors and model car fans even closer to the world of cars, which also makes the announcement of the deal with Koenigsegg and Libertywalk all the more timely. This means there is a very good chance that we will see the name Tarmac Cards particularly often with both brands. Koenigsegg, the car manufacturer from Sweden, known for the fastest and most extraordinary vehicles of our time. The other is Libertywalk, which has gained a great deal of notoriety through its blatant conversions. With the motto…
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Hot Wheels ELITE64 Bugatti Type 59 FEATURETTE
Elite64 Series by Mattel Creations The Mattel Creations website has been offering highlights for collectors for years, focussing on special collector’s items that are usually limited to 30,000 pieces. The so-called Red Line Club with the Red Line models. Many of these have the potential to increase in value. This is partly due to the limited number of models, but also to the exceptional details and functions. Because we’re not talking about $2 Hot Wheels models here, but tangible collector’s items! These more or less include the Elite64 side series, which was launched in 2023. Elite 64 is a Premium-style series featuring true 1/64-scale cars. All castings feature multiple separate…
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An automotive Icon turns +30 || McLaren F1 RED LINE CLUB FEATURETTE
F1 turns +30…. In the early 1980s, former mechanic Ron Dennis took over McLaren – and turned the new McLaren Group not only into a successful racing team, but also into a technology company. Dennis always managed to bring new partners on board – which made him one of the richest men in England. And he also repeatedly found engineers and specialists who became the best in the world in their field at McLaren. One of them was Gordon Murray. The South African had worked at Brabham from 1969 and joined McLaren as Technical Director in 1987. His vision became reality with the McLaren F1. Between 1993 and 1997, around…
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ONE LAST RIDE – KB43 Ken Block Porsche 911 SVRSR HOONIPIGASUS FEATURETTE
The legacy of KB43: The Porsche SVRSR “Hoonipigasus” was actually supposed to win the legendary hill climb on Pikes Peak in 2022 with drift king and showmaster Ken Block at the wheel. However, an engine failure paralysed the 1,400 hp four-wheel drive 911 of the Hoonigan squad in qualifying. The team competed again in the 2023 edition of Pikes Peak – tragically without Ken, who passed away in January 2023. The pin from Faithpin naturally matches the model with many little details In Memory of Ken Block… In his honour, his 16-year-old daughter Lia Block took the wheel of the pink-coloured monster in 2023. However, she took it easy at…
