I am slowly adding the models from the 2003 Hall of Fame series to my collection. Here is the Jaguar D-Type from the Milestone Moments segment. From the card back: The D Type was designed to replace the C Type and to continue Jaguar's competition successes. The D Type achieved its goal by winning Le Mans in 1955, '56 and again in '57, when Jaguar dominated the race finishing first, second, third, fourth and sixth. The D Type legend was born. In 1957, the Number 6, D Type driven by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb led from the start and proved to be a worthy winner. Hawthorn and Bueb gave the spectators one of the most astonishing displays of racing Le Mans had ever seen.
Modeling in (mostly) 1/72nd scale (and any other subject that catches my attention - author suffers from acute "shiny item" syndrome)
Showing posts with label Le Mans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Le Mans. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Hot Wheels Ford GT40 - 2000 Mainline
Hot Wheels has used this casting of the Ford GT40 a number of times. Here is the version from the 2000 mainline (collector #139). It is item # 27104. Also an excuse to try out different settings on my camera.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Hot Wheels Cadillac LMP (Le Mans Prototype) (28742) - from 2001 Mainline New Editions
In 2000 Cadillac decided to re-enter Le Mans racing and built the LMP (Le Mans Prototype). In 2001 Hot Wheels released their version of the Cadillac LMP (28742). It is a great representation of the real thing. I don't follow Le Mans, but the race cars have a certain flair to them.
Labels:
1/64 scale,
2001,
Cadillac,
Hot Wheels,
Le Mans,
Mainline
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Hot Wheels Porsche 917K (CFN62) from 2015 Heritage Real Riders series (18 of 18)
This casting doesn't seem to get used much - first released in 1999, it appears that this is the 7th time Hot Wheels has released a variant of it, usually, as here, in a premium series. This is the Porsche 917-K (or 917K) (CFN62), the final release from the 2015 Heritage Real Riders series. It's a great little model, and I especially like the wheels chosen for this outing.
Labels:
1/64 scale,
2015,
Heritage Real Riders series,
Hot Wheels,
Le Mans,
Porsche
Saturday, November 21, 2015
2016 Hot Wheels Target exclusive - 24 Ours Snowflake Edition (DLP31)
Hot Wheels has again released Snow Flake cards, timed to hit the stores around the Holidays, exclusively at Target. Included is a version of 24 Ours. From the card back: Exclusive Deco! Specialty: With a low drag body for max speed, ducting for max airflow, and a V8 engine, this endurance car takes racing to the max!
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Hot Wheels 24 Ours - a Le Mans racer from the 2014 Mainline
When I was thinking about this model, I was thinking along the lines of Hot Wheels castings that should be real cars. Then I discovered that, according to a Hot Wheels wikia, the 24 Ours is based on Peugeot 908 Le Mans racer, so it's not quite what I meant. This casting is great at representing the car its based on, and I own a couple of variants of it. This is the 2014 Mainline version (164/250), and is part of the Track Aces segment.
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