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Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 2020

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 fittiLotus72 44 Views 2020 Lime Rock park Historic Festival, AC, bentley, bugatti, corvette, crossle, elva, ferrari, formula atlantic, Formula Ford, lime rock park, lola, lotus, maserati, mg, morgan, ralt, vintage racing cars

It was an interesting 2020 Lime Rock Park Historic Festival over the Labor Day weekend. It’s a great event every year at a beautiful track.

grandprix car mechanical models by UGears

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Wonderfully weird mechanical models by UGears

June 5, 2020 fittiLotus72 276 Views mechanical clock, mechanical horse, Mechanical models, mechanical royal carriage, model car, model horse, model truck, STEM mechanical models, UGears mechanical models, wood fire truck, wood ford convertible, wood model cars, wood model trucks, wood morgan

Go through the eclectic selection of mechanical models by UGears and you’ll find something of interest. They make a surprisingly great gift for anyone.

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Why the Sebring 12 Hour race is a must-see

May 14, 2020 fittiLotus72 300 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, Audi at LeMans, Audi at LeMans 2010, auto museum, car museum, classic cars, flying lizards motorsport, imsa, LeMans, LeMans 2010, LeMans 24 hour race, motorsport art, museum, old cars, race car art, racerhead, Sebring, Sebring 12 Hours, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The Sebring 12 Hour race is a classic race in the same way as LeMans. Both races have tons of history and both race tracks are quite old.

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The greatest racing archive of all time

May 7, 2020 fittiLotus72 2027 Views Alfa Romeo, bmw art car, bmw art car alexander calder, classic cars, colin chapman, enzo ferrari, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, jimmy clark, LeMans, lotus, mario andretti, Michael Schumacher, Monaco, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, Ronnie Peterson, uop shadow, watkins glen

I came upon this Twitter feed while doing reference research for a model car project. What I found was easily the greatest racing car archive of all time.

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UOP Shadow racing collectibles

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 fittiLotus72 1378 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Can-Am, Can-Am series, F1, f5000, Formula 1, Formula One, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, peter bryant, race car art, race car posters, shadow dn4, The Racerhead Gift Guide, tony southgate, uop shadow

UOP Shadow raced in several series’ in its short life with little success. But what an impression they made! A selection Shadow collectibles are available.

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The Long Island Motor Parkway and me

January 8, 2020January 12, 2020 fittiLotus72 499 Views ALCO, ALCO Black Beast, Alley Pond Park, American Locomotive Company, Bethpage Motor Parkway, Eisenhower Park, Howard Kroplick, Long Island Motor Parkway, Long Island's Motor Parkway, Vanderbilt Cup races

It was a personal awakening when an Americarna episode was shown on tv’s Velocity a couple of years ago. The scenery looked very, very familiar.

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JPS Lotus Collectibles

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 fittiLotus72 865 Views Classic Team Lotus, Emerson Fittipaldi, John Player Special, John Player Special Team Lotus, Lotus 72, mario andretti, Motorsport Collector, retro motoring, Ronnie Peterson, Spark Lotus 72, Tamiya Lotus 72

It’s been a while since John Player Lotus cars raced in F1. Here’s some great JPS Lotus collectibles that celebrate the legacy of JPS black and gold.

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Great Chaparral Can-Am collectibles

November 29, 2019November 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 1207 Views 1/18th scale can-am cars, 1/18th scale model cars, Can-Am, Chaparral, chaparral decals, chaparral keychain, chaparral shirt, chaparral umbrella, Jim Hall, jim hall chaparral, Replicarz, replicarz 1/18th scale can-am cars, replicarz exclusives, retro motoring, retro motoring chaparral collection, retro motoring collectibles

Jim Hall’s Chaparral cars were an American favorite in the Can-Am series. Love those white race cars? Here’s a few Chaparral Can-Am collectibles for you.

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2020 Motorsport Calendars are here!

October 31, 2019December 11, 2019 fittiLotus72 1124 Views 2020 calendars, 2020 motorsport calendars, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, LeMans, lotus, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, motorsport calendars, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, Replicarz, The Racerhead Gift Guide

It’s that time of year again. The racing seasons are winding down as is the year. It’s time for 2020 motorsport calendars for office, home or car cave.

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019

September 3, 2019September 13, 2019 fittiLotus72 824 Views bentley, car show, classic cars, ferrari, formula atlantic, Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019, lola, lotus, march, maserati, old cars, ralt, reynard, vintage racing

The Labor Day weekend is a wonderful time to visit Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. The Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019 was the 37th annual vintage racing car event.

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