Motorsport art, race car models & racing car books Collecting memories

Collecting Memories

Motorsport art, race car models & racing car books

You’re a long time auto racing fan and it’s likely that you’ve started collecting memories of the events that you have been to. Races like LeMans, Indianapolis or Monte Carlo for instance. It’s all about keeping those memories burning bright because it’s your passion. Motorsport art, race car models & racing car books stoke that passion.

No matter how large or small your collection of memories gets, it is your unique vision. We’ll introduce motorsport art, race car models & racing car books that expands on that unique vision.

We’ll bring you many current and vintage pieces that may have escaped your attention. Themes will be suggested, sites will be recommended and opinions will be offered. From affordable to luxury motorsport collectibles, we’ll try to cover it.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Steve Petrosky

July 18, 2019 fittiLotus72 180 Views classic cars, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters, steve petrosky

Take a trip through the motorsport art by Steve Petrosky and you quickly realize he loves American racing. IMSA seems to be a particular love of his.

Collecting 101 Collecting Memories

Ebay selling techniques for maximum results

June 27, 2019July 3, 2019 fittiLotus72 153 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, ebay selling techniques, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars

It’s amazing how Ebay sellers can take a highly desirable item and sell it very badly. Avoid those pitfalls by learning proper Ebay selling techniques.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Rob Ijbema

June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 155 Views Alexander Rossi, ascari, audi, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gilles Villeneuve, indy 500, lancia, LeMans, mark donohue, martini lancia, martini porsche, motorsport art, Porsche, porsche 917-30, race car art, race car posters, red lobster, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Many racing fans will know motorsport art by Rob Ijbema from his Car-A-Day blog. Ijbema painted a different racing scene every day for a year.

Collecting 101 Collecting Memories

Collecting 101: Save the packaging!

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 185 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models

You just received your latest model find. After opening the box, you toss the packaging in the recycling bin. A sage piece of advice: save the packaging!

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Marijan Pecar

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 fittiLotus72 160 Views Ayrton Senna, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, graham hill, imsa, Jo Siffert, LeMans, Marijan Pecar, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters

Motorsport art by Marijan Pecar shows a deep love for cars. His contemporary oil paint and watercolor paintings are realistic and highly detailed.

Collecting Memories Models

Takuma Sato edition Indy cars in 1/43

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 250 Views andretti autosports, dallara indy car, Indy cars, indy winner 2017, Model cars, takuma sato, takuma sato edition indy cars in 1/43

Several “Lotus” versions and a KV Racing IRL Dallara. Also the car that Sato won with at Long Beach and two different versions of his Indy 2017 winner.

Collecting Memories Models

The 1:43 Koons BMW Art Car BUILT

May 3, 2019May 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 236 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, bmw art car, bmw art car diecast models, bmw art car diecast models for sale, jeff koons bmw art car, LeMans, Model cars, Models, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The 1:43 Jeff Koons BMW Art Car kit by JPS was very hard to find. I have now completed the kit build. Some warnings, hints and a better kit than I obtained.

bugatti t59 bugatti models by Alain Bouissou

Collecting Memories Models

Exquisite 1:43 Bugatti models by Alain Bouissou

April 25, 2019April 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 368 Views 1:43 scale, alain bouissou, bugatti, bugatti brescia, Bugatti models in 1:43 scale, Bugatti models in 1:43 scale by Alain Bouissou, bugatti t35, bugatti t51, bugatti t59, F1, Formula One, GP cars

What if you could shrink classic full size vintage Bugattis to 1:43 scale? You’d call them Bugatti models by Alain Bouissou. You’ll want to call them yours.

Rossi Indy -motorsport art by Randy Owens

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Randy Owens –Indy cars

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 fittiLotus72 228 Views Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Carl Haas, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Helio Castro-Neves, indy 500, Indy cars, Jimmy Vasser, Long Beach Grand Prix, Michael Andretti, Motorsport art by Randy Owens, Paul Newman, Penske Racing, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sebastien Bourdais, Will Power

This is our second look at the motorsport art by Randy Owens. With the 103rd Indy 500 imminent at the time of this writing, we’re looking at his Indy car art.

automodelli ford mustang gtps models by spark, automodelli & smts

Collecting Memories Models

Don’t-miss models from Spark, Automodelli & SMTS

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 fittiLotus72 343 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, andy granatelli, automodelli, belgian grand prix, F1, Ford Mustang GTP, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, jan lammers, LeMans, lotus 29, lotus 64, Model cars, Models, Porsche pink pig, samson shag, Shadow dn9b samson shag, smts, spark, stp lotus 64

Here’s a few very desirable 1/43 models from Spark, Automodelli & SMTS. A mix of Indy, IMSA, F1 & LeMans built and kits await. You may want them all!

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