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Collecting 101: Save the packaging!

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!

Events Miscellania

Cars and coffee at Newport

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 40 Views Alfa Romeo, audrain auto museum, auto museum, auto show, bmw 2002, car and coffee at the elms, car show, cars and coffee at newport, cars and coffee sponsored by audrain museum, classic cars, datsun, dodge charger, ferrari, fiat abarth, ford fairlane, ford woody, jeepster, mclaren, mercedes gullwing, mustang, Porsche, porsche 911, shelby truck, vw thing

It was a great day for Cars and Coffee at Newport, Rhode Island. It was the second such meeting for 2019, held at The Elms Mansion.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Marijan Pecar

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 fittiLotus72 63 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.

chrysler new yorker doug whyte nnl east 2019

Events Miscellania

The 2019 NNL East Show —Plastic Fantastic

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 143 Views 1/25 models, 2019 nnl east model car show, 2019 nnl east show, chevrolet, dioramas, dodge, dragsters, ferrari, flying cars, ford, Formula 1, Indy cars, military vehicles, model car show, prototypes, ratrods, resin models, streamliners, trucks, Wayne New Jersey

The 2019 NNL East Show is annual and is a top tier regional model car show. You could call it plastic fantastic!

mercedes transporter and car models by fine art

Collecting Memories Models

Fun model cars by Fine Work

March 13, 2019March 27, 2019 fittiLotus72 172 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, bmw art car, bmw art car frank stella, bmw art cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, LeMans, Model cars, model cars by fine work, Models, Motorhead Gift, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Can a warped, stumpy model car be accurate at the same time? When they are model cars by Fine Work, the Japanese company, the answer is Yes!

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by John Ketchell

February 22, 2019February 24, 2019 fittiLotus72 290 Views F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, John Ketchell, LeMans, motorsport art, Motorsport art by John Ketchell, old cars, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

Mr. Ketchell concentrates on the racing of the 50s, 60s and 70s for the most part. Cars charging at you at all angles brings excitement. Background paint strokes give atmosphere to the subjects.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Paul Chenard

November 27, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 480 Views cobra, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, LeMans, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, old cars, paul chenard, Porsche 917, race car art, race car posters, racerhead, Sebring, Spa, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

If you are a fan of straight-ahead race car illustration, you’ll love the motorsport art by Paul Chenard. His art is highly accurate, with a style that pops the images of race cars out of the background.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

2019 motorsport calendars – Racerhead Gift Guide

November 18, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 238 Views 2019 motorsport calendars, Alfa Romeo, Autocourse, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, Paul Oxman, Pete Lyons, race car art

Lots of folks see physical wall calendars as archaic. If you are one of those, you might be wrong. 2019 motorsport calendars serve as photo archives and make great gifts for motorheads.

Events Miscellania

Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance 2018

October 15, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 298 Views Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance 2018, car show, classic cars, ferrari, greenwich concours, Karma, Karma Revelo, Lamborghini, old cars, racerhead, Rolls Royce, Tesla, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The assortment of exotic cars at the 14th annual Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance was staggering. Held in the parking lot of a Long Island shopping center for the well-heeled, it is part car show and part car sales.

ayrton senna toleman at monaco photo by rainer schlegelmilch

Collecting Memories More

Rainer Schlegelmilch: Grand Prix Fascination F1

September 21, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 287 Views F1, ferrari, Formula 1, formula 1 book, Formula One, formula one book, grand prix fascination formula 1, hesketh, Jo Siffert, LeMans, lotus, march cars, mario andretti, mclaren, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, rainer schlegelmilch, rainer schlegelmilch formula 1, rainer schlegelmilch grand prix fascination formula 1, rainer schlegelmilch motorsport photographer, stefan bellof, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

The work of legendary motorsport photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch has been featured in several books compiled from his vast archives. This book covers Grand Prix races from 1969-1993, which takes us from the cigar-shaped age to the V10 age.