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Cars and Coffee Cups 3 — Racerhead Gift Guide

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 fittiLotus72 21 Views Alfa Romeo, BMW 3.0 CSL, classic cars, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Hippie Porsche 917, isotta fraschini fiat, LeMans, Martini & Rossi, Motorhead Gift, old cars, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com, vanderbilt cup, Williams fw36, Yuriy Shevchuk

Cars and Coffee Cups 3 goes a step beyond with new and artful holders for high-octane beverages. This time we look at vintage, classic and contemporary race cars.

Collecting 101 Collecting Memories

Collecting 101: Save the packaging!

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 107 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 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!

automodelli ford mustang gtps models by spark, automodelli & smts

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

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 fittiLotus72 260 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!

2004 Ferrari dream team by racing dioramics

Collecting Memories Models

Racing Dioramics figures: So lifelike it’s scary

March 29, 2019March 31, 2019 fittiLotus72 229 Views 1/43rd scale figures, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, F1, Fernando Alonso, Formula 1, Formula One, Jim Clark, Michael Schumacher, Model cars, Models, old cars

If you’ve been around scale modeling long enough, you’ve seen lots of driver figures produced. Most aren’t close to recognizable. On the other hand there’s the offerings from Racing Dioramics.

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.

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Hobbo: Motor Racer, Motor Mouth

February 11, 2019May 3, 2019 fittiLotus72 223 Views bmw gtp, David Hobbs, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Hobbo, Hobbo the book, imsa, indy 500, indy car, LeMans, old cars

David Hobbs. A guy that drove just about anything offered to him. From private Ferraris to Gulf Ford GT40s and Porsches and to several spells as a factory BMW driver. IMSA, NASCAR, Indy, F5000, TransAm, Can-Am, LeMans.

ferrari 512s modulo bodybuck by lp creation model cars

Collecting Memories Models

LP Creation model cars in 1:43 scale

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 348 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, Formula 1, Formula One, LeMans, lp creation, lp creation model cars, Model cars

LP Creation model cars are realized by Pierre Laugier and are just fantastic. His creations feature hinged open doors/hoods and full engines with wiring.

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