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Motorsport art by Rob Ijbema

June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 64 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 120 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!

Rossi Indy -motorsport art by Randy Owens

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Motorsport art by Randy Owens –Indy cars

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 fittiLotus72 145 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

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

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 fittiLotus72 271 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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Fine art meets Indy car art

April 10, 2019April 11, 2019 fittiLotus72 151 Views Belle island park, detroit grand prix indy car race, detroit indy car race, detroit institute of art, diego rivera, georges seurat, indy 500, indy car, indy car art, indy car posters, indycar, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters

Major races have released event posters that are fairly arty. The Detroit Grand Prix has decided to feature Indy car art on their posters rather than photos.

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More Indycar models than ever!

April 4, 2019April 29, 2019 fittiLotus72 352 Views 1/43 Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, Brickyard Models, brumm, Brumm Indy car, cart, cart indy car, cart model car, champ car, Emerson Fittipaldi, indy 500, indy car, indy car model, indycar, MA scale, Model cars, Models, racerhead, Replicarz, replicarz boyle special, Replicarz Indy model cars, Ryan Hunter-Reay, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, Tony Kanaan

More Indycar models are here or coming from Replicarz, Brickyard Models, MA Scale and Brumm. Whether it’s a built model or kit, you’re in for a treat.

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Hobbo: Motor Racer, Motor Mouth

February 11, 2019May 3, 2019 fittiLotus72 232 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.

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Motorsport art by Roger Warrick

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 fittiLotus72 495 Views imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, lime rock, race car art, race car posters, road atlanta, roger warrick, Sebring, Sebring 12 Hours

If you’ve attended the 12 Hours of Sebring, you have seen the motorsport art of Roger Warrick. He’s comfortable creating a realistic portrayal of race cars on track, caricatures of famous race cars or composite scenes of race drivers from various tracks.

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Replicarz exclusives – Racerhead Gift Guide

November 21, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 281 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, Gift Guide, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, Replicarz, replicarz exclusives, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

American racing subjects have generally been ignored by the modeling industry. Model retailer Replicarz has taken it upon themselves to remedy the situation with their line of Replicarz Exclusives.

replicarz elgin piston pin special and lor schell special

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Replicarz Lor Schell Special Indy Car in 1:43 scale

September 14, 2018May 9, 2019 fittiLotus72 492 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, 1940 Indianapolis 500, 1940 lor schell special, 1940 lor schell special indy car, 1941 elgin piston pin special, 1941 elgin piston pin special indy car, 1941 Indianapolis 500, elgin piston pin special, elgin piston pin special indy car, indy 500, indy car, indycar, lor schell special, lor schell special indy car, Lucy O'Reilly Schell, maserati 8CTF, maserati 8CTF f1, maserati 8CTF formula one, Maserati Indy car, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, rene dreyfus, rene le begue, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The mavens at Replicarz continue the modeling history of the Indy 500 with their two latest 1:43 scale releases. Both the Replicarz Lor Schell Special from 1940 and the 1941 Elgin Pin Special cars are again Maserati 8CTFs.

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