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marsh mckee can-am kit

Collecting Memories Models

Building the Marsh McKee Can-Am kit

April 15, 2021June 4, 2021 fittiLotus72 180 Views 1/43 Marsh McKee Can-Am kit, 1/43 Marsh McKee Can-Am model, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Can-Am, Can-Am model kit, Marsh McKee Can-Am kit, Marsh McKee Can-Am kit 1/43, Marsh McKee MK10 Can-Am Charlie Hayes, Marsh McKee MK10 Can-Am kit, Marsh McKee MK10 Can-Am Road America, Marsh McKee MK10 Can-Am Road America 1968, marsh models, Marsh Models 1/43rd scale kits, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars

The build of the 1/43 Marsh McKee Can-Am kit was extremely satisfying. The 1968 MK10 has been on my 1/43 kit wish list for quite some time.

martini porsche motorsport art by robin thompson

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Robin Thompson

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 fittiLotus72 231 Views Alfa Romeo, amelia island, bmw art car, Can-Am, classic cars, daytona, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, hsr, imsa, LeMans, mitty challenge, motorsport art, motorsport art by robin thompson, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, race car posters, road atlanta, robin thompson, savannah, schkee, The Racerhead Gift Guide, VIR

You’ll need to put aside some time to browse the motorsport art by Robin Thompson. There are many galleries of art prints and race photos.

Marsh Wolf Dallara Villeneuve kit 1977 Mosport 1 43

Collecting Memories Models

Building the Marsh Wolf Dallara Villeneuve kit

December 5, 2020 fittiLotus72 450 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Can-Am, frisbee can-am cars, Gilles Villeneuve, grand prix models, jacques villeneuve, marsh models, marsh models frisbee, Marsh Models model car kits, Marsh Wolf Dallara, Marsh Wolf Dallara 1/43, Marsh Wolf Dallara 1/43 kit, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, wolf-dallara can-am car

Building the Marsh Wolf Dallara kit was a pleasure. It accurately portrays the car as Gilles Villeneuve drove it at the 1977 Mosport Can-Am.

the sebring 12 hour race

Miscellania Road trip

Why the Sebring 12 Hour race is a must-see

May 14, 2020 fittiLotus72 859 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.

The greatest racing archive of all time

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The greatest racing archive of all time

May 7, 2020 fittiLotus72 2930 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.

finework porsche 935s

Collecting Memories Models

More fun models from Fine Work

April 23, 2020 fittiLotus72 1024 Views Alfa Romeo, audi, bmw, bmw art car frank stella, bugatti veyron model, corvette, F1, ferrari, fine work, Fine Work models, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Lamborghini, LeMans, lotus, Model cars, model cars by fine work, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car models

We’re back with more fun models by Fine Work from Japan. These strangely stunted models are pretty good renditions of the race and street cars they portray.

Ford P68 by Automodelli Studio

Collecting Memories Models

Ford P68 & Lola T70 kits by Automodelli Studio

January 3, 2020 fittiLotus72 1561 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, alan mann racing, automodelli studio, automodelli studio ford p68, automodelli studio lola t70, automodelli studio model kits, can-am model car, can-am model car kit, ford p68 model in 1/43, george follmer lola t70, john surtees lola t70, lola t70 can-am model in 1/43, mark donohue, marsh models ford p68, marsh models lola t70, old cars, penske lola t70 can-am

New for 2020 are Ford P68 & Lola T70 kits by Automodelli Studio. These are essentially re-releases of deleted Marsh masters, which is a very good thing.

brumos motorsport art by cale funderburk

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Cale Funderburk

November 7, 2019December 15, 2019 fittiLotus72 1465 Views bmw art car, cale funderburk, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, LeMans, moby dick porsche, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, motorsport art by cale funderburk, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, Porsche 935, race car art, race car posters, society 6, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Art teachers preach about “negative space”. That’s the space behind and around a subject and it’s a tool used in the motorsport art by Cale Funderburk.

formula atlantic racing at lime rock vintage festival 37

Events Miscellania

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019

September 3, 2019September 13, 2019 fittiLotus72 1326 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.

buick at the sunday in the park concours

Events Miscellania

Sunday in the Park at Lime Rock Historic Festival

September 3, 2019September 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 1084 Views bentley, car show, classic cars, ferrari, formula atlantic, Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019, lime rock sunday in the park, lola, lotus, march, maserati, old cars, ralt, reynard, vintage racing

One of the best features of the Lime Rock Historic Festival is the Sunday in the Park Concours. 2019 was a prime example.

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