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Marsh Wolf Dallara Villeneuve kit 1977 Mosport 1 43

Building the Marsh Wolf Dallara Villeneuve kit

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.

Miscellania Road trip

Why the Sebring 12 Hour race is a must-see

May 14, 2020 fittiLotus72 609 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.

Events Miscellania

The greatest racing archive of all time

May 7, 2020 fittiLotus72 2547 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.

Collecting Memories Models

More fun models from Fine Work

April 23, 2020 fittiLotus72 728 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.

Collecting Memories Models

Ford P68 & Lola T70 kits by Automodelli Studio

January 3, 2020 fittiLotus72 1268 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.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Cale Funderburk

November 7, 2019December 15, 2019 fittiLotus72 1211 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.

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Events Miscellania

Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019

September 3, 2019September 13, 2019 fittiLotus72 1054 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 811 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.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Motorsport art for your feet!

August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 929 Views bmw art car, BMW socks., classic cars, ferrari, Heel Tread Socks, imsa, LeMans, Mazda socks, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche socks, race car art, The Racerhead Gift Guide

It was natural that I would go a little bonkers when I saw car-oriented socks by Heel Tread. Made in Portugal, they’re motorsport art for your feet.

Events Miscellania

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019 short story

July 11, 2019August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 1055 Views car show, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, goodwood festival of speed, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, old cars

There are a few car events that are on most fans’ “must go” list. A relatively recent addition to the list is the Goodwood Festival of Speed and/or the Goodwood Revival.

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