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11/19/08 UPDATE: Auto Art has produced another run of one of their all time best selling 1/18 scale racing cars; the Steve McQueen 'Michael Delaney' Gulf Porsche 917K #20 from the film 'LeMans'. A limited quantity is due here in mid-December, hopefully in time for Christmas. Price is $114.95. Reserve your's HERE.
11/18/08 UPDATE: Shown above, not a photograph but a new painting by artist Graham Turner:
'ARTISTRY IN MOTION' is a striking image of Jim Clark and his Lotus 33 at speed during their 1965 World Championship winning season, published in a very exclusive edition of just 100 giclee prints.
Each giclee is personally printed, then individually signed by artist Graham Turner on either canvas or heavy art paper.
Print Numbers 1-20: Reproduced on canvas, stretched on wooden stretcher bars just like the original painting. Canvas size 32" x 20" (no border). $325.00 plus shipping. Click HERE to order.
Print Numbers 21-100: Reproduced on heavyweight paper. Overall print size (including border) 24" x 17". $175.00 plus shipping. Click HERE to order.
Order early to insure availability and Christmas delivery.
Our Diecast New Arrival page has been updated with new models from Spark, Red Line, Carousel 1 and Minichamps.
Only a few of the 1/43 scale Minichamps model commemorating 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton's First Grand Prix Victory in Montreal, Canada in 2007 remain. $51.95 plus shipping. Click HERE to order.
11/12/08 UPDATE: On Tuesday, we posted a set of 'high resolution' photos of CMC's new 1/18 scale Ferrari 156 Dino 'Sharknose'. The Phil Hill 1961 Belgian Grand Prix winner will be here by Thanksgiving, two other versions follow in early 2009.
Click HERE and be prepared to be impressed.
11/5/08 UPDATE: The Lewis Hamilton 'First Win' McLaren MP4/22s in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale are on their way. We have a limited quantity available in both scales.
Reserve by clicking 1/43 or 1/18.
11/4/08 UPDATE: Here are the five paintings created for Michael Turner's 2008 set of Christmas Cards. Formula One fans from around the world have been collecting Turner Christmas cards since the early 1960s. Click HERE for larger images, ordering information and further details.
Giclee prints of each of these spectacular Turner paintings can be special ordered in time for the Holidays. Email or call for details.
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10/31/08 UPDATE: Lots of additions to
our New
Diecast Page in both 1/18 and 1/43 scale including the latest
release in Spark's series of 1/43 scale Can Am cars, the McLaren
M6B Ford driven by Peter Revson in the 1968 Can Am series and
the winner of the post-season non-championship race at Mt. Fuji,
Japan.
Also from Spark - the first releases in their ambitious 2008 LeMans program: the 3 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP coupes and the Gulf Aston Martin DBR9s.
The update also includes a few new offerings and restocks of popular Auto Art 1/18 scale models and two new 1/18 scale Corvettes from Carousel 1.
BTW - the Rick Mears 1984 Indy winner is due from Carousel in the next few days. Reserve now!
10/30/08 UPDATE: Jurgen Lewandowski's long out of print 1984 portfolio of Porsche racing posters, 'Porsche Plakate - Posters - Affiches', has been updated and republished as 'Porsche die Rennplakate - von 1950 bis Heute'.
Extensive research of private Porsche poster collections from around the world has uncovered more than 450 factory published racing posters thru early 2008, including 35 pre-1984 examples not included in the Lewandowski's original compilation.
This new edition also presents the entire collection of Porsche racing posters in full color for the first time. It promises to be an essential reference for Porsche and race poster collectors.
Large format, 9.5 x 13.5 inches, 176 pages, text in German and English. $99.95
RESERVE NOW FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY. Click HERE to order.
10/17/08 UPDATE: We got a sneak peak at Carousel 1's forthcoming Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7 Special at the I-Hobby Show in Rosemont yesterday. It is without doubt the finest, most detailed piece yet released by Carousel 1. Congratulations, Frank! You have a winner.
View the entire photo set HERE. Or you can order HERE.
And, we've uploaded
more images and information to the New Diecast Page.
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10/16/08 UPDATE: The latest masterpiece from the 1/24 scale LeMans Miniatures series (the makers of Spark and Bizarre) is the 1992 LeMans winning Peugeot 905 Evo driven by Yannick Dalmas, Derek Warwick and Mark Blundell. Now in stock (limited quantity) for $195.00 plus shipping. Reserve your's HERE. Watch for more new miniatures to be added to our New Diecast Page over the next few days. |
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10/15/08 UPDATE: We'll be posting updates to our New Diecast Page the next few days to reflect recent arrivals from Minichamps, Spark, CMC and Auto Art. Highlights include the beautiful 1/43 scale BP Porsche 956L and Brands Hatch winning Chaparral 2F from Minichamps.
More tomorrow.
10/13/08 UPDATE: Greenlight's Limited
Edition 1/18 scale model of Scott Dixon's 2008 Indianapolis 500
winning Target Chip Ganassi Dallara has arrived. The model feataures
special packaging and a removable engine cowling, revealing a
detailed Honda Indy engine. Not bad for $49.95. Reserve your model HERE.
10/9/08 UPDATE: Auto Art's latest Porsche 917 Longtail is the #3 Martini 'Hippie' car driven to a second place finish at LeMans by Gerard Larrousse and Willi Kauhsen in 1970. Only a few available from our first shipment. Order HERE.
10/6/08 UPDATE: Motor Sport Magazine's 2009 calendar is entitled 'Grand Prix Revolution: 1958-1962' and features the last of the front engined Grand Prix cars and the first of the rear engine revolution, spearheaded by the great British marques of Lotus and Cooper. This large format calendar, featuring black and white photographs (each suitable for framing) from the LAT archives, has been our most popular for more than a decade. This year, it will be produced in a strict Limited Edition of 1200 copies. $69.95. The 2008 Calendar was an early sellout. Advance orders for the 2009 edition are suggested. Reserve your copy today. Click HERE.
10/2/08 UPDATE: Pre-orders for three impressive new books from David Bull Publishing have shipped. They are:
'Monocoques & Ground Effects: The World Manufacturers and Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1982 - 1992' by Janos Wimpffen -- The fourth and final release in Wimpffen's highly regarded series of photo histories of world class sports car racing picks up where Spyders and Silhouettes leaves off. The Group C era was one of the strongest decades in the history of sports car racing. Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar and Peugeot introduced new techniques in chassis construction, aerodynamics and engine management systems. This 420 page year by year account of the Group C era contains over 400 photos - personally selected by Janos Wimpffen - covering championship races at LeMans, Daytona, Monza, the Nurburgring and other venues. $149.95 plus shipping.
'Portraits' by Jesse Alexander -- A portfolio of black & white and color photo studies of some of the sport's legendary figures from the archives of Jesse Alexander. Subjects include Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark (Jesse's haunting shot of Clark at Spa graces the dust jacket), Enzo Ferrari, Roger Penske, Pedro Rodriguez, Ken Miles, Mario Andreti, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, Peter Revson and Carroll Shelby. A grand total of 81 Alexander photos grace this 96 page hard cover collection. $75.00 plus shipping.
'Shelby Cars in Detail: Cars of the Shelby American Collection' by Frank Barrett, Photos by Boyd Jaynes, Foreword by Carroll Shelby -- This 272 page slipcased tribute to the cars of the Shelby American Collection features stunning original studio photographs by Boyd Jaynes and an authoritative text by automotive historian Frank Barrett. The book contains 156 color photos featuring a cross section of cars from the Collection, including the AC Ace Bristol (the predecessor to Shelby's iconic Cobra roadster), Shelby GT350s, Ford GT40s, 289 and 427 Cobra roadsters, Cobra Daytona Coupes and other pieces from the 'official' Shelby museum. $149.95 plus shipping.
A set of Note Cards has been produced from photographs featured in 'Shelby Cars in Detail'. Each set consists of two cards each of the ten photographs featured below and are a bargain at just $19.95. Click HERE to order.
10/1/08 UPDATE: Exciting news overnight from GMP: Their latest 1/6 scale replica engine is the 3.0 litre, flat-12 'Boxer' engine used in the World Championship winning Ferrari 312PB sports racer, complete with new upshift and downshift sound. Additonal detailed photos and a YouTube shifting demonstration can be found HERE.
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9/25/08 UPDATE: For those of you who are serious Alan Fearnley collectors, a special Leather Bound and Slipcased Edition of 'The Automotive Art of Alan Fearnley' has been produced. Only a few copies will be available to US collectors priced at $225 plus shipping. -SOLD OUT The 'Standard' Edition of 'The Automotive Art of Alan Fearnley has arrived and is shipping now. $115 plus shipping. Order HERE. Good news for those of you who ordered a 1/18 scale Kyosho Ferrari 250 GTO last winter. We expect delivery in the next few days. We are in the process of 'rebuilding' our die cast selection with the latest releases. Problems caused by 'tardy' shipments by other suppliers earlier this year prevented us from keeping up with deliveries from some distributors. Hopefully, we'll be back to normal soon. We'll start with an update to our New Diecast Page. |
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9/23/08 UPDATE: Perhaps the best book on the racing heritage of the Ford GT is 'The Ford That Beat Ferrari: A Racing History of the GT40' by John S. Allen and Gordon J. Jones, updated and reprinted in 2005. At that time, a special Limited Edition of 200 leather bound and slipcased copies was produced. Each copy was signed by the Authors and by 6 time LeMans winner Jacky Ickx.
The Belgian's first LeMans win in 1969 was the fourth and final for the Ford GT. Ickx and co-driver Jackie Oliver drove the Gulf-Wyer Chassis 1075 to a thrilling victory over the Porsche 908 of Hans Hermann and Gerard Larrousse. Ickx crossed the finish line a mere 100 yards ahead of Hermann after 24 hours of wheel to wheel racing.
Only a few copies of this Autographed Limited Edition remain. Originally priced at $375.00, we can now offer this book for just $250.00 plus shipping. The 'Standard' Edition reprint is also available for $130.00 plus shipping.
Click on the links to reserve your copy.
This very nice little photo montage measures approximately 8 3/4"
x 15 3/4" framed and contains an autographed photo of Juan
Manuel Fangio driving his Alfa Romeo Type 159 to victory in the
1951 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring on his way to the first
of 5 World Driving Championships. The lower photo of Fangio was
taken in 1985. SOLD
To purchase, click HERE.
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9/19/08 UPDATE: Now that all the competition versions are completely sold out, GMP will produce red, white and blue 'Street Racer' versions of the Ford GT 40 in very Limited Editions of 150 each. The Wimbledon White and Blue versions will be out in November. The Red version (photos not yet available) will follow shortly afterwards. $499.95 each plus shipping.
9/16/08 UPDATE: Coming next week: The Automotive Art of Alan Fearnley ($115.00). Back in 1985, we launched The Motorsport Collector with a selection of Limited Edition Prints by Alan Fearnley. Fearnley has become one of the world's foremost motoring artists. His paintings and prints are noted for their detailed and accurate scenes, infused with tangible sense of atmosphere and emotion. The term 'Alan Fearnley sky' was used to describe the amazing color and texture of the Artist's paintings set at dawn or dusk.
This collection of over 75 paintings and 50 drawings published in book form for the very first time encompasses a variety of automotive subjects from the great Silver Arrows of the 1930s to the sports racers of the 1950s and modern day Formula One machines.
Each painting is accompanied by a commentary from the artist describing his inspiration and technique. Further insight into the art of Alan Fearnley is provided by the current owners of his works and comments from his subjects, including the legendary Sir Stirling Moss.
Alan Fearnley's paintings are full of atmosphere, technical skill, originality and humour. This collection is a must for every fan of motorsports, classic cars and automotive art.
9/16/08 UPDATE: Back from the Reno Air Races and a rare 'weekend off'. Pictured above is Breitling Unlimited Gold winner Bill 'Tiger' Destefani (in the yellow and blue) and his highly modified P-51 Mustang 'Strega' shorty after scoring an exciting victory (his 7th) over 'Dago Red' (another hot Mustang and many time Reno Gold Champion) and 'September Fury' ( the 2006 Reno winning Hawker Sea Fury) at an average speed of 483 mph in front of 80,000 air race fans in the 45th annual National Championship Air Races at Reno's Stead Field. If you love speed, this is one event you have to attend at least once in your life. Next year's event is scheduled for September 16-20. Mark your calendar!
We'll be getting back to normal the next few days. Lots of new stuff heading our way in the next few weeks. Visit us often!
Although we didn't see a
cloud in the sky the whole time we were in Nevada, the Chicago
area wasn't so lucky. Nearly 8 inches of rain over a 3 day period
led to the cancellation of the 50th Anniversary celebration at
Meadowdale International Raceway near Carpentersville. It has
been rescheduled for September 27. Hopefully, they'll get a 'Reno
sky'. Click HERE for further information.
9/10/08 UPDATE: Had a great time at the US Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen last weekend. The weather was a big improvement over 2007, although there were times on Friday where I though the wind would take our tent - and everything in it - and deposit it in Seneca Lake or beyond. The Glen was our final 'road show' for 2008. Hopefully, the scheduling gods will be a bit kinder to us next year, allowing us to get to some additional events and tracks.
The first of CMC's original 1964 Porsche 911 (901) Coupes is now available for $318.95. The 'Light Ivory' color scheme is the first of four expected to arrive in the next few months. Click HERE to order. We're hoping to have photos of CMC's forthcoming Phil Hill Ferrari 156 'Sharknose' Grand Prix car shortly.
This year's LeMans Review DVD will be available in the US in late October. We are now accepting advance orders for $29.99 plus shipping. Click HERE.
Now that the logjam created by the delay of a certain popular DVD has eased slightly, we will be adding lots of new 'stuff' over the next few weeks. One of these items is a new DVD called 'LeMans: Chasing the Dream', a documentary following aspiring race driver Stuart Hall and his 'chance of a lifetime' - co-driving a prototype race car for a top team at the 2007 running of the 24 Hours of LeMans. From the makers of 'LeMans: In the Lap of the Gods', an award-winning documentary on the 2006 race, which is available once again. The DVDs are priced at $39.95 each. Click on the titles to order.
Looks like the US demand for Can Am Thunder was a bit higher than Duke Video expected. Their first shipment sold out in a heartbeat and our restock order, expected to arrive here at TMC about 3 weeks ago, is finally expected to arrive in the next few days. We apologize for the delay. What is it with these Can Am DVDs, anyway?
If you're in the Chicago - Northern Illinois - Southern Wisconsin area and looking for something to do this weekend, a 50th Anniversary celebration will be held at the site of the old Meadowdale Raceway near Carpentersville, Illinois. Click HERE for further information.
Are you upset about the FIA's ruling at Spa last weekend. Sign the Petition HERE.
If you happen to be at the Reno Air Races this weekend and see a portly, middle aged fellow in a Motorsport Collector cap wandering about, buy me a beer.
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9/3/08 UPDATE: Leaving shortly for our annual pilgrimage to Watkins Glen and this weekend's Vintage Grand Prix. Since the news of Phil Hill's death last week, we have received dozens of emails from friends and customers expressing their sadness as well as respect and fondness for America's first World Champion. After things return to normal, we hope to list those comments on a special Phil Hill tribute page.
Jeff will be running things until I get back. Hope to see you at The Glen.
8/28/08 UPDATE: America's first Grand Prix World Champion, Phil Hill passed away this morning due to complications from Parkinson's Disease.
In addition to winning the 1961
Formula One World Championship, Phil was one of the great sports
car drivers of his era, scored 3 victories each in the 24 Hours
of LeMans and the 12 Hours of Sebring. All for Ferrari. Later,
Phil was one of the lead drivers in the early Ford GT program
and scored major victories for Chaparral in Can Am and World Championship
sports car races.
After retiring as a driver, Phil became a familiar figure at Vintage and Historic events in the US and around the world, slowed only in recent years by his Parkinson's.
Over the years, TMC was honored to host several autograph sessions with Phil at Road America, Watkins Glen, Sebring and other locations around the country. It was my great honor to be seated next to Phil at a banquet honoring Jim Hall at the dedication of the Chaparral Museum in Midland, Texas a few years ago and will never forget Phil extending a hand from his car to say good bye at Road America two years ago.
A sad day. Phil Hill was a wonderful man and a great Champion. He will be missed.
- PZ
CAN AM DVD UPDATE: BOTH TITLES SHIPPING NOW!
I'm pleased to report that BOTH new DVDs on the
Can Am are now in stock.
Our shipment of the long-awaited DVD 'Can Am - The Speed Odyssey' arrived Thursday (note Jeff holding a copy of the August 14, 2008 USA Today as 'Proof of Life' ). 'Can Am Thunder' arrived from Duke Video on Friday, August 15.
It will take a few days to process all your advance orders Shipping began on Monday, August 18.
If you placed an advance order and need to change your address or credit card information, please do it asap. Or, if you have ordered one title and would like to add the other, call TMC at 800.722.8630 or 630.515.1440 or drop us an email.
If you're leaving new credit card information, you can use our 'old' Secure Order Form.
PLEASE TELL US THAT YOU ARE UPDATING AN EXISTING ORDER SO WE DON'T DUPLICATE THE SHIPMENT!
We have screened BOTH these programs and I can honestly say that there is very little (if any) duplication and, in fact, the two programs compliment each other nicely:
- 'Can Am - The Speed Odyssey' is priced at $34.95 and consists almost entirely of archive footage of Group 7 racing aquired from some very exclusive collections and a fine narration by Sam Posey and Jim Hall. Running time is 95 minutes.
- 'Can Am Thunder' is priced at $29.95 and uses period and modern day race footage along with commentary by Can Am guru Pete Lyons, Shadow and Ti22 Designer Peter Bryant and interviews with all the living Can Am Champions (Surtees, Follmer, Oliver), Jim Hall and Vic Elford. 'Thunder' runs 110 minutes - plus 40 minutes of extensive interviews with Lyons and Bryant that are included in the disc's 'Special Features'.
You can click on the titles to order.
We highly recommend both programs for those of you who are Can Am 'junkies' like I am.
Hopefully, this is the month we can end all the 'where is it?' inquiries and start reliving those glorious days of unlimited sports car racing.
8/18/08 UPDATE: Now that the two new DVDs on the Can-Am have been released, we thought it would be appropriate to set up a new CAN-AM PAGE, listing the numerous items in our current inventory that relate to that classic era. Click on the banner above.
8/13/08 UPDATE: Three great new books will be unveiled by David Bull Publishing at Monterey this weekend. They are:
'Monocoques & Ground Effects: The World Manufacturers and Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1982 - 1992' by Janos Wimpffen -- The fourth and final release in Wimpffen's highly regarded series of photo histories of world class sports car racing picks up where Spyders and Silhouettes leaves off. The Group C era was one of the strongest decades in the history of sports car racing. Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar and Peugeot introduced new techniques in chassis construction, aerodynamics and engine management systems. This 420 page year by year account of the Group C era contains over 400 photos - personally selected by Janos Wimpffen - covering championship races at LeMans, Daytona, Monza, the Nurburgring and other venues. $149.95 plus shipping.
'Portraits' by Jesse Alexander -- A portfolio of black & white and color photo studies of some of the sport's legendary figures from the archives of Jesse Alexander. Subjects include Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark (Jesse's haunting shot of Clark at Spa graces the dust jacket), Enzo Ferrari, Roger Penske, Pedro Rodriguez, Ken Miles, Mario Andreti, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, Peter Revson and Carroll Shelby. A grand total of 81 Alexander photos grace this 96 page hard cover collection. $75.00 plus shipping.
'Shelby Cars in Detail: Cars of the Shelby American Collection' by Frank Barrett, Photos by Boyd Jaynes, Foreword by Carroll Shelby -- This 272 page slipcased tribute to the cars of the Shelby American Collection features stunning original studio photographs by Boyd Jaynes and an authoritative text by automotive historian Frank Barrett. The book contains 156 color photos featuring a cross section of cars from the Collection, including the AC Ace Bristol (the predecessor to Shelby's iconic Cobra roadster), Shelby GT350s, Ford GT40s, 289 and 427 Cobra roadsters, Cobra Daytona Coupes and other pieces from the 'official' Shelby museum. $149.95 plus shipping.
Click on the titles or cover art to order.
We should have stock in all three by late September. Reserve now!
8/12/08 UPDATE: As we await the arrival of two other great DVDs
later this week, the 2008
Isle of Man TT Review
is now in stock. ($34.95)
There is no challenge on Earth like the Isle of Man TT, the world-famous 37 3/4-mile circuit attracting the best road racers and biggest motorcycle manufacturers. With speeds approaching 200mph, the riders are just inches from walls and hedges as they flash along roads normally used by Manx residents for their everyday business. Through towns, villages, glens and spectacular mountain scenery the dramatic racing unfolds in a two-week festival of speed.
This review brings you every vital moment from all nine races, with aerial footage, on-board cameras, curb cams, interviews, on-screen graphics and more delivering the ultimate look back at some of the closest and fastest racing you will see anywhere.
This incredible two-disc review (4+ hours!) features stunning action footage from every single race, with the best camera angles, informed commentary and revealing interviews ensuring you don't miss anything.
Click on the image above to order.
8/1/08 UPDATE: Due in next week, 'The Complete Book of Formula One - 2nd Edition' by Simon Arron & Mark Hughes is a year-by-year account of the cars, drivers and races from 1950 to the present that provides a superior one stop reference for the racing enthusiast!
This impressive 504 page history of Grand Prix racing features photographs (over 4000 total) of every car and driver that competed in the modern day Formula One World Championship from 1950 through the 2007 season.
A massive undertaking, this is the most comprehensive photo book on Formula One ever published. Produced with the exclusive co-opertion of the Haymarket LAT Archive, which boasts more than nine million motor racing images in it's library.
$60.00 plus shipping (this thing weighs about 9 pounds!). Click HERE to order!
7/30/08 UPDATE: Our initial shipment of 'McLaren: The Cars 1964-2008' arrived this afternoon. Advance orders will begin shiping on Thursday. Click HERE to reserve your copy.
Another interesting new book crossed our desk this morning: 'Motor Movies - The Posters' assembled by Paul Veysey is a large format 224 page tribute to the poster artwork of films on motoring and motor racing. Many, if not most of the 250 posters featured in this book are European or foreign examples (the book was published in the UK) but this is an excellent reference for those of us who collect (or simply admire) original theatre posters. The book also provides and interesting time line for the evolution of marketing and product placement from the early days of cinema to the highly commercial era we're in today. In any case, it's a colorful, fun art book you should have if you're interested in cars in film. $69.95. Order HERE.
Will 'Can Am - The Speed Odyssey' finally make an appearance? The latest information is posted above.
7/29/08 UPDATE: Some new 1/18 scale models from Auto Art are on their way to us this week. Click on the images for additional information.
7/28/08 UPDATE: The 1/18 scale Hot Wheels late
season 'cherry red' version of Kimi Raikkonen's 2007 World Championship
winning Ferrari F2007 is now available for $79.95 plus
shipping. Click HERE to order.
7/16/08 UPDATE: As we pack for Elkhart Lake, we are also trying to arrange for advance or prototype copies of some of the year's best new 'stuff'. As mentioned above, we will be screening a test copy of Duke Video's forthcoming 'Can Am Thunder' DVD at our tent all weekend. US release is set for August 11. We're hoping that Ardennes Productions will deliver a copy of 'Can Am The Speed Odyssey' for viewing later in the weekend. GMP is sending us a prototype of their new 1/18 scale Ferrari 330 P4 and an advance copy of 'McLaren: The Cars 1964-2008' just arrived this afternoon. The first shipment of P4's is expected in early August. We expect our first shipment of the McLaren book next week.
Stop by and see us this weekend!
7/16/08 UPDATE: Yesterday, MINIMAX released a list of 2008 LeMans entries that they intend to produce for their Spark and RedLine brand names over the next year or so. It's an ambitious list to say the least, naming 52 of the 55 starters in this year's 24 Hours (What's missing? The two Porsche Spyders and the #55 Lamborghini). All but the Ferraris are to be produced under the Spark brand with an srp of $52.00 (subject to revision). The Ferraris will be released - probably as numbered Limited Editions - by RedLine priced at $108.00.
We'll be posting the entire list to our Online Shopping section in the next few days. Perhaps Minichamps (or someone else) will do the missing 3 cars. Want to collect the whole grid? Give us a call.
We will be closed this Saturday
(July 19). We hope you'll visit our tent at Road America.
7/15/08 UPDATE: Last night, NASCAR
driver and TV commentator Kyle Petty's annual motorcycle charity
ride made an overnight stop at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, Illinois,
about 5 miles from TMC here in Downers Grove. I took a ride over
to hear Kyle speak and was extremely impressed with him and the
work he does. I've uploaded a few photos and mpeg's HERE.
If you can't find anything you like at TMC this week, maybe you
can throw a few bucks Kyle's way to fund the Victory
Junction Gang children camps. I guarantee it will make you
feel better while you wait for that bloody Can Am DVD!!!
You can make your donation (and also follow along with this year's ride) at Kyle Petty Charity Ride.
7/9/08 UPDATE: They're all here: Michael, John and Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, Emerson Fittipaldi, Tom Sneva, A.J. Foyt, Bobby Rahal, Al Unser Junior and Senior, Eddie Cheever, Scott Goodyear, Scott Brayton and 1990 Indy Winner Arie Luyendyk along with 9 other starters from the 1990 Indianapolis 500 in one of the iconic model sets from the early 90s era of 1/43 scale die cast. All 24 cars from the Onyx Indy '90 set have been mounted to this beautiful custom display case, sporting an engraved brass plate and measuring 52" x 11.5 inches.
The original packaging and 'assortment' box are also included.
There are 2-3 cracks and flaws on the acrylic cover, otherwise everything is in like new condition.
$450.00 plus shipping. Additional photos HERE. To purchase, click HERE.
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6/25/08 UPDATE: In our constant search to bring our customers the most obscure racing films possible, we've unearthed an early 60's Formula One B-movie classic: 'The Young Racers'. The film has been released as part of a 4 disc DVD boxed set of movies directed by Roger Corman. The set also includes 'The Wild Angels', starring Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and Bruce Dern and other drive-in classics like 'The Trip', 'Bloody Mama', 'A Bucket of Blood', 'The Premature Burial', ' X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes' and 'Gas-s-s-s'.
That's a lot of gore for just $39.98. Order HERE.
6/23/08 UPDATE: Here's a very cool new book for those of us interested in the early 'over the road' road races:
Classic
Motorsport Routes: 30 Legendary Routes You Can Drive Today
by Richard Meaden / Foreword by Vic Elford.
Motorsport Journalist Richard Meaden explores
the routes on which some of the world's greatest road races and
rallies have been contested by the legends of the sport over the
past 100 years.
This well illustrated book features a mixture of period and modern
day color photographs along with maps of such legendary circuits
as Reims, LeMans, the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit and Pescara
along with the great over-the-road long distance events like the
Targa Florio, Mille Miglia, Carrera Panamericana and Isle of Man
TT and Manx events.
A total of 30 courses on 4 continents are featured over 224 pages.
A foreword by Vic Elford, one of the great road and rally drivers
of all time, kicks off this great road trip!
Our first copies arrived today. $40.00
plus shipping. Click HERE
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6/23/08 UPDATE: Production
of CMC's forthcoming 1964 Porsche 901 (911) collection will begin
soon. The first shipment is expected to arrive in the US in late
summer. Full color photos of the first production examples were
released this morning. You'll find further details and ordering
instructions HERE.
6/21/08 UPDATE: An early
nominee for best book of 2008? Coming
in July: 'McLaren
- The Cars 1964 - 2008' by William Taylor. The complete and
comprehensive study of McLaren road and race cars,
from the first sports racer produced by Bruce McLaren's intrepid
little team in 1964 to the ultra sophisticated Formula One Grand
Prix cars engineered by the McLaren Group at their massive new
Woking corporate headquarters in 2008.
'McLaren - The Cars 1964 - 2008' is a high quality, 304 page, large format (12x12) hardback publication illustrated by 750 color photographs - most of which were commissioned for this project.
The book features an in-depth study of every McLaren model, a foreword by Ron Dennis and chapter introductions by Team McLaren stars such as Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton.
A comprehensive appendix provides complete race results and specifications. Click HERE to reserve your copy. $75.00 plus shipping.
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6/19/08 UPDATE: The UK reviews were accurate: 'Jim Clark: A Photographic Portrait' ($59.95) is filled with some wonderful photographs of the great Scottish World Champion and Indy winner.
6/18/08 UPDATE: Two of the finest documentaries on MotoGP will be re-released in a 4-disc Boxed Set next week. 'Faster', filmed around the world over the 2001 and 2002 seasons, is a behind the scenes look at one of the world's most popular forms of motor racing. The film focuses on multiple World Champion Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Gary McCoy and John Hopkins. Lots of on-board race footage. 'The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid' is the sequel to 'Faster', filmed at the 2005 Red Bull United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. Lots of bonus features. Hours and hours of action for just $39.95.
Special Introductory price: $35.95 plus shipping. Order by July 1.Click HERE to order.
6/17/08 UPDATE: We posted some fresh photos of GMP's forthcoming 1/18 scale Ferrari 330 P4 this afternoon. Is it the most beautiful model of 2008? Could be. First shipments are expected next month. Reserve now for $269.95 plus shipping.
A 1/8 version is also in production. Details HERE.
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6/13/08 UPDATE: Carousel 1 has announced the release dates, prices and edition sizes for the 3 1/18 scale Corvettes announced earlier this year. Full information HERE.
The impressive 'MICHAEL SCHUMACHER: The Definitive Race-by-Race Record of His Grand Prix Career' by Christopher Hilton ($49.95) is now in stock. Click HERE to order.
6/12/08 UPDATE: The Nassau Speed Weeks, held from 1954 thru 1966, featured a generous mixture of races and recreation. The races were organized to attract wealthy competitors and fans to the Bahamas after the American and European racing seasons had ended and before the traditional tourist season for the Islands had begun.
'The 9th Annual Bahamas Carnival of Speed' is a 27 minute black and white film produced for the Raybestos Corporation and contains rare footage of the 1962 Nassau Speed Weeks. It will be available on DVD here at TMC later this month for just $19.95 plus shipping. Click HERE for the details, or HERE to order.
6/11/08 UPDATE: There are some interesting new pieces scheduled for release by Auto Art this summer, including the 1/18 Elford/Ahrens Porsche Salzburg 917 Longtail that was the fastest qualifier at LeMans in 1970. Check out our recomendations at the Auto Art Advance Order Page and place your reservations. We understand they are doing another run of Steve McQueen Porsche 917s for release later this year. These usually sell pretty fast, so get your orders in early.
6/6/08 UPDATE: One of our most popular DVD tiles is available again after an absence of a couple of years. 'The Snake and the Stallion' (formerly known as 'The Cobra Ferrari Wars') double DVD set tells the story of the great battle between Enzo Ferrari and Carroll Shelby, waged on the circuits of Europe in the early to mid 1960s. $44.95 plus shipping. Click HERE to order.
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