A couple of days ago, totally by accident, I stumbled upon this video. Well, it was in my YouTube suggested videos, however under the “Classic cars” label. Since it wasn’t on the front page, I almost missed it. Fortunately, that night I clicked on the “Classic cars” tab and to my surprise I saw a new video on the T80. Since the car never actually raced (when WWII started Mercedes had to halt the project) there’s not much information about it. Info is scarce and footage is even rarer. Even so, B Sport managed to unearth a lot of details and even some images that I’ve never had seen before. With that, if you have an interest in vintage LSR cars or motorsports engineering, this is a very interesting video.
REVIEW – 1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster
How a GT3 is made in 4’13”
Yesterday Porsche posted a FANTASTIC time-lapse video showing the assembly of a new GT3. In a little over 4 minutes you can see every phase of the manufacturing process, from the automated parts selection process to painting to final assembly.
Totally awesome, however, gold? A GOLDEN 2022 911 GT3?!?
Come on… 🤐
REVIEW – Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GTS #63
2000 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GTS #63 Pilots: R. Fellows, J. O'Connell, O. Gavin Team: Corvette Racing Race: 11th overall (1st in GTS class) at Le Mans in 2002 Minichamps - 400021463 (diecast)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #20
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #20 Pilots: P. Levegh, J. Fitch Team: Daimler Benz Ag. Race: DNF (S 3.0 class) at Le Mans in 1955 Spark - S4734 (resin)
Review HERE
New category in the Road Cars page
After my latest RWB Porsche, looking over the Road Cars page I thought things were a bit confusing. That being so, I decided to add a Customs/Modified section to the bottom of the page, where I’ll list my customized models from specialized shops around the world. Yes, I’m aware that I wrote MANY times that I’m not into modified cars and the “toonerz scene” 🙄. While that may still be true, I will have a select few modified car models in the W-143 Garage basically for aesthetical reasons. I’m definitively a function-over-form type of person; however, some silly stuff does float my boat 🙃.
Therefore, I moved all the RWB and TECHART stuff down there.
REVIEW – Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RAUH-Welt Begriff Backdate
1988 Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RAUH-Welt Begriff Backdate Tarmac Works - T43-018-RE (diecast)
Review HERE
Mercedes 300 SLR: Spark × Minichamps
Very recently I upgraded a grail model, the Le Mans’ Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. This is one of those models that was paramount to have in my collection. I first got one in 2017, from Minichamps. And I was quite pleased with it, being the best one available at the time. However, in late December 2021 Spark released their version. Since the car is a grail model, I almost immediately bought one (or two… 😉). So, is it in fact better than my previous Minichamps version?
Oh yes, take a look here 😎.
REVIEW – Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #19
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #19 Pilots: J. Fangio, S. Moss Team: Daimler Benz Ag. Race: DNF (S 3.0 class) at Le Mans in 1955 Spark - S4733 (resin)
Review HERE
