My rare auto models

[Gramps46]

Really a great collection of Royales.  I had the good fortune to see the Weinberger Royale at the Ford Museum in the 1960s.  Just to do a walk around of it left a big impression.

[1959scudetto]

Very nice, Janos - these Royales must be very impressive in reality - I happened to see one 15 years ago  in Vienna at the "Chrome jewels" exhibition in the technical museum. I think it was on loan from the Mulhouse collection in France:

Edited April 13, 2023 by 1959scudetto

[caapa]

On 4/13/2023 at 8:52 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Very nice, Janos - these Royales must be very impressive in reality - I happened to see one 15 years ago  in Vienna at the "Chrome jewels" exhibition in the technical museum. I think it was on loan from the Mulhouse collection in France:

Hi Helmut,

I wisited the Chrome Juwels in Vienna too and made some detail photos. My son made earlier photos of Napoleon Coupe, Esders Roadster and Forsters Limousine. These were good help to modeling the Royales.

 

[caapa]

Ferrari 312 PB 1972

Its history started in 1971 off tragically when Giunti was killed in the race 1000 km of Buenos Aires  in Argentina after he hit Jean-Pierre Beltoise's Matra head-on. The car arrived no winn In this season. But in 1972, with only Alfa answering the challenge, the 312 PB was very successful and won all World Sportscar Championship races of the season in which it was entered.  Ferrari simply called it the 1971 312 P officially and never used the B. Although there were differences from the 1969 -1971 P version: the engine was a 3.0 L DOHC flat-12 with 450 hp and a top speed 320 km/h. The chassis also differed in as aluminium panels were riveted to the small-diameter tubular spaceframe. Some ones said the B means Boxer but that was a mistake, the flat-12 was no boxer.

The model is made by Polistil 1:55 scale and repainted and decaled.

Enjoy the pictures.

[caapa]

Bugatti  Atlantic Concept 2015

The Bugatti Veyron was a great hit. Long time there was nothing to hear or see about a next Bugatti. "We were not sleeping on the horse. Starting in 2004, I was constantly giving management ideas about what we could do next to the Veyron.”  said  Achim Anscheidt, the head of Bugatti's design department during an interview in the factory in 2020 . He showed more design scatches and mockups of the last period. One of the most „ready” idea was the Atlantic. The car incorporates several elements of the Volkswagen Group, which would have made the car less expensive than the other Bugattis: a 4-liter V8 engine was intended with transaxle transmission to the rear wheels as well as a carbon chassis. The official launch was planned at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016 but the first presentation at Pebble Beach in 2015. So it is also nicknamed the Bugatti Pebble.The Volkswagen emissions scandal, which implicated the parent company put an end to the project.

The model made by XHD/China in 1:24 scale.

[Gramps46]

I like it a lot.  But the interior is a bit of a letdown I am afraid.

[caapa]

On 4/27/2023 at 8:39 PM, Gramps46 said:

I like it a lot.  But the interior is a bit of a letdown I am afraid.

Yes, it isn`t the best. Interesting, different manufacturer produce very different quality of interieurs while the outside quality is relatively uniform.

[caapa]

Bugatti Royale T41 Napoleon Coupe 1930

After Ettores accident with the Weyman Coupe his son – 21-22 years old -  designed for his father a new body for the rebuild the damaged car. It is an extremely beautiful body, just touching to over-do it, but didn`t do. Long time it wasn`t sure  that the damaged chassis was shortened or a new Royale might already have been under construction at the time of the accident. One was sure, the 41 100 number was given to this chassis too.  The new car got the name Napoleon and the second prototype body is named Fiacre since then.  In 2011 the recreation of the Napoleon Coupe claims to use the original chassis from the car gave the answer stating that a new chassis frame was used in the rebuild after the crash. It was the personal carriage of le Patron until his death in 1947 and remained in family`s possession until financial difficulties enforced its sale in 1963  to the brothers Schlumpf. Now the car is home in the Musée National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse.

The model is made as the other ones,  built on the same short chassis as the ones after the prototypes. To make the upholstery by decal was a great fun.

Enjoy the pictures.

[Gramps46]

Impressive build.  Especially the open hood louvers and the upholstery.

[1959scudetto]

Amazing artwork in this tiny scale, Janos !

[caapa]

On 5/4/2023 at 6:12 PM, Gramps46 said:

Impressive build.  Especially the open hood louvers and the upholstery.

 

On 5/4/2023 at 7:59 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Amazing artwork in this tiny scale, Janos !

Thank you boys for the nice comments !

[caapa]

Marcos Mantis XP 1968

In 1968 the Adams brothers were commissioned to build a mid-engined, pure sports racing car for sister company Marcos Racing, with a view to competing in group six 3 litre GT racing and the Le Mans 24 hours. The design was typically Adams, with stunning angular lines utilising time proven Marcos engineering in the wooden chassis, fibreglass and masses of perspex.  The car was initially powered by a 3 Litre Repco Brabham Formula One engine with 310 HP, and fitted with state of the art fully independent  suspension. The construction included side mounted fuel tanks and radiators, the usual Marcos deep sills, semi gullwing doors and a huge perspex engine cover. The first race was the 1000 kilometer race at Spa-Francorchamps on the 26th May 1968. The wet conditions were so bad that water was getting into the cockpit and flooding the car. It was brought into the pits and holes were drilled in the floor to allow the water out. The water was out of cockpit but it oozed in the alternator and the car retired a few laps later. The Le Mans race was postponed  until September and Marcos was in financial trouble. Finally the Mantis XP has found refuge in sunny California. Restored, it is one of the regular stars of major historical events.

The model made by Corgi in 1:64 scale. It is custom painted and detailed in street version.

Enjoy the pictures.

[Gramps46]

That Marcos is truly an amazing look car.  I was not familiar with it so looked it up and yours in scale does it justice.

[caapa]

Chevrolet Stingray III Concept 1992

Designing the “next Corvette” is a never-ending job for the elite Corvette Design Department. But this Corvette was not designed in Detroit but in California at the Advanced Concept Center and  so became the nickname California Corvette.  John Schinella was in charge of the studio : “We had a choice of doing a truck project or a Corvette. You can imagine how difficult that decision was.” They have developed a concept with all-wheel steering and active suspension,  the engine was a high-output V-6 , the seats were fixed and the steering wheel and pedals were adjustable - typical of most show cars. The left side of the dashboard articulated upwards when the driver’s door was opened, providing the car’s pilot with improved knee clearance when entering or exiting the vehicle. An in-car camera system with built-in telemetric storage was an early Performance Data Recorder. At the 1992 Detroit International Auto Show the concept car was  well received by the general public and press. But GM’s engineering and managerial hierarchy argued that a V6-powered  Corvette would be a „step backwards”, on the other hand the car would be too expensive for the vast majority of current Corvette owners. Today the concept car is on display at the GM Heritage Center in  Sterling Heights, Michigan .

The model made in China  1:24 scale and distributed by Red Box.

Enjoy the pictures.

[Gramps46]

Though I consider myself to be a Corvette Guy this is a new one on me.  Thanks for sharing.

[caapa]

11 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Though I consider myself to be a Corvette Guy this is a new one on me.  Thanks for sharing.

Hi Gary,

happy to be able to show you something new.  I purchesed it in 1994 but there are some on Ebay still.

[Big John]

Front end looks a little like the last gen Camaro or Firebird.

[Gramps46]

Inspired by CAAPA's Sting Ray III I went online and bought one for myself.  It is an AMT-Ertl promo but does not have any opening features.

[caapa]

On 5/23/2023 at 4:28 PM, Gramps46 said:

Inspired by CAAPA's Sting Ray III I went online and bought one for myself.  It is an AMT-Ertl promo but does not have any opening features.

Hi Gary,

it is super ! The wheels are very fine and the shape of the car is better without opening elements. My Corvette is more toy-like with the large gaps.

[caapa]

Bugatti Berline de Voyage 1931

The Berline de Voyage is chassis no.41150 and was the sixth Royale built. The Royale was one of the longest, heaviest cars produced, and is about 20 percent longer and 25 percent heavier than a modern Rolls-Royce Phantom. This car served the Bugatti family as a private vehicle and was used by Ettore’s widow Barbara Maria Giuseppina until 1950. Then the Berline de Voyage and Coupé Napoleon were sold to Briggs Cunningham. He paid just $600 for each. The deal was sweetened with two General Electric refrigerators, which were difficult luxuries to find in post-war France. The cars were restaurated in France.  Following its arrival in the US, the Berline de Voyage passed through the hands of numerous collectors over the decades. The last owner was the Blackhawk Collection. They sold it on an unnamed buyer in 2021. A person involved in the sale says is the most ever paid for a pre-war automobile.

The model is built with closed and open top of cocpit too. I found ref-pics  with open ragtop of passanger compartment nowhere .

Enjoy the pictures.

[1959scudetto]

You did it again, Janos - fabulous model !

[Gramps46]

Really excellent.  IMHO you can't really appreciate the real thing unless you have stood looking at one.  Makes your models all the more impressive.

[caapa]

Adams Probe 16 M-505 1969

Designers Dennis and Peter Adams designed the Probe in 1969 as 'an investigation into extremes of styling'. The brothers were, prior to Probe 16, well established with respect to 'futuristic' car construction, based on their contributions to the design and racing success of the Marcos car series. The car is powered by a mid-mounted tuned Austin 1800 engine,  transversely mounted and is 86 cm in height, top speed 110 mph. It has 10" wheels on the front and 13" wheels on the back. Entry is via a sliding glass roof. The Probe 16 achieved a certain level of notoriety through its use in Stanley Kubrick's cult film " Clockwork Orange " from 1971. Only three were ever produced and still exist today.

The model made by Yatming/Hongkong in 3” size.

Enjoy the pictures.

[caapa]

Mercedes 300 SL 1954

In 1954 the 300 SL “Gullwing” was the sensation for sports car enthusiasts with its unique design and extraordinary power.  The car was developed from the 1952 W194 racing car with a mechanical direct fuel injection system that increased the power to 215 hp of the 3 litre staight-six engine.  The engine was built in side moulded left at 45 degrees to make the front  flatter. The 0-100 km/h 10 sec and the top speed 263 km/h – all that made the SL („super light”) the fastest production car of its time. There was built only 1400 coupes. Later about 1800 roadsters were built too.

The model is made by Bburago 1:24 scale. It seemed to be an early version with everything to open.

Enjoy the pictures.

[caapa]

Bugatti Royale Type 41 Foster Limousine 1933

The third sold car went to Capitan C.W.Foster in 1933. He brought the naked chassis to England and ordered a body at coachbuilder Park Ward. The car got a body very similar to Rolls Royces of the time no surprise, Park Ward was the official coachbuilder of Rolls Royce. The car is an immense seven-passanger, seven-window, partitioned limousine.  This is the only Royal body, out of eleven, with side-mounted spare wheels. Interesting, the pattern of upholstery is the same design as in the Napoleon Coupe but while in that it is mainly blue in Fosters Limousine mainly brown. After WW 2, this Bugatti went through stations in the UK and the USA and came into the possession of the Schlumpf brothers in 1963. Today, this vehicle is also an integral part of the Cité de l’Automobile in Mulhouse.