1:18 Ford Escort Mk4 RS Turbo by Ottomobile

 

 

1:18 FIAT ABARTH 1000 by Auto Art

 

1:18 Tyrrell P34 1976 No.3 by TrueScale Miniatures

Unconventional, innovative, perhaps not very effective but beautiful. The six-wheeled Tyrrell made the his first appearance on the track in 1975, to then take part in the Formula 1 World Championship in the two following seasons. Born from Derek Gardner's mind, this car was characterized by four front steering wheels, three inches smaller in size than traditional ones. The intent was to improve the aerodynamic drag coefficient. But the other side of the coin was excessive understeer. Equipped with a Ford Cosworth DFV engine 3.0 V8 485 HP for a weight of 575 kg, the Tyrrell P34 only won Swedish Grand Prix of 1976 with Jody Scheckter. At the end of 1977 the P34 project was definitively shelved.

1:18 FORD GT40 MK II 'X-1' ROADSTER 1966 by EXOTO

1:18  FORD GT40 MK II 'X-1' ROADSTER  1966 by EXOTO

1966 EXOTO FORD GT40 MK II 'X-1' ROADSTER

1966, Shelby American Sebring Prototype in Authentic Red

The Ford GT40 Mk II Roadster started life as an experiment. GT40 chassis GT/110 was constructed as a roadster chassis, largely made of aluminum. It was supplied to Bruce McLaren Racing early in 1965 and built up as an open GT40 Mk II with a long nose and low FIA windscreen. It became known as "Ford X-1".

In December of '65, Ford sent down an order for McLaren to return the car. Kar Kraft received GT/110 and immediately undertook preparation of the racer for Shelby American. This included strengthening the chassis to 1966 specification and incorporating a rollover bar into the roadster bodywork that was now updated to the new Mk II shape. With a fresh coat of red paint, the Mk II Roadster was a stunner!

One competitor was working hard on employing an automatic transmission in their race cars, and they were winning races with it. The lightweight Mk II Roadster was initially used as a test mule for a Ford automatic transmission. After breaking a series of torque converter transmissions, Shelby decided to stick with the standard 'box, and in this form the lovely red Roadster went on to win the 1966 Sebring 12 Hours; it's first and last race.