Nosram Pearl ISTC ESC

Novak 8.5 Brushless Motor

KO Propo PS-2173 FET Servo

Futaba Receiver

Yuntong 5000MAh 20C LIPO Battery

1/32 slot car Ferrari 512 BB Le Mans c.1984 driven by R. Marazzi, M. Micangeli & D. Lacaud. Resin bodyshell and chassis.

Bertone's designer Marcello Gandini finally had the oppotunity to translate his 'signature' wedge styling concepts onto a production car with the Countach; clothing a totally-new production spaceframe chassis from Lamborghini, drawn up by Paolo Stanzini. The chassis housed a reversed in-line V12 with ZF transmission, and Gandini's bodyshell was stunningly outrageous, yet just about practival enough for full-scale production.

Launched at the 1971 Geneva Show, it would be three years before the first cars were delivered. Rear vision was always a problem, not helped by the huge rear spoliers that festooned the later LP400S models, although the trademark scissor doors and wide padded sills at least gave the careful manoeuvrer a comfy perch.

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Cartier Style et Luxe, Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013

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50040 was unlucky not to be saved but at least it did manage to escape Booths yard when it was moved to the Coventry Railway Centre in May 2000. Unfortunately, by this time it was in such a poor state that it was only fit for scrap so the bodyshell was eventually carted off to Sims Metals scrapyard at Halesowen and scrapped there in June 2008. It had originally been removed from traffic at Laira in August 1989 and cannibalised for spares to keep the other's going.

Carlos Antunes Tavares

Estimated : € 15.000 - 20.000

Sold for € 27.692

The Renault Icons

Auction - Artcurial

Renault Manufacture

Flins-sur-Seine

Aubergenville - France

December 2025

- Competed in the European Rally Championship in 1988, 1989 and 1990

- Incredibly well-preserved car, with documentation

- Ex-Carlos Antunes Tavares, future COO of Renault

This Renault 21 Turbo is remarkable above all for its authenticity, as it is exactly as it crossed the finishing line of the 1990 International Semperit Rally in Austria, the last event in which it competed, driven by Carlos Antunes Tavares with Jacky Racois as his co-driver. It finished 29th out of the 116 cars that started, and was the third-placed two-wheel drive car in its class. Remarkably well preserved, it still has the racing number 37 as well as advertising decals and various stickers from the scrutineering carried out for previous rallies. It entered the collection directly in January 1991 and was registered in Renault’s name. As can be seen from the transfer certificate, it had covered 17,818km at the time, and now has 17,821km on the clock!

Prepared for rallying in Group N and then Group A, it has a strengthened bodyshell with a roll cage and completely stripped-out interior, fitted with bucket seats, full harnesses and additional instruments.

With this specification, from 1988–1990 the car took part in several rallies in the European Championship, driven by Carlos Tavares, who was yet to become the business leader we know him as today, but rather a development engineer at Renault, working on the forthcoming Clio and Mégane. A motorsport enthusiast since he was a teenager, Tavares took part in various regional rallies from 1983 onwards, then in the European Championship, driving a Renault 5 Alpine and 5 GT Turbo before moving on to the 21 Turbo. Initially entered in in 1988 in Group N, for 1989 and 1990 the car ran in Group A, where the technical regulations were slightly less strict and where it developed nearly 220bhp. Tavares’ best result during this period was 13th overall on the Rali Vinho da Madeira in 1988, with Jean-Paul Retaillieu as his co-driver. In 1989, he also achieved fourth place in his class (and 15th overall) on the Arbö Rallye Steiermark in Austria, with Thierry Dubois, and third place in his class (in the promotional series) on the Rallye Alpin-Behra, with Retaillieu.

First presented in 1987, the 21 Turbo did not disappoint: with the help of a Garrett turbocharger, the output of its all-alloy four-cylinder SOHC engine went up to 175bhp, using a technology perfectly mastered by the company, thanks to its successes in Formula 1. With a top speed of over 220kph, the 21 Turbo was one of the quickest French saloons of its time, with a suitably aggressive appearance. In competition, it was particularly successful in 1988, dominating the Supertouring Championship that season, with Jean Ragnotti and Jean-Louis Bousquet behind the wheel. The car we are concerned with here competed in a more accessible category, where only a few modifications were allowed in the regulations, although this did not prevent the best engine tuners from extracting a little extra horsepower from it: as much as 230bhp for the 21 Turbo in Group A.

It is extremely unusual for a rally car to be stored away entirely unmodified at the end of its motorsport career. Still bearing the scars of its adventures in rallying, this example will not fail to appeal to fans of rally cars.

Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Wedding car

Beauford is a British automobile company originally based in Upholland, Lancashire but later moving to Stoke on Trent. The cars are supplied in kit form.

The first cars were made in 1985 and used a Mini bodyshell as the passenger compartment later replaced by a glass fibre moulding. This was mounted on a ladder chassis. At the front is a long bonnet with flowing wings at either side to give the appearance of a 1930s luxury car. A variety of power units could be ordered including Ford, Nissan and Rover. The suspension can be sourced from the Ford Sierra.

Both open and closed bodies were made. The cars became popular as wedding transport.

2008 Chrysler 300C 5.7L V8 Touring

The Chrysler 300C has been a strong seller in North America, however here in New Zealand we receive a bodystyle unseen in the home market - literally the Dodge Magnum bodyshell with the 300C's frontal treatment and interior.

Furthermore, the 300C for our market is built in Graz, Austria and is right hand drive. It makes an interesting alternative from its Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon rivals - thinking further now it takes up a place of Chrysler's New Zealand lineup vacated many years ago by the Australian Valiant range...

As for the location, this photograph is now "historic" - if one took a photograph at this spot, the background carpark has since gained several storeys...

1/32 slot car Vauxhall Viva HA track car c.1966. Modified and lowered Airfix bodyshell and modified Scalextric chassis with a Mabuchi motor.

Volkswagen Golf Clipper Cabriolet (1980-93) 1781cc S4 OC Production 400871 (all Cabriolet)

Registration Number H 901 BVH

VOLKSWAGEN SET

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Also available with 1457cc and 1585cc engines. Based on the Mk.1 Golf, Karmann at Osnabruck engineered and carried out the conversions, initially using the 1.8 ltr 112bhp GLi three door as abasis. over the next thirteen years and still using the Mk.1 bodyshell sevral variations of the Cabriolet were built. Replaced in 1993 by a mk.III Cabriolet.

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Shot 07:07:2014 at on Cars in the Park, Beacon Park, Lichfield REF 102-1106

Surrounded by a fence adjacent to Helensville station. Just behind the camera was D 170.

This is the remains of a Drewry TR, which was built in 1939. She arrived in Helensville in 2014.

Based on what I was told, the bodyshell on this locomotive has actually been replaced by a wooden one.

1/32 slot car Vauxhall Viva c.1965 track car in Broadspeed livery. Modified Airfix bodyshell and modified Scalextric chassis.

Subsequent to the launch of the Mazda MX-5 in 1989, British Motor Heritage (by then owned by Rover Group) had placed the MGB bodyshell back in production to serve the MGB restoration market. The success of the MX-5 had given Rover confidence that the market for 2 seater roadsters had re-emerged, and the decision was taken in 1991 to create an updated MGB model. The suspension was only slightly updated, sharing the leaf spring rear of the MGB. The boot lid and doors were shared with the original car, as were the rear drum brakes. The engine was the 3.9-litre version of the aluminium Rover V8, similar to the one previously used in the MGB GT V8.

The engine produced 190 bhp (142 kW) at 4,750 rpm, achieving 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in 5.9 seconds. Largely due to the rear drum brakes and rear leaf springs, the RV8 was not popular with road testers.

A large proportion of the limited MG RV8 production went to Japan – 1,579 of the 1,983 produced. In the UK, 330 RV8s were sold initially. Several hundred (possibly as many as 700) of these cars were reimported back to the UK and also Australia between 2000 and 2010.

Equipe Nationale Belge

Chassis n° 550-0082

Zoute Sale - Bonhams

Estimated : € 3.400.000 - 3.9000.000

Sold for € 2.530.000

Zoute Grand Prix 2024

Knokke - Zoute

België - Belgium

October 2024

24 Hrs du Mans 1957

Equipe Nationale Belge

n° 60

Result : Disqualified

Engine : 1.498 cc - Flat 4

Claude Dubois (B)

Georges Hacquin (B)

Porsche has a rich and legendary history in motorsport, marked by victories in the world's most prestigious races. Since its inception in the 1950s, the German marque has become synonymous with performance, technical innovation, and reliability, quickly earning a reputation as a manufacturer capable of competing with the very best.

Porsche's first successful competition cars were lightweight developments of its first road car, the 356, one of which took class honours at Le Mans in 1951. The firm's first purpose-built sports-racer arrived two years later in the form of the 500 Spyder, a mid-engined prototype built and campaigned successfully by Porsche's Frankfurt distributor, Walter Glöckler. In 1954 the 550 Spyder was upgraded with the Ernst Führmann-designed Type 547 quad-cam engine, which was carried over to the successor Type 550A (spaceframe) model and then the replacement 718 RSK Spyder. Intended primarily for racing, Führmann's new engine featured a roller-bearing crankshaft; dry-sump lubrication; twin-plug ignition; and twin downdraught carburettors and produced around 110bhp, which was some going for 1½-litre in the early 1950s.

The 550 Spyder's external skin was formed in one-piece welded aluminium sheet which, being fitted rigidly to the ladder frame chassis, contributed to the car's structural rigidity. The dash panel provided a further structural element in being welded rigidly to the bodyshell. Front suspension was independent by twin trailing arms and lateral torsion bars. An anti-roll bar was incorporated. At the rear a swing-axle system was used, controlled by trailing arms operating lateral tubular torsion bars. Drum brakes were fitted front and rear and early 550 Spyders weigh some 550kg (1,212lb) which figure was later increased to around 590kg (1,300lb). The 550 Spyder was claimed to be capable of 200km/h (138mph) with 0-60mph occupying only 10 seconds. With this outstanding pedigree, the Porsche 550 Spyder RS (Rennsport) racing version soon established itself as a consistent winner in international sports car racing's small-capacity classes. This remarkable 550 quickly established its dominance with impressive performances at prestigious events such as the Carrera Panamericana, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mille Miglia, and the Targa Florio. Today the Porsche 550 RS Spyder is one of the most coveted sports-racers of its era.

Chassis number '0082' is among the final examples of the 90 Porsche 550 RS Spyders produced. This car was ordered by Porsche's Belgian Distributor D'Ieteren Frères in Brussels. Completed in March 1956, the Spyder was delivered new to the Équipe Nationale Belge (Belgium's national racing team) finished in their distinctive yellow livery with a black interior. While there, '0082' was raced by many noted Belgian 'gentleman drivers': Claude Dubois, Christian Goethalsm Georges Harris, Freddy Rousselle, Georges Hacquin, Alain Dechangy, Yves Tassin, as well as the celebrated lady competitor, Gilberte Thirion.

The car's competition history is exceptionally well documented for the 1956 and 1957 seasons when it competed for Équipe Nationale Belge. '0082' competed in no fewer than six races in 1956, achieving multiple podium finishes including 3rd place in its class at the 12 Hours of Reims. The Spyder's best result of the season was a class win at the 1,000 km of Paris at Montlhéry where it finished 20 seconds behind Phil Hill and Alfonso de Portago in a Ferrari 857 S. The races it participated in during 1956 with its competitor number are as follows:

La Roche Hill climb 25th March

Spa-Francorchamps GP 13th May Start no.1

Montlhery 1000 km de Paris 10th June Start no.42

12 Heures de Reims 29th June Start no.33

Rouen-Les Essarts GP 8th July Start no.12

GP Sweden Kristianstad 12th August Start no.41

The car's most significant event was the aforementioned 1957, 24 Hours of Le Mans, making it one of only ten 550 Spyders to ever contest the celebrated race. Sadly, its race ended in disqualification following a breach of the rules. In 1957, the Spyder is known to have participated in at least the following races:

La Roche Hill climb 31st March

Grand Prix de Spa 12th May Start no.1

1000km Nurburgring 26th May Start no.31

Grand Prix des Frontières, Chimay 9th June Start no.4

24 Heures du Mans 26th June Start no.60

Rouen-Les Essarts GP 7th July

GP Sweden Rabelof 11th August Start no.22

Spa-Francorchamps GP 25th August Start no.32

Silverstone GP 14th September Start no.34

Best result of the season was 2nd place at the Grand Prix de Frontières, Chimay, and '0082' also finished 3rd at both the Grand Prix de Spa and the Nürburgring 1,000 km.

Following the end of its career with Équipe Nationale Belge, '0082' was raced in hill climbs, minor races and rallies by Jacques Thenaers. Correspondence on file suggests that the Spyder was re-bodied by Apal as a coupé in the 1960s and fitted with a 2.0-litre Porsche Carrera engine at around the same time. The Porsche had been purchased from Écurie Francorchamps by Edmond Pery around 1965 and was next owned by Belgian racing driver Pierre Bonvoisin. It was raced in coupé configuration for the next few years before passing to a Mr Michaelis of Embourg, Belgium in 1970. By this time the Carrera engine had been replaced with a Super 90 unit. Off the road in storage for the next 20-or-so years, the car was acquired in March 1989 by Corrado Cupellini from Bergamo, Italy. At this time, both the non-original Super 90 engine and Apal bodywork were removed to restore the car as closely as possible to its original configuration and a new aluminium body fabricated. The car was later sold to Philippe Jegher, who entrusted Porsche in Germany with the final refinements of the restoration.

The Spyder's next known owner was Bruno Ferracin (from May 1995) who was followed by Peter Ludwig in January 2000. A comprehensive restoration was then embarked upon, which included rectifying the new bodywork so as to be exactly like the original body on 082, sourcing a correct Führmann-type engine and transmission. Particularly worthy of note are the rare aluminium/steel wheels designed specifically for use at Le Mans. The rebuild was carried out by Porsche Zentrum Würzburg at a cost of €100,000 (invoices and photographs on file). Following the rebuild's completion, '0082' participated in the Mille Miglia Storica in 2001, Two years later the engine was rebuilt again.

For a close on 70 year old competition car '0082' is exceptionally well documented. Its accompanying history occupies five folders containing photographs, mostly of its participation in the Mille Miglia; two folders detailing its competition record for the 1956 and 1957 seasons; photocopies of service invoices from 1957 onwards; ownership history from 1956 onwards; several folders containing correspondence between previous owners; maintenance invoices for the year 2000; a German title; and its original key.

Boasting a most impressive and well documented in-period competition history, including Le Mans participation in 1957 and being one of a mere ten examples of the 550 model to do so, this Porsche 550 RS Spyder, now presented in a yellow wrap livery, used by the Belgian National racing team during the 1956 and 1957 seasons, is eligible for the most prestigious international events including the Le Mans Classic and Mille Miglia Storica. An exciting prospect for the fortunate next owner.

1/32 slot car Fiat 850 Coupe Abarth 2000 Alitalia.

Modified SCX bodyshell, resin chassis, ali wheels + resin inserts.

Class 442. 2418. 'Wessex Electric'. Electric Multiple Unit. In Express livery. Seen stabled at Eastbourne Station.

These units were new to the South Western division of Network SouthEast operating services from London Waterloo to Weymouth. These were withdrawn from South West Trains and eventually transferred to Southern Railway to primarily operate the Gatwick Express services.

Very early and very rough 'Fanfare' resin bodyshell. EFE 'Y' Type interior and chassis.

Remains of a VW Beetle, Ravenscar

MG MGB Roadster, 1969 TAX182G

Make MG

Manufacturer British Leyland Motor Corporation

Location Made Abingdon

Engine 4cyl, 1798cc, 95bhp

Fuel Petrol

Top Speed 103mph (166km/h)

Price When New £1,063

From its introduction in 1962, the MGB was extremely successful, especially in the USA. Over 512,880 cars were built, with 125,621 GT models, the rest being roadster models and it became the best selling British sports car ever.

With around 250,000 MGBs still in existence world-wide, it was an obvious first choice when British Motor Heritage decided to re-manufacture original bodyshells.

The new MGB bodyshell was launched in 1988 at the NEC Classic Motor Show, where this 1969 car was rebuilt during the Show using the first new bodies.

Following the Motor Show the car appeared in 'Classic Cars' magazine and featured on the BBC programme 'Top Gear'. It was later auctioned and the proceeds of £13,500 donated to charity.

Info via British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire, England

Taken 23/10/19: the spire in the background is not that of Bath Abbey, but is that of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, South Parade.

According to Wikipedia the Classs 800s are "... a type of electro-diesel train used in the United Kingdom, based on the Hitachi A-train design. They have been built by Hitachi since 2015. The first units entered service on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) in October 2017, and will enter service on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from December 2018.

These trains are being assembled at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe facility, alongside the related Class 801 electric multiple unit, from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan; no body construction takes place in the UK.

The Class 800 units are known as IETs (Intercity Express Trains), as part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). They have been named Azuma, meaning East in Japanese, by future operator Virgin Trains East Coast."

First Greater Western Limited, trading as Great Western Railway (GWR), is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western railway franchise

Race Retro '10

Class 47 diesel-electric D1661 "North Star" leaves Blue Anchor on the West Somerset Railway with a service for Minehead during the 2010 Mixed Traffic Gala.

The class 47 locomotive was an evolution of the earlier British Railways "Peak" (class 44, 45 and 46) designs, using a lighter bodyshell. 512 of these ubiquitous type 4 diesels were built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and Crewe Works. Quite a number are still in service today (notably with WCRC and DRS).

D1661 was one of the few examples of the class to be named during the 1960s. In 1974, it took the TOPS number 47077 (the guise under which I first encountered it), before being again renumbered to 47613 in 1984 (following ETH conversion) and 47840 in 1989. Prior to preservation it had been leased to First Great Western.

For more information on the class 47 locomotives, please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_47.

By the 1960s, MG was making more sportscars than any other British manufacturer. The Abingdon factory (located near Oxford) had been building pedigree two-seater sportscars for decades, the majority of its products selling overseas. Owned by the Nuffield Organisation, and therefore a part of BMC (the British Motor Corporation) from 1952, MG used all its knowledge to develop the breed. The MGA of 1955 - 1962 had really been the first 'BMC corporate' MG, and the MGB which replaced it was intended to be even more popular. Much of the new car's engineering was evolutionary - the B-Series engine, the transmission, the rear axle and the independent front suspension were all improved versions of those used in the MGA, the MGB had a new and very sturdy combined body/chassis unit, and wind-up window glass. The extremely elegant style would be little changed in an 18-year production life of 1962 to 1980. For the first three seasons, all MGBs were two-seater roadsters, like this car; an extremely elegant coupe GT was then added. The MGB would eventually become the best-selling MG of all time, with more than 500,000 such cars built. Virtually every spare part (including complete bodyshells) is still available from specialists. Original-type MGBs built from 1962 to 1964 had 95bhp / 1798cc engines with a three-main-bearing crankshaft, but thereafter all cars had a more robust five-bearing version of the engine. Overdrive transmission was an optional extra, and the car's top speed was over 100mph.

Happy ‘May the 4th’!

For this year's Star Wars Day, I have created a new build from one of the newer Star Wars Universe stories, the 2018 film - 'Solo - A Star Wars Story'.

One of the notable vehicle was a navy blue speeder. This vehicle exhibits design asymmetry, but on closer inspection, the design looks as though it is a vehicle that has been damaged along the left hand side, removing some of the external bodywork.

The vehicle I chose to reinterpret the design over is the classic 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint. This US design (different to the very similar car sold in Australia) was available with both a 2-door bodyshell, convertible and with a V8 engine, sort of a precursor to the Falcon-based Mustang launched the following year.

As well as sharing the 'Falcon' name with a future Han Solo vehicle, this model year Ford Falcon also exhibits the best representation of Ford's 1960 'Space-era' styling - rocket pod rear lamps, along with matched single lamp front end.

One styling theme not found on the earth bound car, but featured on the speeder is a kind of targa-top roof ring. I have placed this over the second row seats in an effort to balance the proportions.

This new build is created for #mocaroundgang #mocaround65 #starwars theme, hosted by @poppalars

1/32 resin slot car Alfasud ti in Jagermeister ETCC livery c.1978. Resin bodyshell by Joeslot and PCS32 chassis.

An eBay purchase.

1. Heron, 2. Egrets, 3. Heron at Bushy Park, 4. great spotted woodpecker, 5. heron, 6. heron, 7. mandrin duck, 8. Menai Straits,

9. FLEET POND, 10. FLEET POND, 11. drake Goosander, 12. Cormorant, 13. GREAT TIT, 14. Robin, 15. SWAN, 16. DEER,

17. DEER, 18. DEER, 19. HERON, 20. I`M LOOKIN` AT YOU !!, 21. Wolseley 6/110, 22. SUNSET, 23. CF 69 ENGINE BAY, 24. CF 69,AC 428,

25. CF 69,AC 428, 26. Turn right !, 27. Im a Virgin !, 28. 1929 AUSTIN SEVEN "Mrs Mojo", 29. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast, 30. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast, 31. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast, 32. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast,

33. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast, 34. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast, 35. Farnborough 100 year centenary flypast, 36. grey fergie, 37. grey fergie, 38. goodwood revival 2008, 39. GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2008, 40. Just Posin !!!,

41. COBRA`S, 42. FERRARI 250 breadvan, 43. DAYTONA COBRA COUPE, 44. DAYTONA COBRA COUPE, 45. DAYTONA COBRA COUPE, 46. GOODWOOD REVIVAL TESTING DAY 2008, 47. COB 6008 Goodwood Revival 2001, 48. CSX 2131 Goodwood Revival 2001,

49. 1964 AC COBRA Goodwood Revival 2001, 50. 1963 AC Cobra , Goodwood Revival 2001, 51. FLEET POND NATURE RESERVE, 52. wings and wheels day 2007, 53. wings and wheels day 2007, 54. wings and wheels day 2007, 55. wings and wheels day 2007, 56. wings and wheels day 2008,

57. wings and wheels day 2007, 58. wings and wheels day 2007, 59. wings and wheels day 2007, 60. wings and wheels day 2007, 61. wings and wheels day 2007, 62. AC 289 FIA,, 63. WOLSELEY 6/110 MK 2, 64. 1955 XK 120,

65. ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN XX 1940, 66. ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN 61, 67. Raw00281, 68. 1/4 SCALE 1961 MORRIS 1100 BODYSHELL, 69. RAC TT RACE, 70. CS 2130 & CSX 2151, 71. AC COBRA`S, 72. Chaffinch

1/32 slot car Ferrari 250LM Reims 12hr race c.1964. Driven to 1st place by Graham Hill & Joakim Bonnier. Airfix bodyshell and Scalextric chassis with rear mounted transverse Mabuchi motor to allow a full depth interior.

The Travelling Post Office trains ceased as long ago as January 2004.

The vehicles were based on the Mark 1 bodyshell and had the TOPS code of NS. In this case supplemented by "A" to signify an air braked only vehicle dating from around 1977.

Complete with Ferrari Dino 246GT bodyshell. A hybrid of a very different kind!

Haynes International Motor a Museum, Sparkford, Somerset. Breakfast club, Sunday 8 January 2017.

Radiator fan appatures were at the wrong end of the panel, so out with the razor saw and cut out the panel, turn 180 degrees and reinsert panel.

The Roco bodyshell comes with some excellent etched brass mesh grilles for this part which will be reused on final assembly.

2020 UPGRADE WORK

On 16 September 2019 it was confirmed that a £26m investment into the Isle of Wight's railways would mean 5 class 484 units would replace the ageing class 483s, which had become unreliable to the point that services on the line had to be halved in frequency for around a month. The new trains are being built by Vivarail as third-rail units using D78 Stock bodyshells, and island-based stakeholders including the Isle of Wight Council and Solent Local Enterprise Partnership are contributing £1m to fund reinstatement of a long-removed passing loop at Brading to allow them to run at even half-hourly intervals. The first of the Class 484 trains is due to arrive on the line in the summer of 2020.

Most of the work on the track will take place over the winter of 2020-2021, with a "shuttle" train service planned during this period. A full service using only the new trains and running to an even 30-minute frequency is due to begin in May 2021. Despite these initial details, it is unclear what changes will be made to the track layout and signalling system. The plan as suggested in 2007-8 envisaged the passing loop at Brading replacing that at Sandown, which would be abandoned along with the remaining double track within Ryde.

1/32 resin slot car Austin A35 1960. CSCC & BRSCC livery. GTM resin bodyshell (lowered) and composite chassis with Mabuchi motor.

2002 Jaguar XJ8 Polished Saloon

Fully polished car to show off its all-aluminium construction

This car is an early pre-production X350 (V8 engine XU), which was specially finished in polished

aluminium to show off the new body material. Together with a similarty finished, supercharged,

XJR car, it was used for the launch presentation and motor show displays, before it was presented to

the collection of the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust for preservation. The X350 went on general sale

in April 2003. The observant among you may notice the slight difference in metallic colour between

the body panels and some of the trim items. The body is all polished aluminium whereas some of

the trim is chrome plated plastic.

The X350, so-called after its project code number, was introduced to the public at the motor shows

in the autumn of 2002 and was the seventh generation of the Jaguar XJ saloon. It was the latest

member of a family of cars that began in 1968 and by the time the X350 was introduced, had

reached a total production of over 800,000 cars. As the largest and most prestigious of the three

Jaguar saloon ranges, the new XJ was an up-to-date version of the classic Jaguar theme, and

remained the company's flagship.

The new car included many advanced features, notably the all-aluminium unitary construction

bodyshell, a six-speed automatic transmission and an air suspension system with double wishbones

front and rear. Styling and proportions were clearty inspired by its forebears. Despite this, the

X350 offered considerably more interior room and boot space than any previous XU saloon, mainly

achieved by building the car taller, while the aluminium construction helped to keep weight down.

After an absence of a six cylinder XJ model for some years, the new range again included an XJ6,

fitted with the 3 litre V6 engine also used in the S-TYPE and X-TYPE. The XJ8 featured the well-

known Jaguar V8 engine, now with capacities increased to 3.5 litres and 4.2 lítres, and fitted with a

supercharger in the top-of-the-line XJR version. The X350 cars were built in Jaguar's traditional

home factory at Browns Lane in Coventry, with bodyshells supplied from Castle Bromwich and

engines from Bridgend in Wales.

Triumph Dolomite (1976-80) Engine 11296cc S4 OHV

Production 204,300 all versions

Registration Number REA 17 R (Dudley)

TRIUMPH ALBUM

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The Dolomite was the final addition to Triumph's small-car range (codenamed Project Ajax), which had started in 1965 with the Triumph 1300. The later model, introduced in September 1970 as the Triumph 1500, featured a remodelled front and rear, styled by Michelotti, and a larger 1,493 cc (91 cu in) engine.

In 1976, with the manufacturer effectively nationalised and following recommendations in the government commissioned Ryder Report, the Dolomite and other similarly bodied ranges were rationalised . Taking over from the Toledo model, the 1300 and 1500 Dolomites featured an identical looking body to the outgoing Toledo, except for the lengthened body which gave the larger boot of the original Dolomites. The 1300 and 1500 base models retained simplified fittings, including single, square, headlamps, basic instrumentation and seats, with the wooden dashboard and carpeting of the Toledo. There was no two-door option as there had been for the Toledo, and the shorter-boot bodyshell of the Toledo ceased production. Standard equipment included reclining front seats, cigar lighter, "fasten seat belt" warning light, driver's door mirror, twin reversing lights and a dipping rear-view mirror. The dashboard design was the same as that fitted to the facelifted Toledo of 1975. There was no overdrive or automatic transmission option. The Dolomite 1500 offered identical specifications to the Dolomite 1300, apart from the seats, but with a 1,493 cc (91 cu in) engine and twin carburettors. Overdrive and automatic transmissions were offered as optional extras.

The more luxurious 1500HL shared the same engine and transmission as the base 1500, and the luxury fittings of the 1850HL the extra spec included a rev counter, volt meter, separate fuel and temperature dials, clock, adjustable steering column and driver's-seat height adjust, head rests, front seat rear pockets, rear centre arm rest and walnut door cappings on all four doors and twin head lights

The new 1500 models replaced the previous front-wheel drive layout with rear-wheel drive, at a time when most manufacturers of smaller cars were concentrating on front-wheel drive cars, this change was widely considered a retro-grade move But left Triumph with a completely rear-wheel drive model lineup and significant cost savings.

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Shot 05.01.at Bicester Heritage Centre, Bicester, Oxon 144-437

Happy ‘May the 4th’!

For this year's Star Wars Day, I have created a new build from one of the newer Star Wars Universe stories, the 2018 film - 'Solo - A Star Wars Story'.

One of the notable vehicle was a navy blue speeder. This vehicle exhibits design asymmetry, but on closer inspection, the design looks as though it is a vehicle that has been damaged along the left hand side, removing some of the external bodywork.

The vehicle I chose to reinterpret the design over is the classic 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint. This US design (different to the very similar car sold in Australia) was available with both a 2-door bodyshell, convertible and with a V8 engine, sort of a precursor to the Falcon-based Mustang launched the following year.

As well as sharing the 'Falcon' name with a future Han Solo vehicle, this model year Ford Falcon also exhibits the best representation of Ford's 1960 'Space-era' styling - rocket pod rear lamps, along with matched single lamp front end.

One styling theme not found on the earth bound car, but featured on the speeder is a kind of targa-top roof ring. I have placed this over the second row seats in an effort to balance the proportions.

This new build is created for #mocaroundgang #mocaround65 #starwars theme, hosted by @poppalars

The Travelling Post Office trains ceased as long ago as January 2004.

The vehicles were based on the Mark 1 bodyshell and had the TOPS code of NS. In this case supplemented by "A" to signify an air braked only vehicle dating from around 1977.

Very early and very rough 'Fanfare' bodyshell. EFE 'y' Type interior and chassis.

Pictured in Liverpool

A pair of visiting Kleinbahn Re4/4s pause under the wires at "Claremont Road". These impressive vintage locos have both bogies powered by separate large motors crammed into the bodyshell. I have fitted their pantographs with modified Trix-pattern pickup skates to prevent snagging on the vintage Trix catenary system used on this layout. These locos can operate on 12 volts, but perform best on 14 volts DC supply. (For me, there's a kind of purity in model locos which use electric traction in the same way as their full-sized counterparts....!)

4th October 2013

456013 arrives at Clapham Junction towards the end of the fleet's time on the South Central/Southern, and before transfer to South West Trains in 2014 to allow 10 car operation on some routes before their final withdrawal at the start of 2022.

These 2 car units were a curious mix of equipment, with bodyshells substantially based on Class 321, but with front end jumpers to operate with Class 455, two traction choppers as Class 319 but with two EE507 traction motors recovered from Class 405 4-SUB units instead of the G315 as used on 319.

Production of cars ceased over the war years, but by 1946 a new vehicle was offered, the Jensen PW (a luxury saloon). Few were produced since raw materials were still in short supply. Also in 1946 body designer Eric Neale joined the company from Wolseley and his first project was the more modern coupe which followed in 1950, named the Interceptor, which was built until 1957. In 1955, Jensen started production of Neale's masterpiece, the 541, which used the then-revolutionary material of fiberglass for its bodywork. The 541 was replaced by another Neale design, the CV8 in 1962, which replaced the Austin-sourced straight-6 of the previous cars with a 6 litre American Chrysler V8. This large engine in such a lightweight car made the Jensen one of the fastest four-seaters of the time.

For its replacement (the Interceptor, launched in 1966) Jensen turned to the Italian coachbuilder, Touring, for the body design, and to steel for the material. The bodyshells themselves were built by Vignale of Italy and later by Jensen. The same 383 cu in (6.3 L) Chrysler wedge-head powerplant was used in the earlier cars with the later cars moving to the 440 cu in (7.2 L) in engine. The Interceptor was offered in saloon, convertible and coupe versions. The saloon was by far the most popular with its large, curving wrap-around rear window that doubled as a tailgate.

Related to the Interceptor was another car, the Jensen FF, the letters standing for Ferguson Formula, Ferguson Research being the inventor of the full-time all wheel drive system adopted, the first on a production sports car. Also featured was the Dunlop Maxaret anti-lock braking system in one of the first uses of ABS in a production car. Outwardly, the only differences from the Interceptor were four extra inches of length (all ahead of the windscreen) and a second row of air vents behind the front wheels. The small number of 320 FFs were constructed, and production ceased in 1971.

Class 47 diesel-electric D1661 "North Star" leaves Blue Anchor on the West Somerset Railway with a service for Minehead during the 2010 Mixed Traffic Gala.

The class 47 locomotive was an evolution of the earlier British Railways "Peak" (class 44, 45 and 46) designs, using a lighter bodyshell. 512 of these ubiquitous type 4 diesels were built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and Crewe Works. Quite a number are still in service today (notably with WCRC and DRS).

D1661 was one of the few examples of the class to be named during the 1960s. In 1974, it took the TOPS number 47077 (the guise under which I first encountered it), before being again renumbered to 47613 in 1984 (following ETH conversion) and 47840 in 1989. Prior to preservation it had been leased to First Great Western.

For more information on the class 47 locomotives, please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_47.

Doncaster Railway Station South Yorkshire Virgin East Coast Japanese Hitachi Azuma Train passing the EMPTY factory where Sir Nigel Gresley used to build the finest BRITISH Steam Trains in the world. Virgin Trains should be ashamed at buying Foreign Trains.

VTEC plans to take delivery of its first four Azumas from Hitachi in 2018. The Class 800 Super Express is a type of electro-diesel train to be used in the United Kingdom based on the Hitachi A-train design. They have been built by Hitachi. These trains are being assembled at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe facility from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan; NO body construction takes place in the UK.

A Trainspotting Nightmare these Japanese trains have NO NUMBERS. To add insult to injury they have Japanese writing. Shame on VTEC

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_800

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Gresley

Subject Description: Introduced in 1966, the Hillman Hunter was part of the Rootes Group ‘Arrow’ family of cars, designed to replace an older generation of Hillman, Humber and Singer models. It was a ground-up re-design within a brand-new, three-box bodyshell that was a foretaste of the Ford Cortina Mkll that was to become its biggest rival. In model terms, the Hillman Hunter has been poorly represented with, prior to the recent announcement by Oxford Diecast, only Corgi’s 1:43 representation of the 1968 London to Sydney Rally car. Introduced in 1969, this was one of the final models from Corgi’s golden age. It was a strong seller, helped by publicity in the Daily Express, which sponsored the race. It came with stickers to allow purchasers to decorate the model with sponsorship logos themselves.

AI Notes: This is largely an AI creation as, whilst I have plenty of Hillman Hunter images, it was easier to simply tell AI what I wanted than to go round endless loops to get it to place my work into an appropriate scene. Whilst I can’t vouch for its accuracy, I’m not aware of any obvious howlers (05-Mar-26).

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Passing the site of the long gone Madeley Court Station on the Ironbridge Branch, is 2Q08 Darby to Shrewsbury via Ironbridge Power Station worked by Network Rails Track Assessment Unit 950 001. 950 001 was built in 1987 using the same bodyshell as the Sprinter 150 units

1/32 slot car Bugatti Type 59-50B c.1939, car #3 Prescott International meeting, driver J.P. Wimille. PP resin bodyshell and nickel chassis.

2014 "Chevrolet Camaro" in the paddocks of the 2014 CRAA classic race in Aarhus.

Driver: Elling Sebastian Aarvik (N)

Racing class: Auto-G DTC

Race number: 27

Race results in 2014 event:

Training (fri.): 17 (of 18)

Qualifying (sat.): 10 (of 19)

Heat 1 (sat): 18, RET (of 19)

Heat 2 (sun.): 18, RET (of 18)

Heat 3, final (sun.): DNS

Photo taken after heat 1.

One of the norwegian drivers, having a weekend to forget. After doing quite well in qualifying, he crashed instantly in heat one, retired early in heat two and did not make the start of heat three.

DTC stands for Danish Thundersport Championship. The cars follow the CCR MkI and MkII regulations. They consist of a chassis built by Performance AutoMotive Scandinavian AB (PASAB) fitted with a clip-on bodyshell. The engines are 5,7 litre V8s, delivering 445 hp. The available bodyshells change a little from year to year, but in 2014 there were 3 options: Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger.

Each race weekend consists of a free practice, qualifying and 3 heats, of which the last one is considered the "final"

After heat one, the top 8 will normally get reversed for the heat 2 starting grid, which often causes interesting results and is a guarantee for highly entertaining racing.

Races take place mostly in Denmark, but with occasional visits abroad. 2 races per year take place on street circuits: this one in Aarhus at the CRAA and one in Copenhagen during the Historic Grand Prix there.

Most drivers are danish, but there's always a few norwegians in the pack as well.

The driver line-up is incredibly mixed and features star drivers (past and present) like Jan Magnussen, "Super John" Nielsen, Ronnie Bremer and Casper Elgaard alongside some of Denmark's finest young racing talents with full backing from big teams, as well as a bunch of privateers, who primarily take part for the fun of racing.

At the end of each season, a driver's 3 worst results get discarded to get the final overall result.

The DTC class is widely regarded as the pinnacle of racing on danish soil and is followed intensely by media as well as spectators.

There have been some voices against the DTC being included in the CRAA, saying that this class is anything but "classic racing", which is, of course, true, but no class causes the stands to be as packed as DTC, so it certainly helps attract people (and media interest)

DTC may not be "classic racing", but it plays a major part in making the annual CRAA event so successful.