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1/32 slot car March 721x c.1972 Monaco grand prix. Driven by Ronnie Peterson. PP resin bodyshell and nickel chassis.
1/32 resin slot car Cooper T39 Bobtail Le Mans 1956. Driven by E Hugus & J Bentley. Hunaudieres Model Decals resin body with Slot Classic chassis.
In 1990 Greater Manchester PTE exhibited a prototype bodyshell of one half of a Metrolink light rail vehicle beneath Manchester Piccadilly station. The bodyshell was built by Officine Casertane in Caserta, Italy (part of the Firema Consortium) and was originally painted in Greater Manchester PTE's orange and white livery. It was subsequently repainted in Metrolink light grey, dark grey and aquamarine livery, numbered 1000 and named The Larry Sullivan. It joined the collection of vehicles at the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester in 1992 and was photographed at the museum on 21 October 2018.
DRS Brush/GM Class 57 'Bodysnatcher' number 57 307 'LADY PENELOPE' seen stabled at Carlisle Railway Station on the West Coast Mainline. This locomotive used the bodyshell of 47 225.
The Orange Collection
The Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 60.000 - 90.000
Sold for € 80.500
Zoute Grand Prix 2023
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2023
Launched in 2003 as successor to the DB7, the DB9 was the first model to be built at Aston Martin's new factory at Gaydon, Warwickshire. Like its predecessor, the DB9 was styled by Ian Callum, with finishing touches applied by Henrik Fisker. State-of-the-art manufacturing techniques were employed in making the aluminium/composite body, which was robotically assembled using a combination of self-piercing rivets and adhesive. Although some 25% lighter than that of the DB7, this advanced bodyshell possesses double the structural stiffness.
The DB9 was powered by a development of the 5.9-litre, 48-valve, V12 engine found in the DB7 Vantage producing 470bhp, an output sufficient to propel the aerodynamic coupé to a top speed of 306km/h (190mph) with 60mph attainable from a standing start in a neck-snapping 4.8 seconds. The aluminium engine was mounted as far back as possible in the chassis, while the transmission/final drive was positioned ahead of the rear axle, resulting in 85% of the car's mass being sited between the axles and a perfect 50/50 front/rear weight distribution. Transmission options were a six-speed manual or six-speed 'Touchtronic 2' semi-automatic.
Inside the DB9 one finds the typically elegant, luxurious and supremely comfortable hand crafted interior traditionally associated with Aston Martin, featuring primarily wood and leather trim as well as the latest in modern technology, subtly deployed. Although scheduled for a slightly higher production level than previous Aston Martins, the DB9 remained an exclusive product affordable only by a privileged few. Its price at launch was £111,000, with the Volante convertible some £14,000 more.
After a dozen-or-so years in production, the DB9 bowed out with its final edition: the DB9 GT. Introduced in 2015, the GT had a power output of 540bhp and maximum torque of 457lb/ft; acceleration times improved marginally while the DB9's top speed remained unchanged. Production ceased in 2016.
Commissioned from Aston Martin by our vendor, the DB9 offered here is one of eight different models forming the Orange Special Limited Edition Collection, all of which are finished in unique Orange No.1 paintwork. Built to Swiss specifications, the car comes with a certificate of authenticity from Aston Martin; a copy of the sales invoice; a (photocopy) Swiss Carte Grise; photocopy EC Certificate of Conformity; and a detailed list of its money-no-object specification. The DB9 has recently benefited from recommissioning by noted marque specialists Stratton Motor Company.
D1705 built as a Class 47 with a difference. A 47 bodyshell and a Sulzer 12LVA24-type engine, resulted in a Class 48 classification. Refitted with a standard engine in 1969, this turned her the loco into a 47.
Sparrowhawk is seen here on the GCR
A closer view of GB Railfreight's rebuilt class 69 diesel locomotive 69 004 in its mock-1980s British Rail Research Department rail blue & red livery approaching platform 5 at Clapham Junction in charge of the 4Y19 Mountfield to Southampton Western Docks gypsum train. In all fairness this non-prototypical livery does seem to fit rather nicely on the bodyshell of 69 004 with the BR double-arrow logos applied on the cabsides setting this one-off livery style to this new breed of British diesel locomotive perfectly.
The VAZ-2101 is a compact sedan car (small class, passenger car, model 1 in Soviet classification) produced by AvtoVAZ and introduced in 1970. The estate version was known as the VAZ-2102. VAZ had been founded in the mid-1960s as a collaboration between Fiat and the Soviet government, and the 2101 was its first product. Better known as the Lada outside the former Soviet Union, the 2101 is a re-engineered version of the Fiat 124 tailored for the nations of the Eastern Bloc, but was widely exported to the West as a budget "no-frills" car. Although the facelifted VAZ-2105, 2104 & 2107 versions largely replaced it in the West in the early 1980s, it was still produced for the domestic market as late as 1988.
Known as the Zhiguli within the Soviet Union, the main differences between the VAZ-2101 and the Fiat 124 are the use of thicker gauge steel for the bodyshell, an overhead camshaft engine (in place of the original Fiat OHV unit), and the use of aluminium drum brakes on the rear wheels in place of disc brakes. Early versions of the car featured a starting handle for cranking the engine manually should the battery go flat in Siberian winter conditions, and an auxiliary fuel pump.
AvtoVAZ were forbidden from selling the car in competing markets alongside Fiat 124; however, exports to Western European nations began in 1974 when the 124 was discontinued in favour of Fiat's newer 131 Mirafiori model. The 2101 was sold in export markets as the Lada 1200, Lada 1300 and Lada 1200S until 1989; it was sold in the United Kingdom from May 1974, until the arrival of the Riva in 1983. It was the first Lada to be sold in the United Kingdom.
1/32 resin slot car Lancia Stratos HF turbo Le Mans 1976. Driven to 20th place by Lella Lombardi & Christine Dacremont. Ghost Models ( www.proto-slot-kit.com/ghostmodels.html ) resin bodyshell and Slot Classic chassis.
1/32 resin slot car Nardi Bisiluro Le Mans 1955. Driven by Mario Damonte and Roger Crovetto. Resin bodyshell with PP nickel clubman chassis.
The world may consider the Volkswagen Golf GTi as the worlds most influential Hot Hatchback, but it wasn't the first. That distinction went to the Chrysler Sunbeam. A Talbot bodyshell powered by 155 of Chryslers finest Brake-Horsepowers, producing an astonishing top speed of 125mph and a 0-60mph of 8.3 seconds.
It truly was the first of the many practical but powerful cars that would come to shape motoring in the 1980's, killing off the traditional sports car and giving new meaning to the anarchistic times just around the corner. More often than not you'd find Hot Hatchbacks in the hands of hoodlums who would use them for Ram-Raiding Supermarkets and generally causing mischief. So much so that eventually insurance rates on cars such as these were forced higher so as to deter youths from buying them.
The world may consider the Volkswagen Golf GTi as the worlds most influential Hot Hatchback, but it wasn't the first. That distinction went to the Chrysler Sunbeam. A Talbot bodyshell powered by 155 of Chryslers finest Brake-Horsepowers, producing an astonishing top speed of 125mph and a 0-60mph of 8.3 seconds.
It truly was the first of the many practical but powerful cars that would come to shape motoring in the 1980's, killing off the traditional sports car and giving new meaning to the anarchistic times just around the corner. More often than not you'd find Hot Hatchbacks in the hands of hoodlums who would use them for Ram-Raiding Supermarkets and generally causing mischief. So much so that eventually insurance rates on cars such as these were forced higher so as to deter youths from buying them.
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.
With future sales forecasts likely to remain low, Chrysler had planned on discontinuing the Imperial at the end of the 1973 model year. While image and appearance were an important part of luxury car appeal, without sales Chrysler could not afford to build an Imperial with a unique bodyshell.
A front-end design envisioned for the next Imperial penned by Chrysler/Imperial exterior studio senior stylist Chet Limbaugh came to the attention of Elwood Engel. It featured a "waterfall" grille with thin vertical chrome bars separated by a body-colored band running through the center, which started on top of the nose and flowed down.
To save money the 1974 model would use the same body panels as the Chrysler New Yorker except for the front end clip and trunk lid. This meant that for the first time as a separate marque, the Imperial would share the same wheelbase as a production Chrysler.
With the full effects of the 1973 oil crisis being solidly felt, a bad year for both the U.S. economy and its auto industry was in store for 1974 - cruel timing for Chrysler's 50th anniversary year. The "by Chrysler" script was removed from the car for 1974. The Imperial's electronic ignition system was a U.S. market first, as was the optional car alarm.
While total sales were down from 1973, Chrysler was pleased with the 14,483 Imperials produced, given the poor economy in 1974 and a retail price of $7,230 for the sedan.
1/32 resin slot car Mercedes 300SL 1955 Mille Miglia. Driven by John Fitch to 12th place. Resin bodyshell, PCS32 rear chassis with steering unit (by Gareth Jones at www.chase-cars.com) and scratch-built interior.
1/32 resin slot car MG Magnette ZB c.1958 in BSCC racing livery. PSR resin bodyshell, full depth interior & modified full length MRRC driver. MRRC Sebring chassis and slimline motor. A2M ali rims with RS Slot Racing resin inserts.
1/32 resin slot car Triumph Stag hard top BRSCC c.1977 in BP livery. PSR bodyshell, PCS32 chassis and front steering unit by Chase Slot Cars.
1/32 slot car Datsun 2000GT Fairlady c.1969 Monte Carlo rally. Driven by Risto Virtapuro & Charles Lindholm. ARii bodyshell and MRRC chassis with slimline motor.
1/32 resin slot car Ferrari 250 GT SWB Le Mans 1961. Driven by Lucien Bianchi and George Berger. OCAR resin bodyshell and PCS32 chassis with PSR running gear.
Model loosely fitted together for photograph. The Massey cab tapers towards the screen pillar therefore the glazing will need to butt end on to the windscreen pillar. A hidden retaining stop will help achieve the correct body profile. Glazing on all windows designed to be from the inside. For those interested in such things, the basic bodyshell is made of 30thou sheet backed partly by 20thou sheet. Radiator, wheels, steering wheel, lights from MBF shop, wiper and mirror from Mark Hughes.
1/32 resn slot car Ford Cortina mk3 2.5 litre V6 in BTCC Motorcraft livery c.1975. Modified PSR resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis & resin inserts.
This is a re-worked version of an image that I published several years ago. The Ulster Transport Authority pioneered the use of diesel railcars in the British Isles, replacing all its locomotive-hauled passenger trains with diesel multiple-units in the 1950s. The first units - some rebuilt from steam-hauled stock – featured bus-type diesel engines mounted below the floor and driving via mechanical gears. Whilst generally successful, NIR looked for a more robust solution for its second-generation units and adopted the above-floor engines and electric transmission that had proved successful on the Southern Region of British Railways. This fictional image suggests that, rather than develop its own design, NIR purchased examples of the BR Class 202. NIR did, in fact, turn to British Rail Engineering for its third generation DMUs, the Class 80 and 450, which utilised BR MK II and Mk II bodyshells respectively (10-Aug-23).
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1/32 resin slot car Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Spider c.1960 race car. Resin bodyshell, MRRC Sebring chassis, ali rims and slimline motor.
Haldane HD100 (1988-94) Engine 1993cc S4 OHC Ford Pinto
Registration Number Q 235 MPU (Chelmsford)
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This Austin Healey replica was built by Haldane before the Scottish company ceased trading. The rights are now with Pilgrim who are planning to return the car to production.
Styled on similar lines as the classic Austin Healey the car has a composite (GRP) monocoque bodyshell, powered by a modern engine with Ford Sierra suspension and a robust backbone chassis and Geoscan designed suspension. It will be supplied either as a kit priced between £13,900 to £16,900 dependant upon specification or factory built for £18,000 for one with used components to £ 27,000 for a top specification factory built car with new components.
Diolch am 87,506,523 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn 90cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 87,506,523 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 12.09.2021 at Cars in the Park, Lichfield Ref. 121-298
1953 Monarch custom car... The owner installed a modern drivetrain from a 1994 Cadillac STS (thus the rather tall front clip you see), he also installed the interior from the same car, the bodyshell of the car has been extended and the roof chopped, and of course the sliding doors for that extra touch...
The car has only been on the road for a couple of months and has already been a huge hit at car shows and has won a few awards, although I don't think that's why the owner built this car...
Unfortunately this was the best photo I got of the complete car, my apologies... :-)
A trip to the huge River City Classics car show, at least 1250 cars were registered! Always the biggest show of the year in southern Alberta...
Taken rather quickly as he left, simply got what I could... And the car is a 1927 Ford Model T with a [i]Faultless[/i] speedster bodyshell, built in 1927 for board track racing...
Wild Wednesday car cruise night, the biggest one in Calgary...
1/32 resin slot car Lotus 11 Le Mans 1956 driven by Cliff Allison & Keith Hall (DNF). Hunaudieres Models (Pedro Sanchez) resin body and Slot Classic chassis.
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.
The Australian Morris 1100 and its 1275 cc counterpart, the Morris 11S were replaced in mid-1969 by the Morris 1500 as expensive reworking of the A-series engine would have been required for tightening exhaust emissions. The car was effectively a hybrid car developed (in the UK) specifically for the Australian market, and using a lightly-modified MkII ADO16 bodyshell but with the 1500cc E-series engine of the Austin Maxi. Interestingly, the automatic version of this car retained the 1275cc A-series engine, as was thus known as the Morris 1300.
1/32 resin slot car Mercedes Benz 300SL 1952 Le Mans. Driven by Kark Kling and Hans Klenk (DNF electrical problem). Resin bodyshell with MRRC Sebring chassis and slimline motor.
2014 "Ford Mustang" in the paddocks of the 2014 CRAA classic race in Aarhus.
Driver: Casper Elgaard (DK)
Racing class: Auto-G DTC
Race number: 5
Race results in 2014 event:
Training (fri.): 5 (of 18)
Qualifying (sat.): 3 (of 19)
Heat 1 (sat): 2 (of 19)
Heat 2 (sun.): 2 (of 18)
Heat 3, final (sun.): 2 (of 18)
Photo taken after heat 1.
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.
1/32 slot car Porsche 911 c.1965 road car. ARii bodyshell and modified Scalextric chassis with a Mabuchi motor.
DRS operated Brush/GM Class 57 'Bodysnatcher' number 57 307 'LADY PENELOPE' seen stabled at Carlisle Railway Station on the West Coast Mainline. This locomotive used the bodyshell of 47 225.
Interestingly on my last two visits to Carlisle Railway Station this very same locomotive has been stabled in the same location.
Auf diesem Transporterfahrgestell wurde gezeigt, welche Aufbauten möglich sind, vom Rettungswagen über den klassischen Transporter hin zum Wohnmobil. Die fehlenden Seitenverkleidungen erlauben einen guten Einblick und Rückschlüsse auf die Konstruktionsweise.
31 Land Rover 101 Forward Controls were converted by Land Rover with artistically styled bodyshells for the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film Judge Dredd. Land Rover is supposedly the world's only surviving vehicle manufacturer in 2139 when the film is set, and the green oval logo can be seen on the side of the vehicles, known as "City CABs". Several of these prop vehicles still exist in driveable condition and are often seen at Land Rover events.
This uses the Airfix bodyshell and is mounted on a Penelope pitlane chassis. I've built the car for the 2013 Sprite proxy race.
1/32 slot car March 721x c.1972 Monaco grand prix. Driven by Ronnie Peterson. PP resin bodyshell and nickel chassis.
Chassis n° RE 30-B9
René Arnoux
Estimated : € 250.000 - 350.000
Sold for € 313.040
The Renault Icons
Auction - Artcurial
Renault Manufacture
Flins-sur-Seine
Aubergenville - France
December 2025
- Driven during the 1982 season by René Arnoux and Alain Prost
- Driven by René Arnoux in the 1982 British Grand Prix
- Sold directly by the manufacturer, with its period logbook!
- Heart-stirring original condition
Ten pole positions and four victories! A superb set of results for the 1982 season, the best Renault had achieved since the start of its foray into turbocharging. The company owed this success to the RE30 B, an evolution of the RE30, which had appeared the previous year and had demonstrated its superior performance, in particular in comparison to naturally-aspirated engines, in the hands of René Arnoux and a new arrival at the company, Alain Prost. The turbo was definitely the right choice, as the rest of the story would confirm.
RE30-B9 presented here is an interim version of this outstanding machine, before the RE 40 in 1983. Based on the RE 33 from 1981 and introduced in June 1982, it was used for numerous tests, driven by both Arnoux and Prost, before competing in its first Grand Prix, the British GP in September.
Exceptionally, the car comes with its racing binder, a logbook in the true sense of the term recording each time the car was taken out on track, the distance covered, the set-up used and the drivers’ comments. It provides an extremely valuable common thread, which is rarely (if ever) available and offers a precise account of the car’s career in testing and in racing, supplementing the information in the excellent book Renault F1, Les années turbo (1991, Jean-Louis Moncet, Bernard Dudot, Jean Sage). At the end of the British Grand Prix, the logbook records a total of 2887km.
RE30-B9 first took to the track on 24 June 1982 at the Brands Hatch circuit in England, for private testing. Arnoux covered 43 laps for all kinds of set-up work. The tests continued the following day, focusing on the set-up of the spoilers and suspension.
Next came a change of scene, when the car went to the Paul Ricard track for further private testing from 28–30 June. This time, Prost was at the wheel, but on the first day he suffered from various engine problems which led him to conclude that “it runs, but picks up poorly after braking.” The following day was given over to calibrating the suspension and testing tyres, and the car was timed at 316kph on the Mistral straight. On the third day of this session, Prost carried out endurance tests, covering a total of 77 laps.
After Paul Ricard, it was off to Hockenheim, where RE30-B9 was once again driven by Prost, from 5–7 July. The car was fitted with carbon brake discs and pads, causing Prost to remark: “The brakes are OK, but surprising.” After testing the suspension and spoilers, he concentrated on the brakes and then tried out various tyres. On the second day, he continued the tyre tests, before embarking on numerous adjustments to the suspension and shock absorbers, racking up an impressive total of 83 laps.
Finally, the last circuit at which the RE30-B9 appeared was Brands Hatch, where this time Arnoux took the wheel for the British Grand Prix. Some improvements had been made to the car, but Arnoux spent part of the first day of testing, on 17 July 1982, trying to overcome its excessive understeer. The next day, he finally had a car with “a bit less understeer” and his best time put him in sixth place on the grid, ahead of his team-mate Prost, who was eighth. Unfortunately, the race was not kind to him and he suffered a collision at the start with Riccardo Patrese and Teo Fabi, seriously damaging the car.
RE30-B9 entered the collection at the end of the 1982 season and was restored to go on static display; it is presented as it raced in the British Grand Prix, driven by Arnoux, with the racing number 16 and its blue nose-cone. With its riveted aluminium bodyshell, (incomplete) 1.5-litre twin-turbo V6 no. 99T, Hewland gearbox, fibreglass bodywork and various mechanical components, its authenticity is undeniable. The dashboard makes do with a handful of switches next to a rev counter reading up to 12,000rpm and a turbo boost gauge, behind a steering wheel which shows signs of being used in competition.
Thanks to the numerous tests it was involved in with the team’s two drivers, RE30-B9 contributed to the success of the RE 30 B and to the rise of the Renault team during the 1982 season. It represents a rare chance to acquire a single-seater from the glory years of the turbos, a car which is remarkably authentic, sold directly by the manufacturer, which has looked after it meticulously since the end of its racing career.
Brightening up a gloomy day... 2Q08 from Derby RTC to Three Bridges. Purpose built track assessment DMU based on the Class 150/1 body-shell
1/32 resin slot car Nardi Bisiluro Le Mans 1955. Driven by Mario Damonte and Roger Crovetto. Resin bodyshell with PP nickel clubman chassis.
My original idea was to keep the standard bodyshell, but Arthur Wolstenholme said that I should change the body shape, as being fibreglass, it was fairly easy to do.
My initial reaction was to dismiss this idea, but then it began to dawn on me, well, perhaps I could, and in any case, the Elite does not look good from all angles. So, I started to come up with ideas.
Above is a copy of my initial idea of how to improve the appearance of the Elite. Basically, it is a Reliant Scimitar rear side.
Although, I liked the idea, using different shaped glass and chrome profiles made me think twice.
Mike Taylor told me how much better car the Excel was over the Elite, then I bought Classic Car magazine, which had an article on the Lamborghini Urraco, and so one thing lead to another, and so on. (184)
The red & silver 'Warbonnet' livery has long been recognised as a classic. Unfortunately, the red has a tendency to weather to a heavily-mottled, bleached pink. Initially, I tried to replicate this by spraying IPA onto the surface after it had been coated with Testors 'Dullcote'. The paint did 'bloom' as expected, but did not look right. In the end, I painted the pink by hand and then softened it with the usual washes. The dark 'sooty' areas were enhanced with weathering powders. The brief for this project was to make it look pretty care-worn. There are plenty of examples on the internet of locomotives in this livery that look, at least superficially, very neglected. As a result, I wasn't short of source material.
This photograph, unfortunately, shows the problem with acetyl plastic handrails - they distort VERY easily. I absolutely LOATHE them. The reason for their use, given by one manufacturer, is that they are less vulnerable than metal and their flexibility enables them to withstand rougher treatment. THIS IS COMPLETE AND UTTER B****KS. You only have to look at the damn things and they distort before your very eyes. Once they have distorted - that's it. They easily break, and to try and remove them for weathering or even remove the body-shell, without causing damage, is nigh on impossible. There is absolutely no reason why they can't have rigid plastic stanchions clipping onto metal handrails. I believe MTH have done it with some of their models, and Athearn has done it with their U50. I really think this is an issue the NMRA should be taking up with manufacturers, together with making shell removal easier in general. Some models nowadays are so highly detailed that damage during bodyshell removal is almost inevitable.
Brush shunt 92044 into position for collection. Meanwhile, the demic shell of withdrawn Class 73, 73134 "Woking Homes 1885-1995" can be seen in the background.
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.