More Old Photos

Thank you. I sought this 250 GT since one moment.
Know which is this race?
I will say to Bathrust in 1961

 

I have no idea, but as 1973GT was completed in July 1960, it might very well be 1961. Neither do I have any idea what happened to this car; never seen or heard anything of it ever since. Best wishes, Kare

 

I took these pictures with my handy Kodak Instamatic in August 1969 at the Buckeye Cup Can Am race.

I always wondered why there was no wing so I looked up the race report in Road & Track last night and it said the crew felt the wing was too flimsy and did not use it. The report also said the engine was replaced before the race and the car got faster as the race progressed with Chris Amon at the wheel. The 612P finished 3rd behind the two McLarens

Notice the elaborate tow rig, a Ford pick up truck with Nevada license plates and a simple trailer.

Enjoy,

Gramps
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Cool pictures, thanks very much for sharing.

-Jarrett

 

Gary
Great photos - and good enough quality even with an Instamatic - thank you
Nathan

 

Way cool photos Gramps! If the tow vehicle was from Nevada does that mean Bill Harrah had something to do with the entry?

Ciao, David

 

Really unique photos Gary. Keep them coming.

Gil

 

Great and evocative photos gary. I could'nt have been more than a few feet away from you when you took those pics at Mid-Ohio. I'll have to pull my old slides out and those from my father's vast archives and see what i have.

 

Amon qualified this Ferrari 10.1 seconds off the pole time set by Hulme's McLaren, but he ended up with the fastest lap in the race, only .5 seconds off the pole time!

 

Hello Gary,
Great pics. You know I'm working on a 24th scale kit right now and those pics are very helpful, especially the rear view. I hope to have some of these cast by next year. The decals are very toublesome. All the orange and white number "16"s are different on each car for each race. They look similar, but none are exactly the same when you start studying them. They must have been hand painted for each race. Strange sponsors also. If you have any others please post them.

Speak to you soon,
Ed
IC, Inc

 

Till
Something else that Model Factory Hiro missed is the white ACO sticker on the top left fender near the cowl. Many LM cars from that era had one or two somewhere on the car, but as far as I know the only ones who have ever included them on a 1/24th decal sheet are Profil24 in their Aston Martin Project 214 and me on my NART Corvette sheet.
A lot of people think that the MFH kits are the best ever, but they make mistakes as well.

I'm looking forward to seeing your model!
Steve

 

I am glad you enjoyed the 612P photos from Mid Ohio, just wish I had more.

The 206S 008 photo was taken in August of 1966 at the United States Road Racing Championship race. It was entered by Schroeder Racing of Miami Florida and driven by Charlie Kolb. I have included the Buck Fulp driven Lola picture so you could see the transporter. I have always thought the color choice of milkshake chocolate was a bit unbecoming, but that is just my opinion.


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Ho...welcome , Etienne !

 

They all can't be red! Great photos. This is exactly the type of thing I was hoping would happen with this thread.

David

 

Here is a picture of mine of the 612 in 1969 at Road America (unfortunatelly my only one).
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Great photo Joop!

Thanks you.

Gramps

 

Good stuff! Perfectly framed also. Thanks for posting it. David

 

What model is it ?

 

330 LMB #4453SA driven by Dan Gurney at Bridgehampton September 15 1963 finishing third.

 

Thanks pal ...

 

If somebody can help me on this photo catch at the time of the Tunis GP 1955 (19 June).
It carries the n°50 which is not allotted for this race.

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Looks a lot like a Vignale bodied Siata. Best wishes, Kare

 

225 S or 340 America ?

winner GP de Tunis au Belverère 19/6/1955 is:
Luigi Piotti/750 Mondial "514M"

pics ?

 

pic extraordinnaire, with the strong current of the road. without rails, any protection with the millieu of the trees. the pilots of the time of were really crowned standard.

scuse me Inglish

 

Steve

Thanks, any information is welcome.
I'll post pictures of my 3705-model as soon as it's finished.
But be patient.....I'm a slow modeler an still have a 2003 GA on the workbench - I gonna post this one in a modeler thread.

330 LMB in bronze looks great!!