Saturday 21 March 2015

Shelby Cobra 427 - Racing 1/18 Solido

Combining a British chassis with the powerful, high-performance V8 engine from Ford, the AC's Shelby Cobra can easily be viewed as the very pinnacle of classic sports car design, showing sleek and beautiful curves.

Among the rarest and most coveted of all Cobras is the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427.











Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG - 1/18 Minichamps


The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, 2-seater luxury grand tourer automobile, is entirely developed in-house by AMG. It is considered the "spiritual' successor of the iconic Mercedes 300 SL "Gullwing".
SLS stands for "Sport Leicht Super" (Sport Light Super).

The  1/18 scaled miniatures are produced by Minichamps in the 2 body styles available coupe and roadster. Beautiful crafted versions.




























Saturday 14 March 2015

Mercedes Benz 300 SEL - 1/18 AUTOart


Mercedes 300 SEL.

In 1968 this was the top of the range Mercedes. It comes complete with air suspension, leather interior, walnut dashboard, sunroof and a long wheel base.
Car definition of luxury and opulence.




The miniature of the 300 SEL, made by AUTOart and here depicted in photos in 1/18 scale is a small piece of art.













Mercedes SL500 - R231 - 1/18 Norev





















Thursday 12 March 2015

Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce

The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977.

The basic body shape shared by all models was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone.

The 1750 GTV appeared in 1967 along with the 1750 Berlina sedan and 1750 Spider. The same type of engine was used to power all three versions; this rationalisation was a first for Alfa Romeo. The 1750 GTV replaced the Giulia Sprint GT Veloce.
Alfa Romeo produced 44,269 exemplaries of 1750 GTVs .


One of AUTOart offer is  a 1/18 scale version in white colour with RHD.