Showing posts with label 1966. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1966. Show all posts

Monday, December 6, 2010

Chaparral 2E

Chaparral 2E kit made by Marsch models with Ref.: MM33A and assembled by me. An additional improvement was made by opening passages where the engine screens were positioned for not to see a wall behind the screen.
Active year: 1966 (1st Can Am year)
s/n: 2E-002
1966 Can Am Laguna Seca #65 Phil Hill 1st OA 106 laps 2h03m14s.
Chevy-V8cyl dohc 5359cc 450hp 2speed automatic gearbox 703kg (fiberglass) wheelbase=90”.

Chaparral 2E kit made by ESDO models with Ref.: 42 and assembled by me.
1966 (1st Can Am year)
s/n: 2E-001
1966 Can Am Riverside - LA Times #66 Jim Hall 2nd OA 62/62 laps Grid=3rd
Engine: Chevy-V8cyl dohc 5359cc 450hp 2Asp 703kg wb=90”
This s/n 001 differs from 002 with no side skirts in the front and a different screen on the top of the rear cowling.

Lola T70 Mk.2

Lola T70 Mk.2 model made by Fly with Ref.: F001 and s/n 0140
Active years: 1966
s/n: SL71/43
Riverside 1966 #7 John Surtees 1st OA Grid: 2nd (1:45.000)
Chevrolet V8cyl ohv 5735cc 450 hp at 6800 rpm 420 ft.lb at 3500 rpm 4 Weber carburetors 4 speed gearbox 725kg

Lola T70 Mk.2

Lola T70 Mk.2 model made by Fly with Ref.: F004 and s/n 1208

Active years: 1966
s/n: SL71/34
Bridgehampton 1966 #30 Dan Gurney 1st OA Grid: 1st (1:33.200)
Ford 305/Weslake-Gurney-V8 4998cc 520hp at 7200r 4sp 624kg

Lola T70 Mk.1

Lola T70 Mk.1 model made by GMP with Ref.: 12404 and s/n 0709. It has been modified because the model had a "chin" pretruding forward, so the lower edge was recessed (filled) compared to the top and the headlights were installed as per pictures of the real car.

Active years: 1966
s/n: SL70/10
Bridgehampton 1966 Team: AAR-All American Race’s #52 with Jerry Grant; 7thOA, 4 laps behind the winner; Grid=11th
Ford 305/Weslake-Gurney-V8 4998cc 520hp at 7200rpm

McLaren M1B or McLaren-Elva Mk.II

McLaren M1B-2-66

McLaren M1B-2-66 model made by Marsh Models with Ref.: MM049 and to be assembled by me.
Active year: 1966
s/n: M1B-2-66
Bridgehampton Grand Prix - 1966 #4 with Bruce McLaren 3rd overal; Grid: 3rd (1:33.4)
Engine Chevy / Traco V8 ohv 5882cc 525 hp at 7000 rpm Lucas FI Hewland LG 500 Transmission with 4 Gears 590kg 3 works built.
After being behind the Chevy-powered Lola T-70s with his "McLaren-Elva Mk.1" and Oldsmobile powered "McLaren M1B" Bruce McLaren finally abandoned the lightweight aluminum Oldsmobile V-8 and introduced a new M1B with a Chevrolet engine also prepared by Traco, the McLaren-Elva Mk 2/McLaren M1B in September 1966.
Still using a tube-frame chassis, the M1B was designed around a Chevy engine, but a Ford or an Olds engine could also be installed. The new body design pratically eliminated the front-end lift that had plagued the M1A.


McLaren M1B-2-66 model made by Marsh Models with Ref.: MM049 and to be assembled by me.
Active year: 1966
s/n: M1B-1-66; this is the previous year car with a new bodywork.
Bridgehampton Grand Prix - 1966 #5 with Chris Amon 2nd overal; Grid: 4th.
Engine Chevy / Traco V8 ohv 5882cc 525 hp at 7000 rpm Lucas FI Hewland LG 500 Transmission with 4 Gears 590kg 3 works built.


McLaren M1B-1-65

McLaren M1B-1-65 model made by Kaiser Models with Ref.: RL-023 and to be assembled by me.
Active year: 1965
s/n: M1B-1-65
Governor's Trophy (Nassau Speed Weeks) 1965 #47 with Bruce McLaren 1st overall 25 laps 1:04:31
Engine Chevy / Traco V8 5461cc (a 327c.i. (5358cc) Chevrolet bored out 0.050 in.) 4 side-draft Weber 2-barrel 58-mm Weber carburetors 466hp at 6500 rpm; 445 ft.lb at 4500 rpm; Tilton 3 Disk Clutch; Hewland LG 500 Transmission with 4 Gears, 2 built.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Chevrolet Corvette “Grand Sport” speedster

Chevrolet Corvette “Grand Sport” speedster model made by Eagle’s race with Ref.: 2004
Active year: 1966
Grand Sport s/n: 002
USRRC 1966 Mosport Player’s 200 miles #12 with George Wintersteen 9th OA
Engine Chevy small block V8cyl 6179cc 485hp at 6300rpm 4sp gearbox 900kg 2 of the 124 built as coupes were later converted into speedsters.