Ferrari 612 CanAm (race config.)

Ferrari 612 race configuration model made by Centauria with Ref.: 61

Active year: 1968
s/n: 0866
Race: 1868 Stardust-Las Vegas #23 with Chris Amon.
V12cyl dohc 4vpc 6222cc 620hp at 7000rpm CR=10.5:1 Lucas FI 4sp 700kg 1 built.

Ferrari 612 CanAm (qualifying config.)

Ferrari 612 qualifying configuration model made by Mebetoys with Ref.: 6601 and improved by me

Active year: 1968
s/n: 0866
Race: 1868 Stardust-Las Vegas #23 with Chris Amon.
V12cyl dohc 4vpc 6222cc 620hp at 7000rpm CR=10.5:1 Lucas FI 4sp 700kg 1 built.

Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford

Lola T70 Mk.3BN model made by Fly with Ref.: F003 and s/n 1427 and modified by me; modifications were:
1- remove the exhaust pipes and have them above the rear cowling;
2- removing the rear deflector and installing a new deflector with a space in the middle to allow passage of the exhaust gases;
3- install a scoop in the middle of the exhausts to route air to the oil cooler
4- finally repaint it aluminium blue.

Active years: from 1967 to 1968
s/n: SL73/127
CamAm 1968 Bridgehampton #21 Team: Bignotti Enterprises with Mario Andretti DNF Grid=8th (1:30.950); Ford (255-Indy) V8cyl dohv 4vpc Av.gas 4178cc 425hp at 8000 rpm max torque at 6000 rpm 4 speed gearbox weight= 640 kg

Lola T160

Lola T160 model kit made by Marsh models with Ref.: MM179 and assembled by me.

Active year: from 1968
s/n: SL160/2
1968 Laguna Seca #10 with Chuck Parsons as a pilot; Team: Carl A. Haas Racing, DNF (60/80 laps) because lost a wheel; Grid: 6th (1:03.500)
Chrysler HEMI V8cyl 5424cc 300 hp at 5200 rpm 4 Zenith Carburettors; 4 speed Manual Hewland LG500 gearbox; weight = 645kg; 12 built

Ferrari 612

Ferrari 612 made by Mebetoys with Ref.: 6601 and improved by me. For more information see: Ferrari 612 Can-Am

Active year: 1968; s/n: 0866
Stardust - Las Vegas 1968 #23 with Chris Amon dnf (clogged fuel injectors)
V12cyl dohc 4vpc 6266cc 620hp at 7000r Lucas FI 4sp 700kg

Toyota 7

Toyota 7 made by Ebbro with P/N: 43850. This Toyota 7 (415S / 3000cc) had its debut race at the 1968 Japan Grand Prix with #1, but it is similar to the ones that raced at the Fuji Can-Am 200 Miles (Track: Fuji International Speedway - 4.281 km) in November 1968, a total of 5 cars entered in the CanAm race with the exhausts inside the body instead of being on top.

1968
1968 Japan GP #1 out of the 4 that entered 2 reached the 8th and 9th places, Nissan R381 won the race.
Toyota/Yamaha V8cyl 3000cc 300 hp 5sp 620kg

McLaren M8A

McLaren M8A model made by GMP with Ref.: 2421 and s/n: 1883 of 2508 built.

Active year: 1968
An identical car was the 1968 season Champion driven by Denny Hulme.
LA Times GP - Riverside 1968 #4 with Bruce McLaren 1st OA 62 laps 1h46m32s
Engine Chevrolet V8 ohv 5882cc 600hp Lucas FI 5sp gearbox 690kg

McLaren M6B

McLaren M6B model kit made by Marsh swith Ref.: MM7 and built by me.

Active year: 1968
s/n: M6A/3 - Sunoco Special is a McLaren M6A modified according to the “B” specification and entered by Roger Penske. The car is in fact a M6A/3 that was used as a spare car by the McLaren works team in 1967, then McLaren team used it as a M6B prototype and later sold it to Penske team.
Race: Bridgehampton 1968 #6 Penske Racing Team with Mark Donohue 1st Overall Grid=4th.
Engine: Chevy V8 ohv 6997cc 640hp at 7000r Lucas FI 5sp 800kg 28 built.
With a characteristic periscope inlet and a moving rear aileron manually controlled, Donohue becomes the toughest challenger to the McLaren M8A works cars. It stayed in the race to the title up to the last race and its best performance was the win at Bridgehampton.

Chaparral 2G - 68

Chaparral 2G 1968 made by myself from a Esdo Models kit P/N: 46. Improvements included the opening of the central rear air duct and the air vents on the top of both front fenders.

•Active year: 1968
•s/n: 2G-001
•1968 Riverside LA Times GP; #66 Jim Hall Team: Chaparral Cars Inc. 3rd OA
•Chevry-V8cyl dohc 6997cc 525hp at 6000rpm 3 automatic speed gearbox 780kg 1 built wheelbase=85.5”

Lola T70 Mk.3BN

Lola T70 Mk.3BN model made by Fly with Ref.: F002 and s/n 17

Active years: from 1967 to 1968
s/n: SL73/115
Laguna Seca’67 Team: Sunray Spl. #52 w Peter Revson dnf 10thOA 86/106 laps (crash-brakes)
Chevrolet V8cyl 5800cc 5 built (lightweight)