Revell Patrick Racing's Visteon Reynard CART Car 1/24 Scale

Visteon Automotive System is a high technology industry supplier creating significant new products such as in car computing systems, electronic powertrain controls and super-integrated cockpit systems. The company is an appropriate sponsor in the cutting edge environment of Championship Auto Racing Team (CART) competition. The aerodynamically advanced Champ cars are among the most complex racing vehicles in the world.

Your Revell Monogram kit includes all the features in an authentic replica of the Visteon Reynard. Tires are your choice of either Firestone racing slicks or Firestone rain tires and are mounted on centerlock O.Z. Racing wheels.

Visteon F1 Racing Car

Revell Monogram Ferrari Testarossa 512 TR

The 512TR (Testarossa) was introduced in 1992 as a replacement for the Testarossa. The 5 represented the number of liters and the 12 for the number of cylinders.

Due in part to larger valves, a new engine management system, new inlet and exhaust system, and a higher compression ratio, horsepower was increased by 30 (to 421 bhp) using the same 3932cc engine that was in the Testarosssa. It had a top speed of 192 mph and couple go from zero to sixty mph in only 4.8 seconds.

During 1994, the 512M (modified) was introduced which included fixed-headlights rather than pop-up and round rear lights.

Full History:
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z368/default.aspx

Ferrari Testarrosa

Made famous in Miami Vice by Don Johnson.

Open engine bay.

Revell Monogram Ferrari F50 Barchetta 1/25 Scale

To celebrate Ferrari's golden anniversary, the F50 was released and sold as a limited edition supercar. It followed the footsteps of the 288 GTO and F40 by focusing on motor sports engineering with little concessions for passenger comfort.

A highlight of the F50 was its rigidity. It had no front, rear or engine subframes and featured a solid mounted chassis, with little rubber in the suspension system. Attached directly to the central tub, the engine and transmission doubled as the rear support structure and held the rear suspension components.

Full History:
http://www.supercars.net/cars/641.html

Ferrari F50

Open engine bay.

ARII Ferarri BB 512 1/24 Scale

Berlinetta Boxer is the name for a series of cars produced by Ferrari in Italy between 1973 and 1984. They used a mid-mounted flat-12 engine, replacing the FR Daytona, and succeeded in the Ferrari stable by the Testarossa.

Production of the BB was a major step for Enzo Ferrari. He felt that a mid-engined road car would be too difficult for his buyers to handle, and it took many years for his engineers to convince him to adopt the layout. This attitude began to change as the marque lost its racing dominance in the late 1950s to mid-engined competitors. The mid-engined 4-, 6-, and 8-cylinder Dino racing cars was the result, and Ferrari later allowed for the production Dino road cars to use the layout as well. The company also moved its V12 engines to the rear with its P and LM racing cars, but the Daytona was launched with its engine in front. It was not until 1971 that a mid-engined 12-cylinder road car would appear.

The 365 was updated as the 512BB in 1976, resuming the name of the earlier Ferrari 512 racer. The engine was larger at 4942 cc, but horsepower was off to 340 hp largely as a result of lower redline. Torque was up to 45.7 kgm from 43 Kgm, largely as a result of larger displacement and a longer stroke. Dry sump lubrication was used for a lower center of gravity. External differentiators included a new front spoiler, wider rear tires, added side air vents ducting air to the brakes, and four tail lights (rather than six). 929 512BBs were produced.

Ferrari Dino Racing Car

Crown Ferarri 365 GTB 1/24 Scale

The Ferrari Daytona (correctly named the 365 GTB/4) is a Gran Turismo automobile produced from 1968 to 1973. It was first introduced to the public at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968 and replaced the 275GTB/4 but, although it was also a Pininfarina design (by Leonardo Fioravanti), the Daytona was radically different.

Its sharp-edged styling resembled a Lamborghini more than a traditional Pininfarina Ferrari. The Daytona name commemorates Ferrari's triple success in the February 1967 24 Hours of Daytona with the 330P4. While it was initially used as a pre-production internal denomination, Ferrari still insists that this was never the model's official name and as such should not be used when referring to the car in any true manner.

Full History:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Daytona

I will have to look up its name later.

Modified Porsche 911 Convertible

Open engine bay.

BMW Z3 Convertible

Too small, underpowered. Made famous in James Bond movie (forgot what the title was).

BMW M5

World's best performance sedan.

BMW 3 Series

This is Revell kit. Unfortunately, they are cheap because they don't fit and align well. Thats why I prefer Japanese made model cars, they are usually exquisitely designed, fits very well and a joy to assemble and paint.

Mercedez Benz SEC500 Coupe

Modified Mercedez Benz SL500

A Koenig modified SL500 - looks pretty tough!

Volvo Station Wagon

I thought I was painting it metallic red but it turned out pinkish. Also forgot to paint headlights with silver so it still shows body color. Otherwise, a good representation of the world's safest station wagon?