OK hit the F1 motherlode this week ... got three Exoto Ferraris and a Minichamps 1988 Lotus. All this from
www.scalecars.com
And .... Was on a business trip to Philadelphia this week and picked up two Hot Wheel Ferraris while I was there in a nice mom and pop store....
1. Exoto 1990 Ferrari 641/2 Alain Prost
The seminal F1 car shape. Challenge me with a better looking F1 shape ... it has everything - screaming V12, coke bottle shape, blood red color. Awesome detailing as can be seen from the pictures below:
Opened up
Engine cover removed - 12 pots
Exoto 1975 Ferrari 312T - Niki Lauda
The start of the renaissance in the 70s ... brought the WDC to Ferrari after 11 years. Flat 12 and mechanicals carried over for several years ... mirror finish wings
Opened up
Engine close up - Flat 12
nest of vipers
Exoto 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 - Gilles Villeneuve
championship winning car with Jody Schecter ... I got the Villeneuve car because he was a very special person as well as phenomenal driver
From the Lauda car you can see that the wheelbase has visibily grown wider .. the whole car sits lower for better aerodynamics ... the tires have grown a lot in the rear.
Opened up
- you can see the driver legs, the mid mounted radiators, everything...
nest of vipers
1986 Lotus 98T - Ayrton Senna
2000 Ferrari F2000 - Rubens Barrichello
- first championship winning Ferrari after 21 years ... high nose compared to the next year's car...
2001 Ferrari F2001 - Rubens Barrichello
The template to today's F2004 ... the cars evolved a little every year since ..