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Porsche 908/02 Flounder 2nd Sebring 12hrs 1970 #48 Revson/McQueen
Ferrari SF-23 6th Las Vegas 2023 #55 Sainz Jnr 1:18
Carlos Sainz Jnr Helmet 1st Mexico 2024 1:5
Pit Stand High (x2) Photo Etched
Tatra T805 H+Z World Tour 1953

AutoCult continues its mission to model history's more obscure machines with this smashing little likeness of the car that won the 1954 Rallye des Alpes - an event run in July of that year but in conditions that were sometimes downright hostile. Driven by its creator, Wolfgang Denzel, the speedster zipped along mountain passes still partially covered in snow, besting Porsches, Renaults,Triumphs and even a Sunbeam Alpine piloted by Stirling Moss.

 

Sporting Success  

Wolfgang Denzel, supplier of the cars of the same name, achieved over 300 successes at sporting events in his career – on two and four wheels – and the greatest success of his career was the overall victory at the “XVII Rallye international des Alpes” in 1954.   On July 8, 1954, the riders started in Marseille and covered over 3,000 kilometers in the winding and mountainous roads of France and Italy before the racers finally finished their marathon ride in Cannes on July 13, 1954. 46-year-old Wolfgang Denzel was sitting behind the steering wheel and his companion Stroinigg guided him the way from the passenger seat. From today’s perspective, the fact that the duo chose a 1300cc Denzel convertible for the rally is unusual, because in the still snow-covered heights of the French and Italian Alps, temperatures were anything but summerly.   With the numbers of their starting number 228 painted in bold on the two doors, the two Austrians confidently dominated the “1001-1300” displacement class, so that they were rated as the fastest in their class at the finish line in Cannes. For Wolfgang Denzel, this was the greatest motorsport success, not least in his own car, which underlined his myth in the scene as the feared opponent of the Porsche drivers.   Of course, the victory was an enormous proof of the performance of the Denzel engine and the Denzel 1300, so that it not only increased aware....

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A 1:43 scale resincast model of the "Thousand Nails", a Miura P400 S that was extensively modified to resemble the one-off Miura Jota after the latter was destroyed in 1971.....
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Looksmart: two new Carlos Sainz additions — the Ferrari SF-24 from 4th place at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix in 1:43 scale, plus his 1st Mexico 2024 race helmet in 1:5 scale. Both are now available to order...
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Looksmart: just a single new 43rd scale model to list with the Rodriguez/Guichet NART Ferrari 412P, 3rd placed in the 1967 Daytona 12hrs and anticipated for release during Q4/2025...
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SALE: 1:18 Spark, LookSmart & BBR now reduced!: Save £10–£40 across a wide range of in-stock 1:18 Le Mans, F1, Daytona and road models. Featured pieces include BBR’s Alfa Romeo 4C Matt Grey, Ferrari 488 GT3 Press 2020 and Ferrari Purosangue 2022, Spark’s Aston Martin DBR1 Le Mans 1959, Audi R8 Le Mans 2000, Porsche 962 Daytona 1987, Sauber Mercedes C9 Le Mans 1989 and Red Bull RB19 2023, plus LookSmart’s Ferrari F1-75 and SF21. Stock is limited — once they’re gone, they’re gone!
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Tameo: has in development a high detail 1:24 metal kit of Niki Lauda's 1975 Formual 1 world championship winning Ferrari 312T modelled on the Italian Grand Prix car, a race won by teammate Clay Regazzoni, where Lauda clinched the championship...
Pop Race: is making the 1991 Mazda 787B Le Mans winner as a 1:64 diecast model with removeable front and rear bodywork...
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