Produced in Spark's UK National series and limited to just 300 examples, here we see Colin Crabbe's GT40 as entered for the BOAC 6 Hours with South African Dave Charlton as co-driver. Photos of the car in the race are rare as it crashed in practice and didn't take the start, but the model has been well made from the information available and is finished in Spark's typical crisp, clean style.  ....

Originally launched as the Dart but renamed the SP250 following a threat of legal action by Dodge, who owned the Dart name, Daimler's little two seat sportscar sadly didn't enjoy the success it maybe deserved. The styling of the fibreglass bodywork was a little too distinctive for many and the early cars had issues with chassis flex, which tainted the reputation of the car and production after 5 years was only 2654 examples, way short of the intended 3000 per year. Maybe because of this history, the car has become an enduring classic and Cult's beautifully finished resincast models capture the shapes and details very well indeed. ....