FSW Weekly Edition #41/2026

Siffert at Montjuïc

Spark’s Lotus 49B Spain 1969 #10 Siffert in 1:43 scale records one of the most dramatic, Grands Prix of its decade. The Swiss driver had given Rob Walker one of the most celebrated privateer victories in the sport’s history at Brands Hatch the previous summer, and for 1969 he returned in the dark blue and white Walker-Durlacher 49B, now sporting the Hart Ski sponsorship, to the spectacular Montjuïc Park street circuit above Barcelona. It was the high noon of the strut-mounted wing, and the tall aerofoils towering over the cars made Montjuïc a fearsome place to race. Siffert qualified sixth, behind Jochen Rindt’s pole-sitting works Lotus, but the race will forever be remembered for what happened to the factory cars, with Graham Hill’s rear wing collapsing over the brow after the pits on lap 9 and Rindt’s failing at exactly the same spot eleven laps later, sending the Austrian into Hill’s abandoned car and out of the race with a broken nose. Siffert’s own afternoon ended with engine failure on lap 30, and Jackie Stewart went on to win, but the events of that day played a decisive part in the sport’s governing body outlawing the high wings within a matter of weeks, making the 1969 Spanish Grand Prix a genuine turning point in Formula 1 history.

Spark’s resincast interpretation captures the #10 49B exactly as it appeared at Montjuïc, with the slender, cigar-shaped Lotus monocoque, the exposed Cosworth DFV and its towering rear wing all neatly resolved at 1:43, and the classic Rob Walker colours with their white nose band and Hart Ski detail cleanly applied. Few cars sum up the brief and rather wild era of the high wing better than the 49B, and with Siffert at the wheel and Walker’s famous colours on the bodywork, this is a model that will sit happily in any Lotus, privateer or 1960s Formula 1 collection. It is currently in stock and ready for immediate dispatch.

The Lotus heads a strong week for the Formula 1 collector. Spark’s very popular delivery brings further Lotus 49B entries for Jochen Rindt, Mario Andretti and Richard Attwood, allowing collectors to build up a fine selection of one of the most important Formula 1 cars, while classic Surtees and ATS Formula 1 cars complete a historic single-seater selection that covers some very different corners of the sport’s past. Tecnomodel’s latest delivery adds a superb large-scale subject in 1:18, the Toleman TG184 in which a young Ayrton Senna took third place at the 1984 British Grand Prix, charging up from seventh on the grid and passing Elio de Angelis’ Lotus at Paddock Bend late in the race to claim the second podium of his rookie season. Selected models are in stock now, with the remainder available to order.

There is plenty to read about as well. The latest new book titles include “Car Racing 1972”, which takes the reader straight back to the early seventies, and “A.J. Foyt Legacy - Volume II”, the second instalment covering the career of one of America’s greatest and most versatile racing drivers, a fitting accompaniment for anyone whose shelves are home to the single-seaters of that period.

Lotus 49B Spain 1969 #10 Siffert - SPK6375

Ferrari 330P 1st Tourist Trophy 1964 #3 Maranello Concessionaires 1:18 - TEC18309E

Hill’s Goodwood Glory

Tecnomodel’s Ferrari 330P 1st Tourist Trophy 1964 #3 Maranello Concessionaires in 1:18 scale records a fine victory for one of Britain’s best loved racing drivers on one of its best loved circuits. Colonel Ronnie Hoare’s Maranello Concessionaires, the British Ferrari importer, had already taken the Tourist Trophy with Graham Hill at the wheel of a 250 GTO in 1963, and for the 1964 race at Goodwood on 29 August the 1962 World Champion was handed the team’s four-litre 330P prototype. The opposition was formidable, with Bruce McLaren taking pole and Jim Clark joining him on the front row in the lighter, faster sports racing specials of the day, and Hill lined up third. McLaren led early on before his clutch failed, and Hill survived a spin at Woodcote on lap 17 to keep himself in the hunt, but it was the 330P’s endurance that told in the end. When Clark pitted for fuel on lap 64, Hill swept into the lead, and with Clark’s challenge then fading through further problems, the Ferrari ran home to victory ahead of David Piper’s Ferrari 250LM and Dan Gurney’s Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, a second successive Tourist Trophy for Hill and Maranello Concessionaires.

Tecnomodel’s resincast interpretation captures the #3 330P as it raced at Goodwood, with the prototype’s beautifully curved bodywork, its low, purposeful nose and the distinctive Maranello Concessionaires identification all presented with real precision and presence at 1:18. Tecnomodel’s large-scale models have built a fine reputation for their finish and accuracy, and the 330P, one of the most beautiful sports racing Ferraris of the sixties, is exactly the kind of subject that rewards a larger scale. It is available to order now.

The Ferrari heads a strong week for the classic sports car collector. Tecnomodel’s same delivery brings three Ferrari 512BBs from the 1978 Le Mans 24 Hours in 1:43, the #87 NART car of Jean-Pierre Delaunay and Jean Guérin alongside the #88 and #89 Thomson entries, a fine trio of Maranello’s flat-twelve Berlinetta Boxer in endurance trim. Spark’s very popular delivery is every bit as strong on sports car history, with Bentley Speed Six models from Le Mans 1930, Porsche 550 racers from the 1956 Sebring 12 Hours, the Lancia LC2 and the Cougar C20B all in 1:43. Selected models are in stock and the remainder are available to order.

There is plenty to read about here too, with the latest new book titles including “Le Mans: 50 Moments That Defined The World’s Greatest Motor Race”, “Can-Am: Technical Innovations Of America’s All-Out Racing Series 1966-1974”, “Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Competizione/335” and “Alfa 8C 2300 Zagato - The Autobiography Of 2111044”, the last two in particular making ideal companions to any collection of the great sports racing cars.

There is a good deal more to look forward to besides. Le Mans Miniatures is producing the Matra Sport team’s Matra 620s #41, #42 and #43 from Le Mans 1966, each available with or without a driver figure, while Spark has opened pre-orders for a list of ten new 1:43 sportscar racing models that includes the 1988 Jaguar XJR9 Daytona 24 Hours winner, the 1972 Spa 24 Hours winning Ford Capri, the second-placed Porsche 911 RSR Turbo from 1974 and the 1957 DB HBR5. A further Spark announcement in its limited edition regional series, each of just 300 pieces, brings the Maserati 300S in its Cuba and Paris 1000kms winning forms and from its third place at Sebring.

Corvette’s Daytona Fightback

TrueScale’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 26th Daytona 24hrs 2025 #3 Corvette Racing in 1:43 scale records a determined performance at the opening round of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports entered the GTD Pro class with the #3 Z06 GT3.R for Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims and Daniel Juncadella, three drivers with a wealth of experience at Daytona between them, but the race did not go their way for much of the twenty-four hours. A wiring problem had to be fixed by the crew during the night, Garcia picked up a penalty he felt could have been avoided, and a long spell of nearly three hours without a caution period denied the team the chance to close back up on the leaders. With the car back in contention, Sims took over for the final hour and drove superbly, climbing from seventh in class to second by the chequered flag, a result that saw the #3 finish 26th overall and runner-up in GTD Pro. As Sims put it afterwards, from where things looked a few hours from the end, second was a pretty good result.

TrueScale’s resincast interpretation captures the #3 Z06 GT3.R exactly as it raced at Daytona, with the Corvette’s long, low bonnet, its wide, muscular haunches and substantial rear wing all crisply resolved at 1:43, and the familiar Corvette Racing colours, Oshkosh sponsorship and event identification neatly applied. Corvette has been one of the defining names in American GT racing for a quarter of a century, and this model is a fine way to represent the current generation of the car on the shelf. It is available to order now, with a typical delivery time of four to six weeks.

The Corvette heads a strong week for the modern GT collector. TrueScale’s same delivery brings Paul Miller Racing’s two BMW M4 GT3 Evo entries from the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours, the #48 of Augusto Farfus, Jesse Krohn, Max Hesse and Neil Harper and the #1 of Connor De Phillippi, Kelvin van der Linde, Madison Snow and Robby Verhagen, a fine pair to sit alongside the Corvette from the same race. Spark’s delivery adds the McLaren F1 GTR from the 1996 British GT Championship, a reminder of the days when one of the greatest road cars ever built went racing in national GT series as well as at Le Mans. All are available to order.

There is a good deal more to look forward to besides. Spark’s new list of 1:43 sportscar racing models brings late 1990s Le Mans GT2 machinery in the shape of the Chrysler Viper GTS-Rs and Porsche 911 GT2s, along with the 2001 Porsche 911 GT3RS, while its limited edition regional series adds three Spa 24 Hours Porsche 911 (964) Carreras at just 300 pieces each. For the larger scale collector, BBR is producing a selection of the Ferrari 499P Modificata race cars built for a lucky few of Maranello’s customers in 1:18.

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 26th Daytona 24hrs 2025 #3 Corvette Racing - TSM430848