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We are delighted to announce that Minichamps has given us exclusive images of the 1:18 Minichamps Porsche 911 Carrera RS 1972 in White that will be released this month. Please click on the link to pre-order yours now!

McLaren are launching an all-out attack with three cars and ten drivers. But it's not a mouth-watering Formula One project, rather an explosive assault with the company's new MP4-12C GT cars.

They are sending three of the sensational machines to this weekend's classic 24-hour race at Belgium's challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

And the strong driver line-up reflects how seriously they are taking the event.

Jenson Button last night backed his team as he told them to forget their British Grand Prix nightmare. The Frome flier saw the wheels come off his 12th attempt to get on the podium at his home race.

Button's hopes were wrecked when he was sent away from the pits with a wheel nut missing, forcing him to park up. The latest in a series of blunders has put huge pressure on McLaren team chief Martin Whitmarsh.

But Button, 95 points behind leader and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, insisted: "This doesn't shake my confidence in the team. Not really. We all have bad weekends, Red Bull have had them, too. This was a poor weekend for the team but, hopefully, we will be back on track in Germany.

TrueScale Miniatures have announced three new Rolls Royce model cars to be released later this year. Theres include the Rolls Royce Phantom V, Rolls Royce Silve Shadow and Rolls Royce Corniche. To view images of these TrueScale Miniature models please click on the links below. Please note we do not charge for pre-orders! -

1:43 TrueScale Miniatures Rolls Royce Phantom V Park Ward 1965 Black
1:43 TrueScale Miniatures Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1975 Red
1:43 TrueScale Miniatures Rolls Royce Corniche Cab Cream White

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Charles Rolls and Henry Royce founded Rolls-Royce Ltd in 1906. United by a historic meeting at the Midland Hotel Manchester by Henry Edmunds who had a car showroom in London and a friend of Charles Rolls. The pairing of the engineering brilliance of Royce with the equally brilliant business acumen and financial backing of Rolls was to become legendary. Even today the name "Rolls-Royce" has become a byword for excellence.

Rolls-Royce Ltd first motor car was The Silver Ghost (1906-1925) which was largely responsible for the company's early reputation. It had a 6-cylinder engine and as early as 1907 the fledgling automotive manufacturer was collecting awards for outstanding engineering excellence and reliability. In 1911 the "Spirit of Ecstasy" first graced a Rolls-Royce car. In 1931 Rolls-Royce acquired Bentley who were ailing due to the Great Depression. From then on, until 2002, Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars were almost identical aside from the radiator grills and other cosmetic changes.

In 1971 Rolls-Royce was nationalised and in 1973 Rolls-Royce Motors was formed as a separate entity from the aircraft and marine engine business. In 1980 Rolls-Royce was aquired by Vickers who in 1998 sold the company to Volkswagen. However they didn't have rights to the trademark name and logo. On January 1, 2003 a new agreement between Volkswagen and BMW came into effect, with Volkswagen retaining the name Bentley while BMW acquired the name Rolls-Royce and later that year produced their first Rolls-Royce, the Phantom.
To view Rolls Royce models that we sell, please click on the following link - Rolls Royce Models

The Ferrari F50 GT (also known as the Ferrari F50 GT1) was a derivative of Ferrari F50, intended for use in the BPR Global GT Series. However, Ferrari decided not to put the F50 GT into production, and only three cars were sold to the public; the prototype and two assembled specially for prominent customers. The entrance of homologation-specials such as the Porsche 911 GT1 in the BPR series led to Ferrari not going forward with the project. The car was co-developed with Dallara.

To view diecast model of the Ferrari F50 GT 1996 in Red that we sell please click on the following link - Truescale Miniatures Ferrari F50 GT 1996

The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the factory racing version of the Porsche 911 turbo prepared for FIA-Group 5 rules. It was an evolution of the Porsche Carrera RSR 2.1 turbo prototype which had scored 2nd overall in the 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Beginning with the 1977 season, Porsche offered the 935 to customers which entered the car in the World Championship for Makes, in the IMSA GT championship and in the German Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM). The 935 went on to win the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans overall, and other major endurance races, including Sebring, Daytona, and the 1000 km Nürburgring. Of the 370 races it was entered, it won 123.

Usually, no other make could challenge the Porsche 935, as due to the availability of customer models, each race at the time typically featured at least five 935s. Racing became entertaining for the crowd at the expense of the diversity of makes. The large turbocharger was used with mechanical fuel injection which caused turbo lag followed shortly by a fireball spitting from the exhaust and an enormous amount of power (up to 800 hp). The dominance of the 935 was ended by the FIA rules changes coming in effect in 1982, when the six numbered groups were replaced by only three groups, A, B and C.

To view diecast model of the Porsche 935 K3 DRM that we sell please click on the following link - Porsche 935 K3 DRM

Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.

The innovative hybrid technology featured in the car has been developed especially for racing, standing out significantly in its configuration and components from conventional hybrid systems. In this case, electrical front axle drive with two electric motors developing 60 kW each supplements the 480-bhp four-litre flat-six at the rear of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. A further significant point is that instead of the usual batteries in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator fitted in the interior next to the driver delivers energy to the electric motors.

The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is a perfect example of the Porsche Intelligent Performance philosophy, a principle to be found in every Porsche: More power on less fuel, more efficiency and lower CO2 emissions - on the track and on the road.

To view the 1:43 Porsche 997 GT3 R Hybrid 2010 please click on the following link - 1:43 Porsche 997 GT3 R Hybrid 2010

Truescale Miniatures has just released images of there new Diecast models that will be released this year. The following links are some examples of new models -

1:43 Chaparral 2F Brands Hatch 6 hr Winner 1967
1:43 Toyota GTP Eagle #99 Sebring 12hr Winner 1993
1:43 Porsche 935-79 Daytona 24 Hrs 1980
1:43 Porsche 917K Kyalami 9 Hrs Team Gunston 1970

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Truescale Miniatures has just released images of there new Display Case range that will be released this year. The following links are some examples of the display cases -
1:18 Acrylic White Low Profile Display Case
1:18 Martini Racing Low Profile Cover Display Case
1:18 Jagermeister Racing Low Profile Cover Display Case
1:18 Gulf Racing Low Profile Cover Display Case

To view the whole Truescale Miniatures range please click on the following link - Truescale Miniatures