NEWS OCTOBER 2024

Verona october 2024

Dear Sirs,

We are pleased to inform you of the new products that our company will make available to model makers and collectors this month.
These are 1/43 scale models, made of resin, with metal details, photo-etched parts, turned aluminum rims, rubber tires, decals and instructions. Unless otherwise indicated, they are available as kits (not painted) or assembled.
In detail:

We begin with a series of cars from the Brumos team, used in various races in the 70s/80s. These cars are characterised by some details that distinguish them from similar standard versions:

Are 1343 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Sixth place with Peter Gregg at the Trans Am race in Sanair in 1973. This Carrera is distinguished by the aerodynamic extension to the lower part of the front.
Are 1344 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Winner with Gregg and Haywood at the 250 Miles Finale at Daytona in 1973. The Porsche Brumos here has a large front spoiler forerunner to the one that will be used on the new RSR 3.0 in 1976.
Are 1345 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Car of the Diego Febles team that used numerous Brumos team cars, fielded at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1977 with the same Febles paired with Cruz. The car is characterised by a more sloping and aerodynamic front spoiler and finished an excellent second place.
Are 1346 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Febles team car, twenty-seventh place with Febles, Ferrer and Soldevilla at the 1982 Daytona 24 Hours.
Are 1347- PORSCHE 911 CARRERA RSR – Third place at the 1978 Daytona 24 Hours, driven by Febles and Poole.
Are 1348 – PORSCHE 911 CARRERA RSR – Entered by Mexican Guillermo Rojas at the Daytona 250 Miles Finale in 1973, this ex-Brumos car, thanks also to the contribution of Peter Gregg at the wheel, finished the race in eighth place.
Are 1349 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Raced by Gregg and Haywood at the 1975 Sebring 12 Hours, the Brumos team Rsr started from second on the grid but did not finish the race due to suspension problems. It was classified in fifty-third position.
Are 1350 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Driven by Gregg and Haywood, again for Brumos, to third place at the 1974 Watkins Glen 6 Hours.
Are 1351 – Porsche 911S – The second Brumos car at Daytona in 1973 was this 911S driven by Carduner and Bienvenue. They did not finish the race.
Are 1352 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Jim Busby and Hurley Haywood drove the Brumos RSR to third place at the 1976 Daytona 24 Hours.
Are 1353 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Eighth place at the 1976 Sebring 12 Hours for Busby and Shafer’s Carrera RSR.
Are 1354 – Porsche 934 – Gregg and Busby finished 10th overall at the 1977 Daytona 24 Hours.

Are 1355 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – A very special version of the RSR, this one is sponsored by Jagermeister and has a 935 front and rear bonnets. It won the Schaumburg Hill Climb with Bartels driving in 1977.

A new group of official and non-official Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAs that took part in the Tour de Corse in the 1970s, often featuring flared fenders and other modifications:

Are 1356 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Mairesse and Billard drove this Autodelta GTA to seventh overall at the 1965 Tour de Corse.
Are 1357 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Twenty-sixth place overall at the 1966 Tour de Corse for the GTA of the Piedmontese Corio and Giunta.
Are 1358 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Consten and «Elge» with the woks GTA finished in fourth place overall at the 1966 Tour de Corse.
Are 1359 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Another official Alfa at the 1966 Tour de Corse, this is the car driven by Guichet and Happel that finished in sixth place overall.
Are 1360 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Retirement for the Guilia of Consten and Perray at the 1967 Tour de Corse.
Are 1361 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Greder and Vigneron did not reach the finish line due to an accident during the 1967 Tour de Corse.
Are 1362 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Fourth place overall for the works GTA entered by the French importer for Gamet and Gamet at the 1968 Tour de Corse.
Are 1363 – Alfa Romeo GTA – The best of the works Alfas at the 1968 Tour de Corse was that of Bianchi and «Vic» who finished in third place overall.
Are 1364 – Alfa Romeo GTA – Ignazio Giunti navigated by Giorgio Pianta, armed with a works GTA by the French importer of the brand, did not reach the finish line following an accident during the 1968 Tour de Corse.
Are 1365 – Lancia Stratos – With this kit it is possible to create all the versions used by «Tony» Fassina when, in 1976, he won the Italian championship. A separate note describes in detail that legendary season.

For the series dedicated to the 365 GTB/4, we complete the entries in the most famous 24 hours in the world. These models are only available assembled:

Are 1366 – 365 GTB/4 – Shark Team car, lined up with Grandet at the 4 heures du Mans in 1974. It finished the race in fifth place. Chassis #14407
Are 1367 – 365 GTB/4 – Team NART car, retired due to an accident at the 1974 24 Hours, driven by Paoli and Couderc. Chassis #16343
Are 1368 – 365 GTB/4 – The third NART car at Le Mans 1974 was this n.56, driven by Ethuin Guitteny, which finished in eleventh place. #16407
Are 1369 – 365 GTB/4 – Entered by Marcel Mignot in the 1974 24 Hours, this blue Daytona no. 57 was driven by Mignot himself and Harry Jones to sixteenth place. Chassis #13367
Are 1370 – 365 GTB/4 – Reproduced here is the car used in 1974 by Mignot and Jones for the 24H tests
Are 1371 – 365 GTB/4 – The former Shark Team car passed to the management of the Pozzi team for the 24 Hours. The Frenchmen Grandet and Bardini will drive it to fifth place, first in the GT category. Chassis #14407

It should be remembered that the car no. 54 of the NART team was produced previously (Are 1121) and is still available.

Are 1372 – 365 GTB/4 – The Daytona n.45 as it appeared shortly before the start of the 24H of 1975. The dispute between NART and the organizers lead to the American team withdrawing all its cars a few minutes before the start. Chassis #16407
Are 1373 – 365 GTB/4 – In 1975 the NART team showed up at the 24 Hours trials with four different cars. Among these, no. 45 was the only conventional Daytona as the other “wore” the special bodywork designed by Michelotti. Driven by Bucknum and Facetti, it is modelled here during practice. Chassis #16407
Are 1374 – 365 GTB/4 – The yellow Daytona of Ecurie Francorchamps competing in the 1975 24 Hours was characterised by significant modifications to the bodywork both at the front (radiators and brake air intakes) and in the large extensions of the wheel arches. Driven by de Fierlant, Andruet and Pilette, it finished in twelfth place overall. Chassis #16717
Are 1375 – 365 GTB/4 – The Francorchamps car as it appeared during the first trials of the 1975 24 Hours. #16717
Are 1376 – 365 GTB/4 – With the n.48, Mignot Jones and Gurdjian finished the 1975 24 Hours in thirteenth place. #13367

Are 1377 – Fiat 131 Abarth – Salvatore Ronca from Verona was one of the leading drivers of the Squadra Corse Verona between the 70s and 80s. An eclectic driver, he did not turn down the opportunity to compete, always convincingly and on various terrain, rallies, tracks and hill climbs, driving particularly high-performance cars. We wanted to celebrate his memory by creating the 131 Abarth with which, paired with Evaldo Fasoli, he took part in various editions of the Rally 2 Valli. In 1980 they finished in seventh place overall.
Are 1378 – Porsche 930 – For the 1976 Giro d’Italia, Leo Pittoni had his Porsche Turbo Group 4 equipped with a front end not very different from the one used on track by the 934s, with large oil radiators and intercoolers. Sponsored by Olio Fiat and paired with Maurizia Baresi, they finished an excellent third place overall.
Are 1379 – Porsche 930 – The 1976 Rally Campagnolo was held immediately after the Giro d’Italia and on the doors of the yellow/blue Porsche Turbo, the plates with the numbers from the Giro are still visible. Pittoni, this time paired with Braschi, has the number 2 and decided to replace the effective but cumbersome spoiler used at the Giro with a more suitable front derived from the Carrera RS. Unfortunately, they are forced to retire.

In the 1/24 series a new Porsche RSR:

Are 1380-24 – Porsche Carrera RSR – The car of the famous Brumos team, depicted here as it appeared in the ’74 season when with Gregg at the wheel, it triumphed in both the IMSA and Trans Am series

Some new creations in the ARS series – limited to 25 pieces only assembled:

Ars 149 – Citroen C3 R5 – It was precisely on the occasion of the 2022 Rally 2 Valli that Crugnola and Ometto had the mathematical certainty of victory in the Italian Rally Championship.
Ars 150 – Skoda Fabia Evo R5 – In 2023 the Rally 2 Valli was held as a part of the WRC. The winners were Albertini and Fappani.
Ars 151 – Lancia Stratos – Among the protagonists of the first editions of the Raab, the late Giancarlo Biasuzzi must certainly be included. Here his Stratos is reproduced as the version that competed in 1977 when he participated paired with Gasparoli. Unfortunately they did not finish the race.
Ars 152 – Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 Gr.4 – Prepared in Germany by the specialist Kruger, the Porsche of Dalla Pozza and Dalla Benetta, as it participated unsuccessfully in the Raab of 1979.

Here, in the series dedicated to model sets, are some new creations:

Arec041 – 365 GTB/4 – The three Daytonas of the NART team at the 24 hours of 1974.
Arec042 – 365 GTB/4 – The Daytona of the Mignot team, at the 24 hours of 1974, in test and race version.
Arec043 – 365 GTB/4 – Reproduced in the test and race version of the Francorchamps team car deployed at the 24 hours of 1975.
Arec044 – 365 GTB/4 n.45 Team Nart. 24 hours 1975, in test and pre-race version (the car did not take part in the race).

Thank you for your attention and best regards.

Arena Modelli sas