Verona September 2021
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear sirs,
We are pleased to inform you about our new products. They are 1/43 scale model cars, in resin, with metal details, turned aluminum wheels, photo etched parts and instructions. They are all available both in kits and built. The ARS and AREC series models are only available built in limited numbers. The models with the 24 prefix after the code are in 1/24 scale, available only in kit form.
In detail:
We open with a series of Ferrari 365 gtb / 4 «Daytona», made from a BBR base, these are models available only built.
Are 1117 – 365 Gtb / 4 Daytona – this is a car from the Nart team, prepared together with others to participate in the 1973 24 Hours of Daytona. The car with the number 20 was driven by Arturo Merzario and Jean-Pierre Jarier, did not reach the finish line due to mechanical problems, chassis 5685.
Are 1118 – 365 GTB / 4 – At Daytona in 1973 with the pilots Chinetti, Grossmann and Shaw, the Daytona # 14889, finished in fifth place overall.
Are 1119 – 365 GTB / 4 – The third Daytona of the Nart entered at the 1973 24 hours of Daytona, the n.22, driven by Migault and Minter, was the brightest, finishing second overall # 14141.
Are 1120 – 365 GTB – Car no.23, equipped with chassis 16343, was the fourth car of this type brought to Daytona, in 1973, by Luigi Chinetti’s team. Led by Andruet and Ballot Lena, it was the victim of a heavy accident that did not allow to finish the race.
Are 1121 – 365 GTB / 4 – Car of the Nart team, lined up at the 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans, equipped with important aerodynamic modifications, it was driven by Heinz and Cudini, it came in sixth place overall. Frame 14141
Are 1122 – 365 GTB / 4 – The Daytona # 16407, is reproduced here as it was deployed at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1977 with Morton and Carradine, the car was owned by the most famous Carradine’s brother David. They finished in seventeenth place absolute.
Are 1123 – 365 GTB / 4 – In 1979 the Daytona had several years of racing on its shoulders, nevertheless, it was still used brilliantly in the race. Equipped with aerodynamic modifications both at the front and at the rear, this car, with the number 65 and chassis 16407, was driven by Morton and Adamovicz at the 24 Hours of Daytona, concluding with a second place overall. Due to the death of owner Otto Zipper, the night before the race, a diagonal black ribbon on the front hood in mourning.
Are 1124 – 365 GTB / 4 – car driven by Crevier and Halsmer at the 1980 Riverside 5 Hours. It finished in twenty-fourth place overall. # 16407.
Are 1125 – 365 gtb / 4 – One of the last appearances of a Daytona in the race was in 1981, at the 24 Hours of Daytona, where the 16343, driven by Halsmer and Crevier, did not finish the race due to a fire.
Are 1126 – 365 GTB / 4 – Deployed at the 12 hours of Sebring in 1979 by the Swap Shop team of Preston Henn and conducted by Henn, St-James and Guthrye , he finished in seventeenth place overall. Frame 13367.
The next models are part of the normal product range and are therefore available both in kits and built.
Are 1100 Porsche 911 RSR – car equipped with a 935 front hood used by the Jagermeister team in the second half of the 1970s. Among the various possible versions:
#11 1000 KM Nurburgring 1979 Fishhaber-Feitler
#17 Hockenheim GP 1978 Schimpf
#67 Montseny Fischhaber
Are 1127 – Porsche 911 SC – Widely modified car, according to SCCA regulations, entered at the Road Atlanta race, conducted by Eldis.
Are 1128 – Porsche 911 AJ – The cars built by Alex Jobb’s team were characterized by the displacement of the engine in a different position with respect to the rear axle, no longer cantilevered but in front. This theoretically would have improved its use, in reality they never obtained important results. This was deployed at Daytona for the 1992 24 hours with drivers Pezza, Padilla and Sheldon, finishing in eighteenth place.
Are 1129 – Porsche 911 AJ – In Sebring, in 1992, for the classic 12 hours, Jobb’s Porsche was equipped with a new rear wing, applied to a high trellis, it was driven by Pezza, Refenning and Hamlet, they ranked twenty-first place.
Are 1130 – Corvette C3- Car participating in the final 250 miles, in Daytona, in 1973, with the drivers Wilbur Pickett and Bean, finished fifteenth overall.
Are 1131 – Corvette C3 – The famous American driver Tony de Lorenzo, ran the Final 250 Miles of Daytona in 1972 aboard this Corvette, finishing in second place.
Are 1132 – Corvette C3 – Still Wilbur Pickett and Bill Bean, competing in the 1973 12 Hours of Sebring, brought the Corvette to sixteenth place overall.
Are 1133 – Lancia Startos – Unusual orange color for the Stratos of Leoni and Marcomini competing at the rally in the Piacentine Valleys in 1980. The two won the race.
Are 1134 – Lancia Astratos – Darniche paired with Spindler vins, the 1975 Var Rally aboard the red Stratos of Chardonnet
Are 1135 – Lancia Stratos – The car of the Swiss Fatio and Hofone, competing in the 1975 Rally du Var, equipped with unusual BBS rims and a series of rectangular headlights instead of the classic box, was supported by the Jolly Club.
Are 1136 – Lancia Stratos – Another winning race for Darniche, Mahè and the Chardonnet Stratos was the 1976 San Martino di Castrozza Rally, valid for the European championship.
Are 1137 – Lancia Stratos – The “track” version of the stratos of the Chardonnet team was deployed in 1977 at the Jeanne d’Arc Rally, and also won on that occasion.
Are 1138 – Lancia Stratos – In 1980 the Stratos Chardonnet lost its classic blue color to take the black of the new sponsor le Point, with this livery it will present itself at the Tour de France of that year, where, led by the usual Darniche-Mahé couple reached the finish line winner.
Are 1139 – Lancia Stratos – winning car with Darniche and Mahé of the Criterium de Touraine of 1981.
Are 1140 – Porsche 911 SC – The beautiful car of Ballet and Roussel, lined up at the 1983 Monte Carlo rally, they did not reach the finish line.
Are 1141 – Porsche 911 Turbo – Sponsor Meccarillos for the car of Haldi and Sandoz racing in Monte Carlo in 1979. They retired.
Are 1142 – Porsche 911 – Haldi and Keller reached the third place overall at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1972.
Are 1143 – Ford Granada SW – Car used by the tuner Jean Pierre Gaban, as a support for the Belgian Team in the period 1979/1982.
Are 1144 – Citroen C35 – Another assistance vehicle of the Belgian Team that lined up the Porsche prepared by Gaban in the races that took place from 1979 to 1982.
Are 1145 – Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3,0 – The strong French driver Roussely, paired with Berguet, won the Touraine rally in 1977. The car showed up at the start not yet completely painted but this did not prevent it from demonstrating the its capacity.
Are 1146 – Lancia Stratos – Rare appearance of the pilot Fulvio Bacchelli, paired with Scabini, on the Lancia Stratos. In the 1979 Monte Carlo rally, he finished fifth.
In the coffret series, three new items :
Arec030 – 365 GTB/4 – The four Daytonas entered by the team Nart at the 1973 24 hotrs race.
Arec031 – Ford Granada + trolley + Porsche 911 SC Team Belga Hean Pierre Gaban
Arec032 – Citroen C35 + trolley + Porsche 911 SC Team Belga Jean Pierre Gaban
In the accessories series, thanks to 3D technology, we have created a series of lights that can be used for the numbers and the roof of the cars used in endurance races. 10 different types are available, molded in chromed metal of various shapes and sizes.
The references range from the number from Areht 002 to Areht011.
All the news are visible on our website www.arenamodelli.com
Thanks for the attention. Yours sincerely.
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