NEWS MARCH 2022

Verona MARCH 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear sirs,
We are pleased to inform you about the news that our company will make available to model makers and collectors, starting from this month.
These are 1/43 scale models, made of resin, with metal details, photo-engraving, turned aluminum rims, rubber tires, decals and instructions. Unless otherwise stated, they are available as assembly kits (unpainted) or assembled in limited series.

In detail:
Ferrari 365 gtb4 “Daytona”, models available only assembled made from BBR bases, 1/43 scale

Are 1060 – 365 Gtb 4 – Car of the Swap Shop team, participating in the 24 hours of Daytona in 1978 with Henn, Sahlman and Satullo, was classified in 27th position despite not finishing the race due to an accident. Chassis 13367
Are 1061 – 365 Gtb4 – Entered by the Castrol Oil Racing Team at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen in 1972, the Daytona 12467 chassis of De Lorenzo and Reynolds, will finish in eleventh place overall.
Are 1183 – 365 Gtb 4 – Still the “13367” with the Swap Shop colors, competing in the 250-mile Final in Daytona in 1977 with Henn and Sahlman. She was classified in 45th place despite not finishing the race.
Are 1184 – 365 Gtb 4 – Before being sold to Preston Henn, the “13367” was deployed by the JMS team at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1977. Keyser and Jones were called to lead it, who finished in fifty-second place overall even though they did not finish the race.
Are 1187 – 365 Gtb 4 – In competition at the 1976 Daytona 24 hours with Cord, Adams and Minter, they came in sixth place overall.

Models available in kit or assembled, scale 1/43

Are 1147 – Lancia Stratos – Antony Arutunoff seems to have been the only American driver to believe in the racetrack potential of the Stratos. He brought it into the running and developed it for a few years between the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s, without however obtaining important results. With this kit it is possible to create the racing version at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1978, where Arutunoff himself was joined by Goellnicht and May (26th place) and at the 12 Hours of Sebring of the same year, where they were classified in 61st place although not reaching the finish line.
Are 1148 – Lancia Stratos – Racing in 1980 at the 24 Hours of Daytona with Arutunoff, Marina and Drolsom, they were classified in 67th place without reaching the finish line, at the 12 Hours of Sebring of the same year, with only Arutunoff and Marina, they were classified in 72nd place, again without reaching the finish line.
Are 1149 Lancia Stratos – Different livery for Arutunoff’s Stratos competing at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1979 where with Marina and Sullivan they were classified in 51st place overall again without reaching the finish line, at the 6 Hours of Riverside of the same year, the usual Arutunoff and Marina, finally saw the chequered flag reaching the twenty-eighth position.
Are 1150 – Corvette Tube Frame – Richard Valentine’s Corvette was another example of a tubular frame car. Very different in concept than the cars of Greenwood or other drivers who had believed in the evolution of the new type of chassis. With this kit it is possible to build the car competing at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen in 1980, where Valentine raced with Heinz and Nagel, finishing in 32nd place, without finishing the race, and at the 250 mile final of Daytona where Valentine and Alsup still without reaching the finish line, were classified in thirty-third position.
Are 1151 – Corvette Tube Frame – Two other versions of the Valentine’s peak, at the 50 miles of Road Atlanta in 1980, he finished twenty-ninth in race 1.
Are 1152 – Porsche 935 K 3/80 – The unmistakable Coca Cola colors for Bob Akin’s 935, modified in the USA starting from a Kremer car. It is possible to create four versions, all referring to the year 1983. 12 hours of Sebring with Whittington and O’Steen runner-up,
500 miles of Pocono with O’Steen, fourth classified, 6 hours of Riverside with Whittington seventh and finally 500 Km of Road Atlanta with Whittington, classified in 43rd place without finishing the race.
Are 1153 – Porsche 935 JLP 2 – Also this 935 derives from a K3 made by Kremer but modified in the USA according to the specifications of the driver John Paul, known for his special cars. This version, competing in the 1984 Riverside 6 Hours with Griffin, Allen and Schwarz, finished in twelfth position.
Are 1154 – Porsche 935 JLP 2 – In 1985 the JLP-2 changed colors and, sponsored by the city of Cleveland, will participate in the 500 km of Columbus with Silver and Varde, retiring during the race.
Are 1155 – Porsche 935 JLP 2 – In 1985, with new colors but still supported by the city of Cleveland, participates in the 24 Hours of Daytona with Baker, Henna and Maher, finishing in 65th place without finishing the race and at the 12 Hours of Sebring with Silver, Herman and Baker, finishing in 23rd position.
Are 1156 – Chevrolet Monza – Driven by John Frank at the 3 Hours of Mid-Ohio in 1977, it finished thirtieth overall.
Are 1157 – Chevrolet Monza – Even Greg Pickett was not excluded from the charm and performance of the Monza prepared by Dekon. With this car he took part in numerous races, including the Trans Am race in Kent in 1977 where he retired due to an accident and the other Trans Am race in Westwood in the same year where he finished second.
Are 1158 – Chevrolet Monza – The eclectic American John Paul, in his career, did not disdain also owning a Chevy Monza, prepared by Dekon, competing in the 1977 Daytona 250-mile Final, retired during the race.
Are 1159 – Datsun 240 Z – Made by Bob Sharp’s team, in the colors of the Main sponsor of the Imsa series, this 240z was used as a pace car in the races of the series in the mid-1970s.
Are 1160 – Corvette C3 – The latest version of the Corvette C3, the Cavendish Farm car, lined up at the Trans Am race in Mid Ohio in 1983 with Murray Edwards at the wheel, finished in fourteenth place.
Are 1161 – Porsche Carrera RSR – The two official cars of the Porsche Martini team lined up at the 1000 km of Spa in 1973 with Follmer and Joest, n.40, classified in tenth position overall and first in the GT category, and the n.41 of Van Lennep and Muller ranked fifth overall but registered in the sports category.
Are 1162 – Porsche Carrera RSR – With this kit it is possible to create a version of the following Porsche Martini team cars, the n.61 of Schurti and Koinigg, fourth classified and first in gt at the 4 hours of Le Mans in 1973, the n . 62 of Van Lennep and Muller, winner of the 4 hours of Le Mans and the 26 of Muller and Van Lennep, ninth classified and first in the GT category at the 1000 Km of Dijon in 1973.
Are 1163 – Porsche Carrera RSR – Cars lined up by the Porsche team at the 6 hours of Vallelunga in 1973, with number 8 the car of Van Lennep and Muller, eighth classified, with number 9 the car of Follmer and Kauhsen, seventh classified and before the GT category.
Are 1164 – Porsche Carrera RSR – Deployed by the official team at the 1973 Monza 1000 Km, the two Porsches did not finish the race. With the n.81 the car of Van Lennep and Muller, with the n.82 the twin of Follmer and Schurti.
Are 1165 – Porsche Carrera RSR Follmer and Kauhsen with the official Porsche Martini, did not reach the finish line of the 1000 Km of the Nurburgring in 1973.-
Are 1166 – Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 – Car deployed by the Bytzek brothers at the 6 Hours of Mid Ohio in 1973, where they finished seventh overall.
Are 1167 – Porsche Carrera RS 3.0 – Still the Bytzek brothers with their Porsche sponsored by BFG and with beautiful evidence of their Canadian origin. Here they are represented at the 1974 Mid Ohio 5 Hours where they finished seventh overall.
Are 1168 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR -Car of the Boricua Racing team, lined up at the 1978 24 Hours of Daytona with the drivers Fernandez, John Paul and Currin, finished in fourth place overall.
Are 1169 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Fernandez and Bohren, finished seventh overall at the 250-mile Daytona Paul Revere in 1978.
Are 1170 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – In race at the 5 Hours of Mid Ohio in 1974 with Bergstrom and Morton, he did not reach the finish line.
Are 1171 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – Bergstrom again with his Porsche sponsored Head, competing at Laguna Seca in 1974 where he finished fourth in the Imsa race.
Are 1172 – Porsche 911 AJ – Car of the Alex Job team, obtained after major changes to the chassis and body of a 911, deployed at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1993, reached the eighteenth place overall.
Are 1173 – Porsche 911 AJ – Still the Alex Job special in the race at the 500 km of Watksin Glen in 1993, where he finished thirty-second.
Are 1174 – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR- Driven by Marx and Follmer at the Imsa race at Sears Point in 1983, it did not reach the finish line.
Are 1175 – Porsche 911 – In the race at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1986 with Galeano, Jacob and Cardenas, they finished in eighteenth place.
Are 1176 – Porsche 911 SC – Driven by Rick Borlase at the Trans Am race in Portland in 1981, it was classified in thirty-seventh place overall despite not finishing the race.
Are 1177 – Porsche 911 SC – n.81
Are 1178 – Porsche 934 – In the race at the 12 hours of Sebring in 1985 Jamsal, Fonseca and Mena finished in twelfth place overall.
Are 1179 – Porsche 911 S – Freeman and Paul Newman took this Carrera to the 1977 12 Hours of Sebring, finishing in thirtieth position. The car was equipped with new aerodynamic solutions such as rear wing supports and a modified wing.
Are 1180 – Porsche 911 S – Bob Bergstrom and Jim Cook competing at the 1977 12 Hours of Sebring, finished in eighteenth place.
Are 1181 – Porsche 935 M16- This 935 prepared by the Andial team was characterized by an air intake on the front hood which, through a large duct in the passenger compartment, carried air to the twin-turbo six-cylinder. With the kit it is possible to create two versions, the n.3 competing at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1981 with Meister, Stommelen and Grohs, it finished in fourth place overall, the n.51, driven by the same drivers at the 24 Hours of Daytona , also in 1981, she was classified in twenty-fourth place even though she did not finish the race.
Are 1182 Datsun 240Z – Driven by Bob Sharp at 100 miles of Road Atlanta in 1975 it will finish in tenth position overall. Driven by Sam Posey at 100 miles of Road Atlanta in 1977 it will finish in twelve position overall.
Are 1185 – Porsche 911 – In the race at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1986 with the drivers Hofstra, Slater and Robinson, they were classified in thirty-fourth place despite not reaching the finish line.
Are 1186 – Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 – In race at the Criterium Molson Coupe de Mairie by the Canadian Bytzek in 1974

All the news are visible on our website www.arenamodelli.com

Thanks for the attention. Yours sincerely.

Arena Modelli Sas.