NEWS SEPTEMBER 2017

Verona September 2017
Ladies and Gentlemen,
With pleasure, we inform you about our new realisations. They are 1/43 scale model cars, resin made, with metal details, turned aluminum wheels, decal photoetched parts and instructions. They are all available both as kits and built. Models of the ARS series are only available built in limited serie.
Models XXX-24 refer to 1/24 scale, available only as kit.
In detail :
After years of research and comparisons with enthusiasts and collectors, and having achieved a large number of new prototypes, we start with the Are 835 code, the creation of a series of models that want to be a tribute to the rally car par excellence, the Lancia Stratos. We will go through the models of the genesis of the car, from the first mannequins (by omitting the so-called “zero”) until the group 4 approval, which took place at the end of 1974. Salon cars will be proposed, prototypes used only for test or official race trials and, of course, the cars used since the 1972 Tour de Corse. Some referencies, already made with previous reference , will be updated. Following is the first group.
Are 835 – Lancia Stratos Rally Firestone 1973 – Reproduces the car of Munari and Mannucci, which in 1973 won the first victory in a rally for a Stratos. Honor was at the Firestone Rally in Spain.
Are 836 – Lancia Stratos Targa Florio 1973 – One of the few “racing” appearances of the Stratos is at Targa Florio in 1973, where the rallymen Munari and Andruet will arrive at the 2nd place behind and before the official Porsche.
Are 837 – 838 – Lancia Stratos Lyon-Charbonniers 1973 – The Frenchman Jean Claude Andruet was called upon to follow the development of Startos and, with the Torino coach and the faithful navigator “Biche”, participated in many races in France. This model reproduces the car entered at Lyon-Charbonnieres, a challenging racing race between France and Germany to reach Stuttgart and the Solitude circuit. The car was equipped, on the track, with a bonnet other than the racing, with additional spoilers.
Are 839 – Lancia Stratos Giro d’Italia 1973- Entered at the 1973 Giro d’Italia, with Andruet and Biche, they didn’t finish.
Are 840 – Lancia Stratos 24 heures Chamonix 1974 – Entered in the ice race of Chamonix, in 1974, it was led by Munari and Andruet to the victory of the famous 24 hours.
Are 841 – Lancia Stratos Ronde Cevenole 1973 – The Ronde Cevenole has been a very prominent event in the 60s and 70s, and extremely challenging for pilots. Jean Claude Andruet ran it in 1973 with the Stratos featuring with big front and rear spoilers, he didn’t finish the race
Are 842 – Lancia Stratos International Rally of Sicily 1974 – The first race of the turbo version was the International Rally of Sicily in 1974. The supercharged version had no luck, in the hands of Andruet, supported by Biche and was forced to retire.
Are 843 – Lancia Stratos Rlly Paris St.Raphael 1974 – Participation at the Women’s Rally Paris St.Raphael led to Stratos a special success, led by Christine Beckers and Biche.
Are 848 – Lancia Stratos Test 1972 – The first version of the Stratos for rallyes was tested by Munari in 1972 before the Tour de Corse. The car has the front and rear bonnets made in aluminium from the car realised to show. The same bonnets were modified in the front – to apply the lamps – and in the rear for the air intake.
Are 849 – Lancia Stratos Tour de France 1973 – The twin car of 1973 Tour winner, with No.110, Andruet and Biche Stratos.
Are 796C – Porsche Carrera RSR – Participating car with Ridgely and Heimrath at Sebring 12 hours in 1975. They did not finish the race.
Are 844 – Subaru Coupé 4WD Turbo – This model, which represents one of Subaru’s first apparitions in the rally, is realized thanks to the prototype modeled by the enthusiastic French collector Jean Pierre Lamy and the collaboration with the famous rally co-driver «Tilber».
The kit reproduces the four cars officially entered at Safari Rally 1987, of which No. 1 led by Vatanen and Tilber, wholly 2nd place.
Are 845 – Datsun Sunny 120 Y – This model was also built on the prototype of the late Jan Pierre Lamy, who created it to enrich its collection dedicated to Ari Vatanen. This kit enables the Japanese Kojimoto-Morikawa car to be made at the 1976 Monte Carlo Rally.
Are 846 – Datsun Sunny 120 Y – This is the car of a little-known Ari Vatanen, competing at the Rothmans 747 rally in 1975, navigated by Philips.
Are 853 – Porsche Carrera RS – Almeras team car, conducted by Rey and Strotz at the Tour de France 1977, where he finished10th overall.
Are 854 – Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS – Still a Porsche deployed at the Tour Auto in 1973, this 2.7 was led by Diebolt and Vast, did not reach the finish line.
Are 857 – Porsche 935 J – At the Giro d’Italia 1980, Moretti was flanked by Giorgio Schoen for the rally stages, that was navigated by Emilio Radaelli, the red 935 retired for engine problems during the race.
Are 858 – Porsche 935 J – Moretti’s car was handed over to Colombian Mauricio de Narvaez, who reshaped it in blue and white, like its previous Porsche. He used it in several Imsa races, in 1981/82.
Are 859 – Porsche 935 J – One of the latest apparitions fot the 935 prepared by Joest, used by Moretti in the Imsa series. This version was used at the Daytona Final 3 hours 1983, where in partnership with Van der Merwe, came to the 7th place absolute.
Are 860 – Porsche 935 – Looking back on the story of Giampiero Moretti in the US, we find, in 1978, this 935 with which, in partnership with Mendez, participated in the 6 hours of Talladega, retiring by accident.
Are 861-24 – Porsche 911 SC – Scale 1/24 for the Martini sponsored SC entered at Safari 1978. The kit plays the cars of Waldegaard and Thorszelius and Vic Preston Jr and Lyall. It is possible to reproduce the model with a rear opening hood and engine detail.
Are 862-24 – Porsche 911 SC – The Martini team’s fast-service car at the Safari rally 1978, led by Barth and Kussmaul.
Are 863 – Porsche 935 – Another version of the 935 Momo, as used in the Ports of Imsa in 1978, where it ranked second.
Are 864 – Porsche 935 – Entered by Jolly Club at the Daytona 24 hours in 1979 with Facetti, Finotto and Moretti, who left the pole, retired in the race for engine problems.
Are 865 – Porsche Carrera 3.0 RS- With this kit it is possible to realize the Porsche of Roussely and Striebig in the race at the Tour de France and at the Giro d’Italia 1976.
Are 866-867 – Car transport carriage to an axle, interior or exterior. Made of metal are equipped with metal details and photo etching.
Are 868 Porsche 935J – Winner of the 1980 250 miles finale at Daytona with Moretti and Joest.
Ars 113 – Peugeot 207 S2000 – Continues the series dedicated to the winners of the 2 Valleys rally, this is the 2010 winner with Arbetti and Zantedeschi.
Ars 114 – Ford Fiesta S2000 – In 2011 the Rally 2 Valli is won by Scandola and Zampieri on board the Fiesta of the A-Style team.
Ars 115- Porsche Carrera 3.0 RS – British team car The Cequered Flag, led by Curley and Frazer at Circuit of Ireland in 1976, did not reach the finish line.
Ars 116 – Porsche Carrera 3.0 RS – The only appearance of Bruno Saby at the wheel of a Porsche, culminated with an absolute victory, the rally was the Flandre Hanaut 1976, co-driver Christian «Tilber».
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