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64. Cooper T60 1963

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S4804 Cooper T60 Belgium GP 1963 – Joakim Bonnier

The Cooper T60, an evolution of the T58, gave its debut in 1962 at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands. With Bruce McLaren at the wheel. Already during the preaseason-tests it became obvious that the weak point of the T60 was the gearbox. And in Zandvoort it was again the gearbox which forced Bruce McLaren into retirement. Nevertheless the first appearance of the T60 was encouraging. Especially in terms of speed. The new Cooper with its 1.5-liter Climax engine seemed to be a real rocket. Continue reading “64. Cooper T60 1963”

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17. Lola LC89

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S2975 Lola LC89 No.30 6th Spanish GP 1989 – Philippe Alliot
S2976 Lola LC89 No.29 French GP 1989 – Eric Bernard

The team Larrousse, originally named Larrousse & Calmels, got only one championship point with the LC89 in the season 1989. It was not a problem with the chassis, but with the engine. Continue reading “17. Lola LC89”

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2. Special blog entry: BMW 2002

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1/18 Jägermeister BMW 2002 special celebrates Raceland’s 25th anniversary

Raceland’s first limited edition special model made by SPARK in large 1/18th scale was the beautiful black Porsche 962C Blaupunkt works car released in a limited edition of 300 pieces late in 2013 to start celebrations of the company’s 25th anniversary Continue reading “2. Special blog entry: BMW 2002”