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Diecast models
 
Spark Toro Rosso STR10 Verstappen 1:18
Spark Toro Rosso STR10 Verstappen 1:18
Spark Toro Rosso STR10 Verstappen 1:18

It’s hard to believe that it’s been exactly 8 years ago when I first posted on rare Spark F1 models in 2013 and 2014 – and since then I’ve received a number of requests to update it. While Spark still occupy a niche in th...

 
 
Book
 
Ayrton Senna All His Races book cover
Ayrton Senna All His Races book cover
Ayrton Senna All His Races book cover

As we head into this weekend’s GP at Imola, for better or worse, this circuit now forever reminds fans of Ayrton Senna. There have been so many Senna books published, it’s often difficult to distinguish between the them and unl...

 
 
 
Book
 
Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968 Tipler book cover
Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968 Tipler book cover
Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968 Tipler book cover

While the return of the heritage British racing green livery with Aston Martin back in F1 is definitely a welcome sight this season for long time F1 fans, it’s a tiny shame that other famous green teams like Team Lotus are no l...

 
Diecast models
 

While we wait to see whether the new regulations in 2022 will produce the futuristic cars the FIA is hoping to see appearing on the grid, there are already several fantasy or F1 concept cars that have made it into diecast and p...

 
 
 
Book
 
senna Fiona Beddall book cover
senna Fiona Beddall book cover
senna Fiona Beddall book cover

Another Senna book for junior readers is Scholastic’s and Fiona Beddall’s “Senna”. This book is part of Scholastic’s series in a short form format aimed at the intermediate junior teenage reader level as opposed to the kids sto...

 
 
DVD
 
gentleman's motor racing diary bluray
gentleman's motor racing diary bluray
gentleman's motor racing diary bluray

If you’re a fan of the 1950’s-60’s grand prix racing with teammates Fangio and Moss in the Silver Arrows alongside Hawthorn, the Lancia Ferraris, BRM and Vanwall in addition to vintage Aston Martin GT and Le M...

 
 
 
Book
 
piloti che gente book cover
piloti che gente book cover
piloti che gente book cover

A reader was asking about “Piloti, che gente” which I tagged (since the early days of F1-nut.com) as the one of the best (if not the best) Ferrari F1 books published and only realised (several years later…) that I hadn’t ...

 
Diecast models
 
CMC Lancia D50 top down
CMC Lancia D50 top down
CMC Lancia D50 top down
 

CMC 2020 catalog – a quick peek

 
February 2, 2021
 



Although the most valuable CMC diecasts are its sportscar models such as the Ferrari Sypder and 250 GTO, CMC do offer a decent range of vintage 1:18 grand prix F1 diecast models and from a F1 diecast collectors’ perspecti...