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SparkEditions 1:5 F1 helmet Alan Jones 1980
SparkEditions 1:5 F1 helmet Alan Jones 1980
SparkEditions 1:5 F1 helmet Alan Jones 1980

F1 Helmet review – 1:5 SparkEditions Alan Jones 1980

As F1 heads to Melbourne for the 2024 Australian GP, the grid will feature 2 Australian drivers – Danny Ric and Oscar Piastri (maybe even 3 if Esteban or Pierre get appendicitis…). Both drivers are hoping to be the ...
 
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Minichamps McLaren MP4-28 Perez 2013 showcar 1:18
Minichamps McLaren MP4-28 Perez 2013 showcar 1:18
Minichamps McLaren MP4-28 Perez 2013 showcar 1:18

Older champs and recent diecast collector sale prices

The resurgent Fernando Alonso’s podium at this weekend’s 2023 Bahrain GP is perhaps proof that the elder statesmen of F1 (along with Lewis and Checo) are still in very competitive form. In the diecast model space, t...

 
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Emergence of Crypto and NFTs in Formula 1 (and what it means for F1 collectors)

Congrats to Max and Red Bull on their COTA win last weekend! The 2021 season has been a welcome breath of fresh air and change from the last few years of Mercedes/Hamilton predictable dominance. Recent media comments have obser...
 
 
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bricks & bones cover page
bricks & bones cover page

e-Book Review: Bricks & Bones by Tony Borroz

This year with Fernando Alonso having taken his high profile foray at Indycar racing by participating in the 2017 Indianapolis 500 race, he introduced Indycar to a legion of F1 fans that previously had no knowledge of the US op...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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autocourse vs automobile year
autocourse vs automobile year
autocourse vs automobile year

Autocourse vs Automobile Year

I received an email question from a reader asking about the value of Automobile Year annuals – which also invites the question about the relative differences between Autocourse and Automobile Year. I posted earlier in the...
 
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Honda – still dreaming?…

This weekend I was reading an online magazine published by Honda back in 2015 marking their renewed partnership with McLaren in 2015 (hint: just google ‘Honda Mag 58’ for the link). Fast forward 3 years to June 2017...