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By admin, May 18, 2010 9:53 pm

其實我一直在找的是黃色和橙色的Murcielago Concept概念版﹐但就是一直都沒機會﹐最近反而碰巧給我遇上了絕版已久相似度99.9%的Roadster﹐他們唯一的分別就是只有概念版的Murcielago才有引擎上蓋左右內側的鯊魚腮﹐但個人更喜歡的是這個金色的大牛。

1/18 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster – Gold

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By admin, May 12, 2010 10:15 pm

Toyota 2000 GT可以說是60年代大和民族極之崇拜的神級版超級跑車﹐它甚至曾經在一系列的James Bond電影裡出現過。在它極為東洋味道的流線型外表下竟然隱約流露出一點點的意大利神韻。

這次Autoart一口氣再次推出所謂的升級版包括所有以前出過的顏色(紅﹑白﹑銀)﹐其實可以說沒什麼部件的精密度提升了﹐但價錢就是硬生生地昇高了1/3﹐唉﹐沒辦法﹐聽說這批貨是Autoart專門為投日本收藏家的所好﹐所以這次的復刻版連金色的都出現了﹐這顏色肯定在日本會大買特賣﹗

終于收齊了全部的四種顏色﹐看著銀色的就勾起了之前的一段傷心和跟奸商奮鬥終于成功的經歷。這次挑得很順利﹐全部一Take過OK﹐5分鐘就搞定了兩台寶貝﹐看來AA的近年QC的質量真的是要碰運氣。

1/18 Autoart Toyota 2000GT – Metallic Gold

1/18 Autoart Toyota 2000GT – Metallic Silver

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By admin, May 8, 2010 10:12 pm

去年底第一次在香港遮打道老爺車展上親眼看到了GT40 Mk II 的改裝版﹐在了解了它的歷史之後﹐馬上驚為天人﹐原來GT40是福特當年為了“報復”收購法拉利失敗而推出的抗衡產物。想不到早在60年代的美國竟然有如此跨時代的肌肉超跑﹐更甚是它後無來者﹐之後的近50年裡﹐美國的汽車業再也沒有爆發出像GT40般如此閃亮的火花。

前陣子查了下Ford GT40 Mk II 好像只有Exoto一家生產﹐而且GT40 是它的成名代表作﹐細緻程度在現今還是可以稱為高檔收藏品。我苦等了幾個月﹐最近才有機會用合理的優惠價格買下這輛自己最喜歡的GT40 Mk II 款式﹐沒錯﹐吸引我的原因還是因為它性感的盛臀。

但奇怪，為什么Exoto官網上的RLG-18045B輪子是金色的﹐但我今天收到的RLG-18045B輪子是銀色的這么標奇立異，連前車廂里面的后備輪子也是銀色的﹐難道它是特別版或是錯版不成？

後來追問賣家﹐他說這是EXOTO當年專門做給DANBURY MINT的限量版﹐但真確性有多少﹐其實我也不清楚。

1/18 Exoto 1966 Exoto Ford GT40 Mk II Works Le Mans Prototype (RLG-18045B)

看看MC網友的RLG-18045B﹐輪子是金色的。

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By admin, May 7, 2010 6:06 pm

一直都對Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 有感覺﹐但就是提不起興趣﹐很矛盾﹐因為它的外形不太像法拉利一貫的作風﹐沒有太多的意國風情﹐倒是充滿了英倫派的含蓄。總覺得612 Scaglietti低調得來又透露出一股隱隱的高貴氣質﹐但運動的外表來的又沒有近親599般狂野﹐通俗講句就是淑女得來又帶有點誘惑﹐真的很複雜。

一直想收這款Super Elite版的﹐但它的性價比實在太低了﹐加上是狗腿門﹐就一早放棄了收藏它的念頭﹐今天看見有車友放此車﹐顏色很特別﹐是Peddle Beach Concours的版本﹐而且內飾紅得來比較野性﹐最主要價格很合理。

另一款是自己喜歡的英國捷豹C-Type冠軍車﹐不喜歡Autoart 1/18 的版本(車頭有一紅色的牌子很難看)﹐反而更喜歡這款簡單的裝飾。

1/18 Hotwheels Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – Peddle Beach Concours

1/43 IXO Jaguar C-Type

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By admin, April 28, 2010 9:38 pm

如果單憑外表﹐很多人肯定會誤以為次車一定是法拉利設計天才Pininfarina大師的另一傑作。但事實它竟然是德國超跑的代表保時捷60年代的經典。尤其Porsche 904 GTS的側面看似法拉利的Dino﹐其實完全不是﹐但為什麼它跟當年的Dino長得像兩兄弟一樣現在也無從考究了。

有一點是肯定的﹐Porsche 904 GTS的設計是前無古人﹐後無來者﹐好像跟一眾保時捷的901/911等拉不上半點血緣關係﹐這也是其中一個我喜歡它的主要原因﹐當然有著意大利優美線條的904 GTS身段加上德國頂尖的引擎技術也是其中一項令眾多收藏者傾慕的原因。

現在還能收到這兩款絕版多時的車模﹐真的還需要點運氣﹐還是那句﹐朋友﹐耐心地等吧﹐如果是你的一定會出現的﹐真的不需要急於用高價買回來﹐要不然之後就後悔莫及了。

1/18 Minichamps Porsche 904 GTS – 1964

1/18 Minichamps Porsche 904 GTS – 24H Le Mans 1964

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By admin, April 26, 2010 8:56 pm

兩年前我買了本“車主”雜誌﹐封面就是今天的主角F430 Scuderia﹐這期之所以吸引我最主要的原因還是因為雜誌封面Scuderia漂亮的屁股﹐那性感的意國風情的確有一種難以形容的吸引力。

之後陸續看見有同好在MC分享他們的Hotwheels F430 Scuderia﹐那時的Super Elite也推出了﹐唯一記得它那昂貴的售價令人十分卻步。之後也曾經有過不少的機會可以收藏到普通Elite版的Scuderia﹐但不是因為賣家要得價錢高昂就是車身已經起了細微的泡泡。

後來有天在車模店看見了Super Elite F430 Scuderia的實物後就給它那特別的顏色(跟Elite版的不同)和精緻的做工吸引了﹐但無奈對于它高昂的價格實在對不起它的質量(品質是好了不少﹐但這價格如果跟同級的京商BBR或者CMC比﹐性價比還是差遠了)﹐所以最終還是放棄了。

直至最近一次偶然的機會在國外拍賣網站發現了原來有個美國的賣家陸陸續續地在這幾個月裡出售了近20來台代Super Elite表F430 Scuderia﹐而且價格十分之吸引﹐我也加入了搶購潮﹐經過了幾次的失敗後﹐這次終于給我bid到了。

今天終于收到了從美國寄來的包裹﹐人家外國朋友果然做生意特別的老實﹐是新的就是新的﹐一點花假也沒有﹐乾淨的盒子﹐幾乎完美光亮的油漆(再次證明好東西都跑到日本﹑德國﹑英國和美國﹐排名分先後次序)﹐這特別的Scuderia顏色跟我之前收的那台BBR的酒紅色F430極之接近但又的確不同﹐酒紅色的那台BBR F430是一種高貴神秘的法國波爾多紅酒的色調﹐但Scuderia呈現的則是跑道上的一片紅色激昂的戰意。

老實說﹐Hotwheels即使拿出最頂級的車模級別(Super Elite)跟其它廠如BBR的F430比﹐其精密程度仍然給BBR比了下去﹐但如果以這個近半價的優惠價格來看﹐Super Elite F430 Scuderia還是絕對值得買的﹐另外最主要的是Super Elite F430 Scuderia的前輪高度做對了﹐沒有BBR的那堆F430來的這麼高(自己認為怪﹐有機會一點會DIY調整一下高度)﹐而且它的內飾採用了大量的蝕刻片和仿碳纖來刻劃出Scuderia那種與眾不同的賽場氣派﹐再加上那完美的油漆(從來都沒見過這麼漂亮的Hotwheels漆面)﹐所以說這款車模絕對是Hotwheels近十年做的最有誠意之作。

總括來說﹐Hotwheels和BBR的各有各的精彩﹐而且它倆是完全不同的F430款式﹐如果你有機會﹐建議兩台都是必收之選﹗

1/18 Hotwheels Super Elite Ferrari F430 Scuderia

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By admin, April 22, 2010 12:38 pm

一直都很喜歡英國跑車的那種含蓄美﹐跟英國紳士般的風度一樣﹐優雅來的又不失應有的氣勢。英國跑車就如007 Bond般﹐在筆挺西裝紳士般的外表下﹐擁有著一副強而有力咆哮的引擎

這款經典的Jaguar50年代英國綠代表了其車廠曾經輝煌的一刻﹐全身線條優美﹐尤其是車頭的那種難以形容的英倫式優雅和浪漫更令人陶醉。

因某些原因﹐一直都在等待它的出現﹐今天朋友再次割愛﹐才能得到心頭好﹐真有說不出的高興。

1/18 Autoart  Jaguar XK-SS 1956 Steve McQueen Private Collection

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By admin, April 15, 2010 10:29 pm

原來不打算收250 Testa Rossa﹐因為總覺得CMC沒把它的外形完美複製﹐尤其是車頭太扁太窄了。但自從今天親眼看見這款剛出的250 Testa Rossa限量版之後﹐我就完全改觀了﹐極有可能是黑色車頭加紅鼻子的視覺效果特別明顯﹐這樣的配搭果然令車頭顯得特別的有氣勢﹐加上紅色的內飾﹐實在太美了﹐觀賞了近1個鐘頭後﹐仔細從3個裡挑了個質量不錯的﹐感覺真好﹗之後才發現原來它就是去年在拍賣會上那款破了史上最貴成交紀錄的經典法拉利跑車(英鎊9.02 Million)﹗沒錯﹐是港幣1個億﹗﹗﹗

同日也進了這台做工相當不錯的法拉利的308 GTS﹐來自80年代美國電視劇Oricalc Crisis Division – Magnum PI﹐收它的原因主要是因為自己很喜歡308/328/288這一系列七八十年代的所有車款﹐其實自己已經收齊了京商所有的這一系列的車款﹐但因為這款Hotwheels Elite 出色的做工實在有極大的進步﹐而且經典的淺啡色內飾比京商紅色的GTS更80年代﹐也精緻的多﹐並且有不少地方跟京商版的都有些出入﹐所以變成了我的必收之選﹗但另外那款黃色的308 GTS就沒太大興趣了﹐因為內飾跟京商的是同顏色﹐都是黑色的﹐如果以後見到它減價再入不遲。

1/18 CMC Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 1957 “Pontoon Fender” (Chassis No. 0714)

1/18 Hotweels Elite Ferrari 308 GTS Red (Oricalc Crisis Division – Magnum PI)
 

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By admin, April 15, 2010 10:00 pm

As predicted, the legendary pontoon-fender 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa set a new world record on Sunday at the third annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event as RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s managed to sell the historic Prancing Horse model for an astonishing €9,020,000 or with the current exchange rates, US$12.2 million. The most expensive motor car ever to be sold at an auction fetched €1,980,000 more than the previous auction world record which was set at the same sale last year.

“The historical significance of this car attracted a bidding war as collectors from around the world – both in the room and on the telephone – competed to secure one of the most alluring and iconic of all Ferrari racing cars,” said Max Girardo, Managing Director of RM Europe.

The Scaglietti-designed ‘pontoon-fender’ 250 Testa Rossa was produced from 1957 to 1958 during which only a mere 22 examples were built. The Ferrari 250 TRs participated in 19 international championship races from 1958 through 1961 taking first place in ten of them. The specific 250 TR with chassis no. 0714TR, took part in many important races including the 1000 km Buenos Aires in January 1958.

This particular 250 Testa Rossa, number 0714TR, was successfully raced during the late 50’s and early sixties in places like Brazil, Cuba, and Portugal and after an active career now exists in this restored state, wearing it’s factory black and red livery. Every aspect of the car is factory perfect right down to the crackle finish on the valve covers of the snarling V12. Only 22 of these pontoon fender Testa Rossas were ever built, and after the 250 GTO, the 250 TRs are considered the most desirable Ferrari’s in history. Current private valuations of lesser examples of these cars hover around $8 million, and if the auction price rises to that level it enters the hunt to become the most expensive car ever sold at auction. We couldn’t think of a more worthy titleholder.

LEGENDARY FERRARI ‘PONTOON-FENDER’ TESTA ROSSA EXPECTED TO BREAK WORLD AUCTION RECORD AT FERRARI LEGGENDA E PASSIONE
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, announce the most significant and desirable Ferrari to be offered on the world’s auction stage – the legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (TR). Expected to set a new world record* for a vintage motor car sold at auction, this exciting car will be offered at RM Auctions’ exclusive ‘Ferrari Leggenda e Passione’ event, May 17, 2009 in Maranello, Italy.

LONDON, England (February 5, 2009) – RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will present one of the most historically significant and valuable Ferrari racing cars ever offered at auction, the legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 TR (chassis no. 0714TR), when the famed Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event returns to Maranello, May 17, 2009. Held during the final stretch of the famous Mille Miglia retrospective, the exclusive annual event will offer an unprecedented collection of historic Ferraris for auction.

Considered one of the most alluring, competitive and iconic of all Ferrari racing cars, the beautiful and immediately recognizable Scaglietti-designed, ‘pontoon-fender’ 250 TR was produced from 1957 to 1958 during which only 22 were constructed. The Ferrari 250 TRs entered 19 international championship races from 1958 through 1961 emerging with 10 victories and earning them legendary status among discerning collectors, as well as the honor of being one of the most desirable and competitive racing Ferraris ever built.

“This legendary 250 TR is one of the most exciting motor cars ever to be presented in auction history,” said Max Girardo, Managing Director of RM Europe.

“The Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event, now in its third year, is firmly established as the place to sell important road and race going Ferraris, and we are delighted to present this stunning 250 TR at its Maranello birthplace,” he added.

0714TR was extensively campaigned in its day with significant finishes at the world’s most important racing events and is now being offered at auction for the first time. The car is resplendent in its period race-correct black livery and red nose.

In December 1957, this car was delivered to its first owner, racing driver and future coachbuilder, Piero Drogo in Modena, Italy. Drogo debuted the car as a privateer in the celebrated 1000 km Buenos Aires in January 1958 with a respectable fourth place finish competing with such legendary drivers as Phil Hill, Peter Collins, Wolfgang von Trips and Olivier Gendebien. Following entries in the Grand Prix of Cuba and Portugal, the car was sold by American Ferrari agent Luigi Chinetti to Texas rancher and entrepreneur Alan Connell whose competitive driving skills and affluence afforded him several wins on the 1959 North American racing circuit. 0714TR continued its prowess on the track with subsequent owners and competed in its last professional race in June 1963 at the Elkhart Lake 500.

The Ferrari 250 TR has become an enduring and exceedingly valuable classic whose soaring lines and sculptural elegance give it a sense of speed even when standing still. The legendary s/n 0714TR is by far the most campaigned of the 250TR cliente series cars with a fascinating ownership and racing history, establishing its rarified place in the collector world as one of the most beautiful and valuable Ferraris ever offered in auction history.

All cars presented at the Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event will be certified by Ferrari Classiche.

*Note to Editors: The current world record for the most expensive vintage motor car ever to be sold at auction is held by RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (s/n 2377GT) which sold for $10,894,400 USD (€7,040,000, £5,598,208 GBP). This current world record was set at Ferrari Leggenda e Passione, in Maranello, Italy on May 18, 2008.