Formula 5000

Nick Slade · Post by **Nick Slade** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:00 am

Thanks, I wished I had just a couple more days with the car but it turned out well. I hope that it gets some great results in Australia

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:54 am

Nick, does the car live in Australia, or is it just being sent to Aus to race?

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:15 am

Speaking of F5000s of the early 70s, here is a new announcement from Classic Carlectables. The 1971 Australian Grand Prix Winner.

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:22 am

God, that Matich is stunning! Will it be 1:18 scale?

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:34 am

Steve Holmes wrote:God, that Matich is stunning! Will it be 1:18 scale?

Hi Steve, yes it will be

available in the 2nd quarter of 2013.

Eagle512 · Post by **Eagle512** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:46 pm

Bondy wrote:Speaking of F5000s of the early 70s, here is a new announcement from Classic Carlectables. The 1971 Australian Grand Prix Winner.

Great looking Matich!

Here's another model. Dick Smothers (entertainer) and Candy Martin (Riverside International Race Queen) with the AIR Dave Jordan Eagle #512 at the start of the 1970 race season. Promotional event held in front of Dick Smothers restaurant prior to the Riverside race. I have a few more if anyone's interested.

Grant Ellwood · Post by **Grant Ellwood** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:41 pm

Eagle512 wrote:Great looking Matich!

Here's another model. Dick Smothers (entertainer) and Candy Martin (Riverside International Race Queen) with the AIR Dave Jordan Eagle #512 at the start of the 1970 race season. Promotional event held in front of Dick Smothers restaurant prior to the Riverside race. I have a few more if anyone's interested.

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Yes please but not 1/43rd scale!!

kiwi285 · Post by **kiwi285** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:53 pm

Bondy wrote:Speaking of F5000s of the early 70s, here is a new announcement from Classic Carlectables. The 1971 Australian Grand Prix Winner. [ATTACH=CONFIG]12064[/ATTACH]

That is a great looking model. Does anyone know if there has been a 1/18 scale model of a McLaren M10 produced ??

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:04 am

Grant Ellwood wrote:Yes please but not 1/43rd scale!!

I'd gladly take a 1:1 version

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:28 am

Bondy, was the original racing at the Muscle Car Masters last month?

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:30 am

Eagle512 wrote:Great looking Matich!

Here's another model. Dick Smothers (entertainer) and Candy Martin (Riverside International Race Queen) with the AIR Dave Jordan Eagle #512 at the start of the 1970 race season. Promotional event held in front of Dick Smothers restaurant prior to the Riverside race. I have a few more if anyone's interested.

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The famous Smothers Brothers! Steve, that is absolutely brilliant! I'd love to see more.

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:41 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Bondy, was the original racing at the Muscle Car Masters last month?

Hi Steve, yes it was although i think it's still running a Chev. I think it only ran a Chev when John Briggs owned it..

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:04 am

Steve Holmes wrote:The famous Smothers Brothers! Steve, that is absolutely brilliant! I'd love to see more.

There is not a hell of a lot more of Candy to be able to see! (Well legally anyway)

M10B · Post by **M10B** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:22 pm

kiwi285 wrote:That is a great looking model. Does anyone know if there has been a 1/18 scale model of a McLaren M10 produced ??

Unfortunately there has been no McLaren M10 scale model.
Spark we're in the process of manufacturing a 1/43 scale back in 2010 but due to financial pressures abandoned the project.

Interesting to see that the Classic Carlectables Matich
A50 has had the 'Rothmans' removed from the Team Matich circular logo......

Eagle512 · Post by **Eagle512** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:10 pm

Oldfart wrote:There is not a hell of a lot more of Candy to be able to see! (Well legally anyway)

OF, it's all about perspective.

In front of Dick Smothers restaurant, Manhattan Beach, CA. 1970 Candy Martin and Eagle #512 on press day.

Eagle512 · Post by **Eagle512** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:16 pm

1972 Laguna Seca L&M Grand Prix program. Note the prize money. A pretty nice payday for 1972. I believe that's David Hobbs in Carl Hogan's M10b. Though the picture is in the 1972 program it's from 1971 I think. The results show Hobbs drove a Lola in '72.

Eagle512 · Post by **Eagle512** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:22 pm

1972 Laguna Seca L&M Grand Prix. Dave Jordan in Eagle#512 on his way up to the corkscrew (turn 6 then?)

Eagle512 · Post by **Eagle512** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:26 pm

1972 Laguna Seca L&M Grand Prix. And the winner is..... I think you'll recognize a name or two here.

David McKinney · Post by **David McKinney** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:31 am

The Eagle featured here is of course the one raced by Bill Simpson in the first Tasman Series in 1970

seaqnmac27 · Post by **seaqnmac27** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:41 am

Bill Simpson at Levin

The Roaring Season

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