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19/02/2021 10:11 am
At the rear of one of my display cases, I remembered this 1/43 racecar transporter by OLDCARS.
Its a mid 1950s Fiat 642 RN2 Bartoletti Ferrari Transporter as used by Ferrari for Formula 1.
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Here is the model.
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Here is the actual full size version.
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19/02/2021 11:03 am
Very nice model and photographs too. I particularly like the contemporary shot and wonder where it is. We seem to have a Porsche, Jaguar, Fiat, Peugeot all present as my eyes detect, so we could be anywhere. Po valley: what do our racing experts think?
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Italy - just noticed the policeman's tall cap.
19/02/2021 12:40 pm
I also have the 'old' Old Cars Bartoletti. I got mine at a bargain price from a friend.
Here is mine...
Keko Romero Sánchez
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19/02/2021 1:30 pm
Looks like it is available - how far do you live from Berkshire?
https://talacrest.com//stockdetails.asp?stockID=2235
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John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted
19/02/2021 1:33 pm
Very nice model and photographs too. I particularly like the contemporary shot and wonder where it is. We seem to have a Porsche, Jaguar, Fiat, Peugeot all present as my eyes detect, so we could be anywhere. Po valley: what do our racing experts think?
Spa, 1962!
larger version of that vintage photo:Â https://www.flickr.com/photos/smuckatelli/6234130903/in/photostream/
19/02/2021 1:46 pm
Many thanks Karl, this sort of thing drives me mad, and I've just confirmed Belgian police's tall cap - seen in 1955 at Messina Bros. trial. Sometimes I have to pause a movie for some investigation, Â because I've caught sight of an A pillar and have to know what sort of car the protagonist is about to be murdered in.
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19/02/2021 1:59 pm
That is a serious addiction Charles, but I think a lot of our members, including me, share it. Good detective work.
20/02/2021 7:21 am
Very nice model and photographs too. I particularly like the contemporary shot and wonder where it is. We seem to have a Porsche, Jaguar, Fiat, Peugeot...
You have good eyes! I had to go back and find those 4! Took me a while! 🤨Â
David Green and David Green reacted
20/02/2021 8:32 am
I remember a few months ago reading/seeing that CMC made a transporter in 1/43, I think it was a Fiat, not sure of the year and they are pretty pricey if you can find one for sale.
David Green and David Green reacted
21/02/2021 11:42 am
@old-caddys You might be thinking of Exoto. I missed a chance on one at a bargain price a few years ago by checking someone else's table at a swapmeet, turned around and it was gone. CMC may be making one in 1:18. The only 1:43 CMC transport I now of is this one.
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Karl Schnelle and Karl Schnelle reacted
21/02/2021 1:19 pm
(@mg-harv) Harvey, I think you're 100% correct about Exoto doing the 1/43 Fiat transporter. I've got CMC on the brain right now as I'm trying to decide which of their 1/18 models I want to add to my collection. I've already got one 1/18 Exoto (and hope to have more) in my collection and want to have at least one 1/18 CMC in my collection while I can still afford it before I retire and my income becomes a little more "fixed".