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02/12/2009 9:01 am
Spark's Lotus 33 arrived today.
This particular car won the German GP in 1965, driven by Jim Clark. It is my all time favorite Grand Prix car and it is a fabulous model.Comparisos are odious, but it leaves SMTS' version on the back row of the grid and costs ?48 as compared to ?99.
02/12/2009 11:19 am
Interesting to note that Spark are delving into Grand Prix racing with several '60s Loti, BRMs, Eagles available or due, as well as other models from the '70s & '80s.
Minichamps have had this era & market price point, sewn up for some time, following the collapse of Vitesse (Quartzo)a decade ago.
02/12/2009 8:40 pm
Spark F1's
The Spark F1's are the old Tenariv kits
02/12/2009 9:49 pm
Dave - Announcement from Spark – 8th December 2008 ?About one year ago we were lucky enough to add Jean Pierre Viranet to the Spark team. Whilst in the past We have concentrated very much on sports cars with enclosed wheel bodywork the arrival of JP has allowed us to begin a whole new series of classic F1 cars starting with a 1962 BRM, a 1970 Matra and a 1964 Ferrari (in our "Red Line" sister brand) We have many more in our 2009 production schedule so keep an eye out for them in the "upcoming models" pages of this site.
Jean Pierre has been producing model cars since 1976 first as a personal hobby and then for AMR after the owner of the brand saw an article on JP's early card models in a well known french car magazine. JP stayed with AMR for four years before setting up his own brand "Tenariv" which concentrated primarily on F1 cars. During the next 26 years he produced over 300 different car kits and his brand became very well known and respected in the Model Kit world.
Now that JP has joined us bringing his specialised knowledge and enthusiasm for open wheelers, we are happy to begin producing our series of Classic F1 cars. These models with their exposed engines and suspension presented a new set of casting and assembly difficulties that do not exist in the same way in closed wheel cars. JP's arrival at Spark has added another skill set to our production team and provided us with an additional layer of expertise that has been useful as well as enjoyable for the rest of us here at our factory.?
03/12/2009 8:07 am
I would think there have been some modifications from the original white metal AMR/Tenariv and the later Tenariv kits to make assembly easier for "factory workers".
03/12/2009 8:22 am
re Spark F1's
Yes I would think they have been updated. When I said old Tenariv kits I ment masters