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• Performance: Equipped with a supercharged 3.3-liter inline-eight engine (indicated by the 'C'), capable of producing over 200 horsepower.
• Coachwork: The "Aravis" designation was restricted to specialized, luxurious cabriolet bodies, primarily by Gangloff (Colmar) and Letourneur et Marchand.
• Rarity: Only four Gangloff-bodied Aravis Special Cabriolets were produced, with only two on the supercharged Type 57C chassis.
• Design & Features: Designed by Jean Bugatti, often featuring a sleek, low-slung, "closed-wing" look. It was known for both touring comfort and racing capability.
• Provenance: Notable examples, such as chassis 57768, were owned and raced by factory driver Maurice Trintignant and later served as centerpieces in premier collections like the Mullin Automotive Museum.
• Legacy: Known for winning top honors at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, such as the 1938 Gangloff Aravis (chassis 57768) which won first in class in 2005. 
  Gooding Christie’s +5

A few years ago, I posted pictures of the Conquest 1950 Buick Special Sedanette when it has been issued. By my standards the front grille has always been wrong because the parking light pods are too small and don't fill the grille properly. Solido did a far better job in this matter.

I hope we will see a nice accurate resin model coming soon but in the meantime, I took additional pictures of the Sedanette.

Nevertheless it is still a charming model .........

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The 1960 BSA Ladybird is one of those vehicles that feels almost too quirky to be real, which of course makes it irresistible in model form. The original 1960 prototype was an experimental three-wheeler created under BSA managing director Edward Turner, reportedly moving from sketch to finished prototype in only nine weeks. It used BSA scooter mechanicals, had a tiny 249cc engine, handlebar steering, and a lightweight hand-formed steel body. Only two prototypes were built, and the project was eventually abandoned as the microcar boom faded in the early 1960s.

The 1963 Lightburn Zeta Ute comes from a very different but equally fascinating story. Built by Lightburn Industries in South Australia during the brief Zeta experiment of the early 1960s, the utility version combined a steel base with a fiberglass body and used a 324cc Villiers two-stroke engine. It was intended as a compact, practical little workhorse, but production was tiny—just eight utility versions were made—and total Zeta production was only 363 cars before the project came to an end. That rarity alone would make it memorable, but the styling gives it even more appeal, especially in miniature.

What makes these two models especially satisfying is that they are not just well made, they represent corners of microcar history that are easy to overlook. One is a late-era British prototype that never got its chance, and the other is a wonderfully odd Australian utility spun from a short-lived dream of homegrown small-car production. Together they make a perfect pair that are obscure, inventive, and just plain fun. Best of all, they somehow made it from the UK to the US faster than some domestic packages manage, which only adds to the glow of bringing them into the collection.