Die-cast: Replicarz 1989 PC18 Indy 500 winner

Emerson Fittipaldi's 1989 Indy 500 winner in 1/43 scale ... As a newspaper reporter I was roaming Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and watching bits of the race from inside Turn 1 when Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1989 Indianapolis 500. It was an exciting finish, but one I had to watch and re-watch... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2019 0

Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1964 Indy Smokey Yunick sidecar racer

PRE-RELEASE REVIEW: Sidecar racer unique, weird, unsuccessful, but a cool die-cast model ... The mid-1960s were a wild and revolutionary time for race car design and technology at the Indianapolis 500, the predominant race in the world at the time. The era saw roadsters with their engines in the front replaced by racers, such as Lotuses, with... Continue Reading →

February 26, 2017 2

Die-cast: New Indy Eagles, ’84 March by Replicarz

Two Johncock racers, Swede Savage Eagle are latest releases While some of us old-timers remember front-engine roadsters at Indy, many more of us remember the variety of 1960s, ’70s and ’80s rear-engine racers, the Eagle, March, Foyt and Lotus chassis that won the Indianapolis 500 from 1965 forward. Drivers like A.J. Foyt, Gordon Johncock, Mario... Continue Reading →

May 1, 2013 0

Latest Replicarz Marmon Wasp spy photos

1911 Indy winning Wasp nears finish line OK, so they aren't really spy shots, but someone we know who is close to the project has sent us more "spy photos" of the new Replicarz Marmon Wasp. This is the racer that won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with Ray Harroun aboard. Paint details are still being... Continue Reading →