Rahal's 1986 Bud/Red Roof racer looks a winner in 1/18 scale ... Not to namedrop, but as a young newspaper reporter I was in Bobby Rahal’s garage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway just after driver Gordon Smiley was killed in a horrific qualification day crash in 1982. It was Rahal’s rookie season and the young... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1972 McLaren M16 (Revson)
Revson's Indy 500 pole car another Replicarz gem … Peter Revson was a wealthy playboy type, but a talented racer. McLaren was a noted and successful race car maker. Their link-up in 1971 was historic and launched a successful era for both at the Indianapolis 500. Revson, the heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune had... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1940 & ’41 Indy 500 Maseratis
Latest 1/43 scale Maserati racers are a colorful duo … The late 1930s and early 1940s saw race cars developing quickly into what we would consider modern racers and Wilbur Shaw and his Boyle Special, a Maserati 8CTF, led the way at the Indianapolis 500, but others followed quickly. In 1939 Shaw won the 500... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1925 Duesenberg Indy 500 winner
Pete DePaolo's Duesenberg is a beauty ... Last time we laid eyes on Replicarz’s 1/18 scale Indy-winning Duesenbergs they were prototypes. Now comes the real deal, and just in time for next month’s 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500. Granted Duesenbergs haven’t been ripping up the Speedway recently, but they were a force in the... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello’s 1981 AAR Gurney Eagles
Automodello’s Gurney Eagles are beauties ... Dan Gurney stopped racing at the enf 1970, but his influence on open-wheel racing continued for decades afterward. Yet the 1970s and early 1980s were the zenith for his All-American Racers (AAR) Eagles. Gurney’s Santa Ana, Calif.-based shop turned out highly competitive Eagle chassis for the Indy Car series.... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1940 Boyle Special, Indy winner
Wilbur Shaw's 1940 Indy winning Maserati a beauty ... If you are collecting all the Indy 500 winning cars then Replicarz has another beautiful model to park in your Victory Lane – the 1940 Boyle Special. This is the same car that Wilbur Shaw won the 1939 Memorial Day classic in, but wearing the No.... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1970s Indy Eagles
Indy 500 Eagles continue to fly, multiply at Replicarz ... Dan Gurney remains one of the biggest names in open-wheel racing. His Eagle race cars dominated the Indianapolis 500 and Indycar circuit in the late 1960s through much of the 1970s, but really set the establishment on its ear starting in 1972. That’s when Bobby... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: 1974 Coyote, Indy 500 pole car, A.J. Foyt
Replicarz’s latest Foyt Coyote a winner, except at Indy ... A.J. Foyt epitomizes the Indianapolis 500. He’s a legend and his cars embody that legendary status too, even those that didn’t carry him to one of his record four Indy wins in 35 tries. Replicarz continues to expand its impressive 1/18 scale Indy 500 collection with Foyt’s... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1928 Indy 500-winning Miller
Replicarz delivers stellar 1/18 scale Miller ... Beyond Ray Harroun’s 1911 Marmon Wasp that won the first Indianapolis 500, the Miller racers of the 1920s and 1930s may be the most recognizable early Indy cars. Most famous, and recognizable, of those Millers is the gold No. 14 that Louis Meyer drove to victory in 1928, his... Continue Reading →
Cool car guys I’ve met
Up close and personal My days as a TV sports reporter in Green Bay provided me with opportunities others dream about. Almost all of them came because I spent lots of time at my favorite place, Road America, located about an hour south of Green Bay. I loved when there was a race coming up because... Continue Reading →