Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 24 Hours Le Mans 1970 Resin Slot Car Customs

ACAR Custom Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 24h Le Mans 1970

Vier Modelle des Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 vom 24h Rennen in Le Mans 1970

The attraction of racecars you have never seen in person. Modelling is an interesting way to gap that lack of experience. With the help of the internet, we can retrieve the needed information. With some paint and decals slot car bodies can be transformed into the image of the real car. It is always good to add some imagination.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 1:64 scale model for AFX and Faller AMS slot car racetracks

If you are into h0 slot cars, you will know how limited the choice of models is. Many times was I attempt to start modelling in larger scales because of the unlimited choice of cars from all periods. The myth of the 24 hours of Le Mans 1970 still holds some attraction for many slot car enthusiast. Ryotaro Endo was amongst those and made nice resin of the starting grit. 

All four Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 made into Slot Car models scale 1:64

C&R Bob Raymond sold the bodies. With little experience in customizing, I was hesitant and did not buy all the bodies. It would take many years and attempts to contact Ryotaro Endo. Some of is castings were still available. Amongst those three more of the Alfa Tipo 33/3.

Four Slot Cars Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 for h0 Racetracks

Now all four Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 that entered the race, were customized, and added to my collent. All in significant Alfa red with distinct fronts make it easy to identify the teams.

Yellow #35 Nanni Galli (I)/ Rolf Stommelen (G)

White #36 Andrea de Adamich (I)/Piers Courage (GB)

Light Blue #37 Toine Hezemans (NL)/Masten Gregory (USA), and 

all red #38 Teodoro Zeccoli (I)/Carlo Facetti (I).

The Alfa looks good from almost every angle. Even though they were not successful at the event they should have won “best of show”, at least in my opinion. You do not need to win a race to be a winner. I wish we would have other manufactures making more exotic cars in h0. On the other hand, there is only so much one can do. Still to many projects stored in boxes, waiting for the right treatment.

Tech Infos

BODY	+ R Model Ryotaro Endo, Japan
PAINT	Zero Paint: Alfa Rosso ZP-1098, Clear 2K
DECALS	+ R Model Ryotaro Endo, Japan
CHASSIS	Tomy SG+, Tomy Mega G
RIMS	RRR Road Race Replica

Alfa Romeo 33/3 Le Mans

ENGINE	V8 Otto cycle, central/posterior longitudinal 2998 cc
POWER	400 HP @ 9000 rpm
SPEED	310 km/h
WEIGHT	700 kg
DESIGN	Autodelta
TYPE OF BODY	Spider (sports car for the World Sportscars Championship)

Reference Images

 

Porsche at Le Mans 1970 – h0 Slot Car Custom

Porsche 907 and 910 at 24h Le Mans 1970 - the Unknown Heroes

Slot Car Custom Porsche 910 and Porsche 907 24 Hours Le Mans 1970

If you like historic race cars and you also like h0 slot cars, you will not find to many of the iconic race cars ready to buy, collect or race in that scale. There are some Porsche, Ferrari, Ford GT40 and Cobra Daytona’s available, that can be converted into one of the legendary cars to be found on popular classic car meetings these days. To escape the limitations of h0, customizing bodies becomes a necessity. The variation of slot cars available in larger scales can be very tempting. When it comes to track building the size would be a drawback. The combination of the two, modelling slot cars and a slot tracks, offers more options. This is why making unique cars in 1:64 has become fascinating challenge. What can be achieved?

Porsche 907 #61 Wicky Racing Team und zwei weitere Porsche 910

Porsche 910 #61 Guy Verriere 24h Le Mans 1970 Slot Car im Maßstab h0

Racing Legends h0 - Porsche at Le Mans 1970 - ho Slot Cars

In case of the Porsche 910, 907 or 906 Carrera the TYCO 908 has proven to be a good starting point. The bodies even allow to swop the chassis for the preferred AFX Magnatraction. Modifications on the front wheel wells create a better look. With the rear exhaust removed, altered air intakes and side vents added, the body resembles some of the significant features. Proportions of doors and roof, rear deck lid, head lights have not been changed. With the almost correct graphics the Porsches are a good interpretation of the original race cars.

The growing collection h0 slot cars from the 24 hours Le Mans 1970 was never intended. In the beginning the collection of resin bodies by Ryotaro +R Models

drew my interest. At the time the focus was mainly on the Ferrari 512. The AFX Porsche 917 could be transformed into the race winning car and some of the other teams. Customizing various Porsche 911 on bases of the AFX Porsche 911 Carrera brought up the idea of making some of the interesting Porsche 911S of the race. The 910 and 907 followed. You can also scale the blog for more 24 hrs. Le Mans 1970 slot cars.

Porsche 910 24h Le Mans 1970 Christian Poirot #46

Slotcar Porsche 910 24h Le Mans 1970 Guy Verrier #60

Porsche 910 24h Le Mans 1970 Christian Poirot #46

ACAR 24 hours Le Mans Slot Car Overview

24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911 Slot Car Custom

Slot car h0 24h Le Mans 1970 – ACAR Custom Slotcar h0

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24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911 Slot Car Custom

History Repeating – 24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911S

Metting Porsche 911 24h Le Mans 1970 h0 Slot Car at Forest Hill

You might have seen the iconic Porsche 911 S with the number 277. This car became Magnus Walkers and also the Outlaw Porsche enthusiasts trademark. The design, with colour accents on the bumpers, the red hood with number and sponsors represents a time, when teams would enter cars with the similar look and feel to the main races, like the 24h of Le Mans 1970. Growing up during that period, the taste for those graphics stayed with me. After the first attempts converting the AFX Carrera to a 911 S, the idea grew to make more of the Porsche 911 entries at the 24h Le Mans 1970.

Custom Porsche 911 24h Le Mans 1970 ho Slot Cra

Having fun out on the track Porsche 911 from the 24h Le Mans 1970

Researching images of the various cars and background information proofed to be time consuming. 24h Le Mans 1970 seemed to be well documented. The internet has proven to be a great source for all sorts of information over the years. Finding detailed information on the teams and cars has proven to be rather difficult. Teams no longer exist. Sponsors changed logos or went out of business. Many images are of poor quality. Identifying names and graphics can take forever. Only by chance some of the logos could be identified. Some are still a vague reproduction of what was deciphered. Still the little Porsche 911 S look good and perform well on the track.

AFX Porsche Carrera converted to Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970

Porsche 911 Meeting at Forest Hill

All of the cars sport an AFX Magnatraction chassis, like most of my custom-built slot cars  Wheels are mostly RRR or similar AFX rims with Custom FX Fuchs inserts. Bodies are based on the AFX Porsche Carrera. All bodies underwent modification on front and rear spoilers and bumpers, the rear-view mirror was removed, a lump on the driver’s side. All the cars were treated with great care. All the paint removed, sanded, base coat applied, sanded, painted and repeated if necessary. Window trim, headlights, exhausts etc. were detailed with Revell Aqua Paint. Some decals came from Le Mans decals. Others are custom made decals for better proportions and detail, printed by Decal Print. The Porsche 911s are a nice addition the growing collection of h0 slot cars, representing the 1970 Le Mans grid.

Custom h0 Slot Car Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970

Matthias Pohl 24h Le Mans 1:32 

#43 Porsche 911 S LM 1970 Jean-Pierre Gaban

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 Jean-Pierre Gaban #43

#59 Porsche 911 S LM 1970 Team Jean Egreteaud

Porsche 911 S 24h Le Mans 1970 Team Jean Egreteau #59

#63 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Team Ray Racing

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 Team Ray Racing #63

Porsche 911S LM 1970 Claude Haldi-HART SKI Racing #65

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 Claude Haldi-HART SKI Racing #59

#67 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Jacques Dechaumel

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 1970 Jacques Dechaumel #67

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More Porsche 911S to come

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Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 – Slot Car Custom h0

Unknown Heroes 24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911S

We all know the winning Porsche 917K Porsche Salzburg #23. Most would not know who came second or third that year. The Porsche 917L Martini Racing Team ­#3 driven by Gérad Larrousse and Willi Kausen finished in second place. Helmut Marko and Rudi Lins came third with the Martini Racing Team Porsche 908/2LH #27.

24h Le Mans 1970 - Sieger Porsche 917K #23 - weniger bekannt,
viele Porsche 911S von kleineren Teams, die am Rennen teilnahmen.

But there were several Porsche 911S participating in the event. Private entries with little hope for the big success. All off them displaying unique and compelling liveries. Unfortunately, these cars were not as well documented as the ones entered by powerful companies or racing teams. It took some time to find some reliable sources in order to recreate the liveries with logos from unknow companies that went out of business some time ago. Modelers like myself are not historians and do not necessarily have all the resources and contacts to retrieve the desired information. Still, some of the 911S have come to fruition. Even thou they are only h0 slot cars with all the drawbacks, they recreate some of the spirit of these days.

Here is a teaser - the #65 Porsche 911S Hart Ski Racing Team Claude Haldi / Arthur Blank.

Slotcar Porsche 911 S Hart Ski Racing Team (CH) #65
Claude Haldi (CH)/Arthur Blank (CH), Result: DNF
Sponsors: HART SKI / METALLOSA SA / Esso

Slotcar Porsche 911S Custom AFX Porsche Carrera

Porsche 911S Le Mans 1970
Hart Ski Racing Team Claude Haldi (CH) / Arthur Blank (CH)

The name of Claude Haldi popped up frequently during research. It became obvious that Claude Haldi, a Swiss driver, had entered the 24h of Le Mans on serval occasions with little success. And to my surprise I had made some of these cars into slot cars over the years.

More Porsche at Le Mans with Claude Haldi

Porsche 934 Schiller Racing (CH) Le Mans 1976 #69

Slot Car Porsche 934 Schiller Racing (CH) Le Mans 1976 #69
Claude Haldi (CH)/Florian Vetsch (CH), Result: DNF)

Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche System Engineering Ltd #47

Slotcar Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche System Engineering Ltd. (D) Le Mans 1973 #47
Reinhold Jöst (D) / Claude Haldi (CH), Result: DNF)
Sponsors: MARTINI RACING

The 911S was made from an AFX Porsche Carrera. Front spoiler had to be reworked. The rear spoiler was removed. And the rear bumper underwent subtle changes. The rear-view mirror had to be removed. It looks like a lump, not much of a mirror. ­ After reworking the body on all of the 911S, base coat was applied, sanded, another layer of base coat, sanded and painted. Custom decals for all the cars had to be designed and printed. Details painted, fog lights added on some and the right rims mounted to the chassis. The front wheels mainly feature the Fuchs inserts by Custom FX.

This is an earlier Porsche 911S from the 24h Le Mans 1970
Jean Egreteaud (F) #59

Slotcar Porsche 911 S Jean Egreteaud (F) #59
Jean Égreteaud (F)/Jean Mésange (F), Result: DNF)
Sponsors: Esso

Porsche 911 S 24h LeMans 1970

#43 Porsche911 S LM 1970 Jean-Pierre Gaban

#59 Porsche911 S LM 1970 Team Jean Egreteaud

#63 Porsche911S LM 1970 Team Ray Racing

#65 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Claude Haldi HART SKI Racing

#67 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Jacques Dechaumel

Claude Haldi

Le Mans 1983: Claudi Haldi mit Angelo Pallavicini, Peter Sauber und Marco Vanoli
(Foto: Jimmy Froidevaux/Archiv Zwischengas.com).

ACAR Lola T70 h0 Slot Car Custom

The Beauty and the Beast - Lola T70

Slot Car Lola T70 h0 Custom #42 Tourist Trophy 1968 #2 Brands Hatch 1967

Ein Lola T70 in h0 1:64 stand lange auf der Wunschliste. Irgendwann wurden zwei Karosserien erworben.  Im Original aus sehr dünnem Kunststoff, tiefgezogen und extrem verbeult und ungenau. Immer wieder kamen die Modelle auf den Arbeitstisch. Auffüllen, schleifen, schneiden, füllen, schleifen. Nachdem die meisten Schwachstellen ausgebessert waren, wurden Motorhalterungen für die AFX Magna Traction Chassis installiert, grundiert, lackiert und Decals von Pattos aufgebracht. Die Wahl fiel auf die #42 mit Danny Hulme, Tourist Trophy 1968 und #2 John Surtees (GB)/David Hobbs (GB), Brand Hatch 1967. Man könnte sich besser detaillierte Modelle wünschen. Leider habe ich noch keine besseren gefunden. Auf der Bahn wirken die beiden Lol T70 recht gut und die leichte Karosserie fährt sich sehr gut. Mit den beiden Rennwagen aus der Saison 1967 und 1968 wächst die

Sammlung an Rennwagen der 1960 und 1970 an.

Custom Slot Car Lola T70 - Danny Hulme, John Surtess and David Hobbs

A Lola T70 has been on the wish list for some time. Eventually two bodies were purchased. The bodies are vacuum formed from thin Polystyrene, with many flaws and little detail. Because they were the only ones to be found over a longer period of time, they were made into #42 with Danny Hulme winning the Tourist Trophy in 1968 and #2 with John Surtees (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) appearing at Brands Hatch in 1967. It took several attempts to prepare the bodies. Filling, sanding, cutting, filling, sanding until the bodies could be primed and painted. Decals from Pattos were applied and the clear coated. The two run on AFX Magna Traction chassis. Mounts for these chassis had been installed to the bodies earlier on. Even thou the two cars lack details they have become a nice addition to the growing collection of race cars of the 1960s and 1970s.

Denny Hulme, Steering Wheel Club Lola T70, Oulton Park, Tourist Trophy 1968.

Tourist Trophy - British Sports Car Championship 1968
#42 Lola T70 Mk.3, Sid Taylor Racing (IRL), Driven by: Denny Hulme (NZ) Winner

The race was held over 110 laps of the Oulton Park circuit. Denny Hulme took his Sid Taylor Racing prepared Lola T70 Mk.3 to his third TT win in four years, winning with an aggregated time of 3hrs 03:57.200mins., averaging a speed of 99.074 mph. Just 9.4 seconds behind in second place was David Piper, who shared his Ferrari 412 P with Richard Attwood. Attwood joined Piper following the demise of his pole winning Ford P68. Third place was attained by Paul Hawkins, in his Ford GT40, albeit one lap adrift. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_RAC_Tourist_Trophy

Lola T70 MkIIIB Continuation

Brands Hatch 6 Hours - International Manufacturers Championship. Prototypes 1967
#2 Lola T70 Mk.3 GT, Lola Racing Ltd. (GB), Driven by: John Surtees (GB)/David Hobbs (GB)

Lola T70 - # 2 Brands Hatch 1967 John Surtees (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

1967 BOAC Six Hours, Formation Lap: #10 Porsche 910 of Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt;
#11 Porsche 910 of Jo Siffert and Bruce McLaren;
#3 Ford GT40 Mirage M1 of Pedro Rodriguez and Richard Thompson;
followed by a gaggle of plastic Porsches all the way to a MG and Austin-Healey in the rear.
(Photo: Mike Hayward Collection)

Le Mans 1970 - Lola T70 Resin Body by Ryotaro

#4 Lola T70 Mk III b, Racing Team VDS, Teddy Pilette/Taf Gosselin
#49 Chevron B16 Ford, Paul Watson Racing International, Ian Skailes/John Hine
24h Le Mans 1970

Beautiful Lola T70 Bodies by BHR

BHR 1965-1970 Can Am and Endurance Classics in 1/64 Scale
Contact: rahprods@dslextreme.com

BHR Lola T70 Mk. III Coupe CONCOURS RTR Body; HO 1/64, Red/Clear

New from BHR. Limited production handler body for 1.5" wheelbase, 1.25" width (or less) HO chassis. This extremely durable body weighs just 1.3 g and has excellent detail. What you see is what you get: One premium .020 clear ready-to-race body, expertly trimmed, painted Ferrari red and meticulously detailed. (Body only, t he chassis is not included.)
About this car: The timeless T70 sports coupe was popular in both the US and Europe in the late '60's and early 70's and continues to thrill crowds at vintage events to this day. It raced in the Can Am as well as in all FIA long distance events. Check out my other listings for more bodies, decals and custom detailing accessories from B ob H ackl R acing, your classic Can Am headquarters.
Available now: "E-Z Mount" vac magnetic body clips for AFX SRT/T; SG+/G-Jet; Wizzard Storm
Decals for Gurney MclEagle M6 and T70, Penske/Donohue M6 and T-70, Team McLaren M6 (Bruce/Denny), Andretti 429'er M6, Eaton BRM P154, Jones/Andretti T70 Ford, Lothar Motschenbacher M6; Parsons,Scott/Simoniz Lola T160/163; Follmer Lola T70