ACAR Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967

Ferrari 330 P3 h0 Slot Car Customs - Sometimes good things don´t come easy

Maybe I should start with a confession. I am not interested in real cars. Or maybe, I was interested in cars until my early twenties. Modern cars do not appeal to me. And I do not see myself fixing Oldtimers. Slot cars provide the grounds to explore that passion for older race cars in a small scale. I like to relive the period and replicate the feeling of races in the 1960s and 1970s until the early 1980s.

Ferrari 330 P3 Custom h0 Slot Le Mans 1967

My interests goes beyond the slot car models. For me the cars come alive once placed in the according surrounding. Looking at railroad modelling you will find that landscape, architecture and trains replicate a period. Space for landscape and structures, trees, hill, all the detailing will add to that illusion. I wanted to explore that path with slot cars. Even though 1:32 would provide a larger variety of cars, the larger scale would limit the options landscaping and modelling to scale.

Slot Car Model Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967

Now, to overcome the limitations in slot cars available in h0 or rather 1:64 I am always on the hunt for desired models. The Ferrari 330 P3 is one of them. I was very excited when models of the Ferrari 330 P3 popped up on the internet in forums.

Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967 # 21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I)

The body was offered by C&R Racing Bob Raymond. I had bought Ryotaro Endo Le Mans bodies and the best decals ever from Bob before. Luckily, he would respond and sell two bodies to me. Like many others the bodies retired in one of my project boxes, before they were made into two of the four Ferrari that entered the famous race at Le Mans in 1967 (Ford winning the race for the first time).

Ferrari 330 P3 #21 Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) finishing in 2nd place

The body was in need for some treatment. Most importantly the chassis mounts had to be removed to lower the body. What could have been a simple task, ended up being difficult. The Aurora AFX G- Plus chassis was the choice for the build. In the end I did want to paint the rims golden, to underline the slot car look. It might change at some point.

Ferrari 330 P3 Le Mans 1967 #24 Equipe Nationale Belge (B) finishing in 3rd place

It might not have been the last 330 P3 I made. I really like the looks and there are many more to replicate with interesting liveries. Besides the Ferraris, there are several other cars of the 24h Le Mans 1967 that should materialize in the future. I still have two Mirage M1 Gary Fast casted and I waiting for the Chaparral 2F he is working on. Some cars of the race have been made, all four GT40 MKiV and some Porsche 906 Carrera.

Ferrari 330 P3 #24 Le Mans 1967 Driven by Willy Mairesse (B) and Jean Beurlys (B)

#21 - Ferrari 330 P3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) Driven by: Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)/Mike Parkes (GB) Result: 2nd

#24 - Ferrari 330 P3 Equipe Nationale Belge Driven by: Willy Mairesse (B)/"Jean Beurlys" (B) Result: 3rd

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24h Le Mans 1965

Shelby Cobra Daytona 24h Le Mans 1965 #10 Shelby America

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Non-Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Jason Boye
Paint	Zero Paint Guardsman Blue

12h Reims 1964

12h Reims Gueux 1964 Shelby American (USA)#14

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Non-Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Jason Boye
Paint	Gravity Colors Ford Viking Blue

12h Reims Gueux 1964 Shelby American (USA)#15

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Non-Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Jason Boye
Paint	Gravity Colors Ford Viking Blue

Goodwood 1964

Goodwood 1964 Alan Man#22

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Non-Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Jason Boye
Paint	Zero Paint Guardsman Blue

Gibson-Motorsport

Silverstone Classic 2018 Gibson Motorsport #14

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Custom
Paint	Gravity Ferrari Rosso Corsa

DK Engineering

Goodwood Members’ Meeting Ecurie Francorchamps DK Engineering

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Custom
Paint	AC green

Essex-Wire

Shelby Cobra Daytona with Essex-Wire livery

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Custom
Paint	Zero Paint Gloss White

Coventry-Motors

Shelby Cobra Daytona with Coventry-Motors livery

Body	AFX
Chassis	AFX Magnatraction
Wheels	RRR Road Race Replica
Declas	Custom
Paint	Gravity Color Ferrari Giallo Fly

Taking the Cobras for a spin at Forest Hill

ACAR Custom AFX Tomy Shelby Cobra Daytona

ACAR Custom AFX Tomy Shelby Cobra Daytona

Playing with the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe

Various custom Shelby Cobra Daytona by Michael Ackermann

It always will take some time to appreciate the work that was put into a project, at least it does for me. It happened once more with the series of Cobras that were built in 2020. The Cobra bodies had been around for a little while before I made up my mind about the looks for the models. I like to search the web for inspiration and information on the cars. Two examples stood out, because they did not come in that typical Cobra metallic blue look. One was a Cobra with a red and white livery I had only seen on a Lola T70 before. (Lola T70 CanAm Bridgehamton 1966 John Surtees). The other came in a mud green with a yellow accent on the hood. The idea of adopting other liveries from that period to the Daytonas was appealing.

Custom AFX Cobra Daytona ho Slot Cars

Shelby Cobra Daytona in New and Old Looks

Four custom AFX Cobra Daytona h0 scale

The outlaws Daytonas were a simple choice.

Because I had previously built some AC Cobra 427 and already had the artwork one of the Daytona’s received the Coventry Motors livery, the other the Essex Wire. Both suit the Daytona bodies quiet well. For the time being AFX G-Plus chassis were added, keeping the original yellow respective white rims. At first, I thought about the color that matched the paint. The body rights relatively high and might need larger wheels.

Custom Slot Car h0 Cobra Daytona with Outlaw Design

The retro Daytonas became classic drivers.

Cobra #10 Le Mans 1965, #22 Goodwood, #14 and #15 12h Reims-Gueux 1964

Two Cobras were destined to add to the 12h Reims-Gueux 1964 starting grid. A decal sheet once purchased from Jayson Boye was very helpful. The sheet contained the livery for the #14 and made it easy to add the livery for #15. (Check out Jayson Boye Le Monzaco track at https://blog.h0slot.ch/galerien/bahnen-2/nggallery/bahnen/le-monzaco/thumbnails/page/1for inspiration).

Custom Shelby Cobra in classic liveries using decals by Jason Boye

One was made into the #10 Le Mans 1965. The other into #22 from Goodwood. Both liveries came from the same decal sheet be Jayson Boye. The paint came from ZERO Paints: Shelby Cobra Guardsman Blue (ZP-1080) and GRAVITY Colors FORD Wiking Blue GC-288.

The view of the rear is the best perspective of the Cobras

It was also my first attempt on clear bodies with, with good results. I wish manufactures would provide more clear bodies for modelers. Especially in the smaller scale the even contours create a better-looking result. For the others received window decals. It is not easy to recognize the difference in some of the pictures. Still, preference is on the clear windows.

Tide chase of several Cobras around the bent at the Hotel de la Source

By the end of last year, we had some sunny days. Even though it was freezing I wanted to take advantage of the sunshine and photograph some of my custom build slot cars of 2020. There is no better light to light, than the sun. My smaller track Forest Hill still can easily be moved into the yard. Amongst those were the Shelby Cobras Daytona.

My Selection of Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé

24h Le Mans 1965 Shelby American Inc. #10

Shelby American Inc. (USA) Bob Johnson (USA)/Tom Payne (USA)

12h Reims Gueux 1964 Shelby American (USA)#14

Shelby American (USA), Innes Ireland (GB)/Jochen Neerpasch (D)

Sliverstone Classic 2018 Gibson Motorsport #14

Inspired by the Gibson Motorsport Shelby Cobra Daytona Silverstone Classic 2018

The 2018 Silverstone Classic – Imagery by Peter Aylward – Part II

12h Reims Gueux 1964 Shelby American (USA)#15

Shelby American (USA), Bob Bondurant (USA)/Dan Gurney (USA)

Tourist Trophy 1965 Alan Mann Racing Team

Alan Mann Racing Ltd. (GB), Jack Sears (GB)

Goodwood Members’ Meeting Ecurie Francorchamps DK Engineering

DK Engineering, Cottingham James (GB)/Summers Tim (GB)

DK Engineering Relive the Goodwood Members’ Meeting from a driver’s perspective

Shelby Cobra Daytona with Essex-Wire livery

Interpretation of the significant Essex Wire livery for the Daytona

Shelby Cobra Daytona with Coventry-Motors livery

A Shelby Cobra Dayatona coupe with the Coventry-Motors livery

AFX Tomy Shelby Cobra Daytona customized to replecate various version of the car in period.

The first Shelby Daytona Coupe was built at the Shelby American race shop in Venice, California. The remaining five were built at Carrozzeria Gransport (Italian for "Grand Sport Coachbuilders") in Modena, Italy.

A seventh semi-related car, the 427 "Type 65" Shelby Daytona Super Coupe # CSB3054 prototype that was developed but never officially completed by Shelby,^[4] is not included in this article.

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