Posted by Frank Lemire on Friday May 24, 2024 at 07:37PM
Just received the new Lola T70 MK3B put out by Spark
The model comes in a fancy box that commemorates 100 years of Le Mans and also has it’s own display case and base
This model is of the car that Scuderia Filipinetti ran at Le Mans in 1969 – The car was a DNF but I am a collector of Filipinetti’s cars as well as Lola T70s so this was a ‘must have’ for me.
I find the model to be a very good overall representation of the actual car. The body shape, stance and ride height seem to be in order as is the livery.
Here are a few photos comparing it to the older GMP model
The new Spark model is wider at the rear wheels and the rear air intakes are different as well. Being a newer model the Spark has superior glass and lights and I think has a more accurately shaped roof, windshield and nose.
Failures? Well first off it is a sealed model so what you see is what you get. They also didn’t spend much time and effort on the engine.
And they did not put any logos on the tires – race photos clearly show that the car ran with Goodyear tires. They also got the ‘BonGrip SPIKES’ logo slightly wrong.
I would have rather done without the fancy box and the display case and got the proper tires instead.
#461661 Try waiting 3 years... by David Hepp on Saturday May 25, 2024 at 10:55AM - ...for a pre-paid model, and having to resort to 3rd party, force majeure to "persuade" the manufact
on Friday May 24, 2024 at 10:23PM - Shape and stance and outside detail seem spot-on.
Makes me reconsider getting it while I am on a re
#461654 Details, details......... by Frank Lemire on Friday May 24, 2024 at 10:48PM - In the Scuderia Filipinetti book I have the wheels do appear to be gold - at least at some races. I'
on Sunday May 26, 2024 at 01:26AM - Logo on the '69 Le Mans car seems to be a more basic version - minus the lines you mention (as it ap
#461664 Great photo, but by Frank Lemire on Sunday May 26, 2024 at 08:33AM - Sometimes color photos can fool you - particularly older shots taken with film.
Here is a black a
on Friday May 24, 2024 at 11:13PM - You mean this one?
https://www.raceland.de/Lola-T70-Mk3B-GT-Chevrolet-Roger-Penske-Sunoco-Sieger-
#461660 That's the one.......... by Frank Lemire on Saturday May 25, 2024 at 06:34AM - It might look really striking sitting in a row with all of the perfectly finished Penske Sunoco cars