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__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
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Can't wait! Ted at Wilkinson's Automobilia found this Solido Salzburg rally Beetle for me, and has a few coming in. One of them has my name on it, of course. They are in 1:18 scale, some obviously glaring errors (if you know the cars)...but c'mon!!
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thumper are you only keep one?
Dave, where can i read more about the history of your bug? I recall some info here and there over the years.
A bit of a longer answer, that's not on topic for the thread so...
Spoiler!
The absolute BEST source for history and info is the original magazines from back when the factory cars were running. Most of them are in German, but the photos were invaluable. I don't normally carry them in the car, and can't make the Spring Meet, but if I do make it across for an RS meet this summer I'll try to remember to pack them. No sense in owning them if I can't share them. Here's the first six I was able to acquire...I've gone on to gather books and as much as I can.
I've also got photocopies of the original homologation papers, showing a bunch of the modifications to the car that Porsche needed to homologate. Those are pretty rad.
Online, there are two good websites with a fair bit of information.
The one to start at is www.salzburgkaefer.at. Using Google Translate it's pretty easy to understand. Under the "rallye -> Reports" section you'll find good resolution, colour, scans of a lot of my magazines. Other areas of the site have great history information, and follow ups on what happened to the cars. It's more dates and results type history vs. stories, but still quite interesting.
The other website, "rallybugs.com", is _brutal_ for its 1992 layout. But the information is pretty good. Here is the Rallye Racing magazine article translated: 1972 Rallye Racing...and scans or photos of various magazines (many of which are from the magazines I have): Porsche Salzburg Information
keeping both for now. the kyosho one is worth much more than the autoart for the time being so we shall see.
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
the white one is nice... i was told there were more colors but i don't know what they are
i just worry about how long i can keep the kyosho before the infamous paint rash starts to take over
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
I bought an Autoart 787B not too long ago. They did a rerun of it then. I still want the blackbird and Devilz :X
Also thanks to the person who posted the Greenlight F&F set. Bought on ebay. Classic!
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For those who are familiar about Alpina, here is a brief history of who they are.
Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG is an automobile manufacturing company based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany selling their own cars, based on BMW cars.
The firm was founded in 1965 by Burkard Bovensiepen, a member of the Bovensiepen family of industrialists.
Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, thus Alpina is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists which are aftermarket tuners
Here are some facts about this car:
The Alpina B10 Bi Turbo was produced from 1989 - 1994. Only 507 were produced. Each car is numbered.
The B10 was based on a stock e34 535i. To build each B10 Bi-Turbo powerunit Alpina dismantled a BMW M30 engine, replaced the stock pistons with forged Mahle units, installed two Garrett T25 water-cooled turbochargers, and added a Bosch variable boost control with range of 0.4-0.8 bar, adjustable from the driver's seat. Additional modifications helped raise the horsepower of the stock M30 engine from 155 kW/208 hp at 5700 rpm and 305 Nm/225 lb-ft at 4000 rpm to 265 kW/360 hp at 6000 rpm and 520Nm/384 lb-ft at 4000 rpm. A Getrag 290 5-speed manual transmission was specified to handle the power.
Real Car
Ottomobile 1/18 version.
Most of the BMW's in my collections are Alpina models. All of them are from Ottomobile. I think they are the only ones that produces Alpina BMW models in 1/18.
Ottomobile's B10 is pretty darn close to the real thing. Only 1/18 the size. The overall shape is very accurate. And the panel lines are crisp and sharp. All I can say is Wow! I love the fact that Otto actually made the B-Pillar separate and not printed flat on the clear plastic.
The paint finish on mine had not flaws, and almost no excess glue on the clear acetate plastic windows - Otto is well known for excess glue (my B7 is a good example).
The interior of the vehicle is well executed and detailed. The dials and steering wheel are well done. Even the patterned seats look terrific. I only wish Otto would add seat belts in their models.
Otto only produced 1500 B10's in Red, and these are all sold out. If you are into BMW's from the 80's and 90's (especially Alpina's), I would recommend adding this classic (is it too early to call this B10 a classic?) BMW to your collection. I hope Otto will release the Blue or Dark Green version of the B10 soon.
This latest model from Kyosho is very cool. It is the Land Rover Defender from the movie Tomb Raider in 1/18 scale. When Kyosho announced this release back in Nov 2016 it was sold out immediately.
In the 2000 Tomb Raider film starring Angelia Jolie, Land Rover Special Vehicles converted three Defender TD5 110 for the film. Each car was fitted with a 3.5l carburetor V8 with a automatic tranny. To create a "Fantasy" expedition vehicle, Land Rover gave the cars a custom paint job and used a lot of chequer metal plates. The Rovers were used mainly as movie props.
All I can say the Kyosho's version of this special Land Rover is super cool. Unfortunately it is a resin model. This model is very detailed. Kyosho even added what looks like a Nokia phone by the driver seat.
PE is used through out the model. The cargo cases, shovels, winches, spare tires and netting are permanently glued to place.
When handling this model, you have to be very careful. It feels very sturdy, yet fragile at the same time. The overall quality of this model is very good. All I can say is what a cool looking model. I'll let the photo's do the talking.
slumming at walmart during my work break and found this where it shouldn't have been... sadly it's a bit beat up
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
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