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Austin Healey 2000 MK-1 by KYOSHO in Photos

David — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:53:28 +0000

Austin Healey 2000 MK-1
Brand: KYOSHO
Scale: 1:18

KYOSHO Coming Soon – Morris MINI Minor 1959

David — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:13:14 +0000

KYOSHO is to release the Morris MINI Minor from 1959 in the 1:18 scale in quarter one of 2010. They will be releasing a red version and a white version as can be seen in their official pictures below. The replica looks nicely detailed (just like the majority of KYOSHO models), and I can’t wait to get a closer look at this classic.

The real MINI was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC), but it was not originally marketed under the MINI name. Instead it was marketed under two of BMC’s brand names, Austin and Morris, mainly as the Austin Seven or SE7EN, and the Morris Mini-Minor. Approximately 1,190,000 Mark 1 MINIs were built during the 1960s.

KYOSHO Coming Soon – Ferrari 250 GTO

David — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:11:20 +0000

KYOSHO recently announced that they will be releasing a 1:18 scale replica of the Ferrari 250 GTO Nr.25, and Nr.20 of the 1963 Le Mans race.

The 1963 Le Mans race took place on the 15th and 16th of June, and it was the 31st Grand Prix of Endurance.

Unfortunately, the race saw the fatality of Brazilian driver Christian Heins, who was involved in a fatal accident while racing his Alpine M63.

The Nr. 25 car was driven by Pierre Dumay and Leon Dernier for team Ecurie Francorchamps. They came 4th after 322 laps. The Nr. 20 car was driven by Fernand Tavano and Carlo Maria Abate for team SpA Ferrari SEFAC, but unfortunately they stopped after 105 laps and only managed to achieve position 28.