Exoto en CMC 1:18
Geplaatst: di 18 dec 2007 06:39
Hier kan je alle info en foto's van de 1:18 wagens van Exoto en CMC kwijt 

Allemaal leuk en aardig, maar wat Exoto aan het doen is vind ik allang niet meer leuk. Qua kwaliteit kunnen ze niet onder doen voor CMC, hoewel ik die laatste nog iets hoger inschat. Daarentegen stijgen de prijzen enorm per model wat aangekondigd. CMC weet de prijs aardig gelijk te houden, maar bij Exoto is ieder model 40 of 50 dollar duurder dan het vorige. Wat ook heel leuk is, is het feit dat de belangrijkste uitvoering alleen inclusief extra Rolling Chassis te leveren is: 400 dollar en bij sommige webshops dus ook 400 EURO!!! Is toch niet meer normaal??? Lopen ze ook nog leuk te verkondigen dat hij wel 800 onderdelen heeft!!! Alsof dat veel is, CMC zit met een aantal modellen al ver over de 1000...
The Chaparral 2D remains one of the most beautiful cars to grace the world's racing circuits. It is the fraternal twin to the legendary Chaparral 2 Can-Am racers, sharing the roadster's gorgeous, swoopy lines, and its original fiberglass chassis but in coupe form. The 2D led a relatively short life and suffered its share of DNFs, but when it finished it finished first!
The 2D holds a special place in motorsport history for having bravely tackled only the very toughest challenges: the Daytona 24 Hours, Sebring 12 Hours, Nurburgring 1000km, and Le Mans 24 Hours.
Each circuit presents a unique challenge. Whether at Daytona's high banking, Sebring's punishing surface, the demanding 22.8km Nordschlefe circuit, and the sustained speed of Le Mans through night and day, disaster was the norm. At the Nurburgring, however, the svelte Chaparral 2D driven by Phil Hill and Jo Bonnier beat the odds and claimed victory from Ferrari and Porsche!
Exoto has gone to truly great lengths to make the Exoto Chaparral 2D Racing Legends Collection historically accurate, investing heavily in new and distinct tooling for the three major body styles employed by the Texan team in 1966. The Daytona configuration features open air around the velocity stacks and the unique rear "flipper wing". For the following race, Jim Hall and his team developed "fast back" bodywork and had prepared a second 2D...
The Chaparral team arrived in Europe to tackle Nurburgring and Le Mans with further aerodynamic revisions including new air ducts ahead of the rear wheels and, most noticeably, a large airbox to ram air into the small block Chevy V8. Exoto has, of course, captured even the small differences between the Nurburgring and Le Mans cars. A collection that features one 2D deserves to include the full set, capturing an historic racer through every phase of its evolution!
The new Exoto Chaparral 2D features all the intricate details collectors have come to expect and that only Exoto can deliver:
• Full die-cast body with removable front and rear sections • Flexible cooling duct hoses • Fully wired and plumbed small block 327 c.i. Chevy V8 motor • Opening fuel-filler caps • Wiring, braided steel lines, and springs • Rubber-like tires on beautifully cast wheels • Opening doors, and access panels in die-cast metal on flush-mounted piano hinges • Numerous genuine photo-etch metal parts including radiators and seat belt buckles • Fabric seat belts • Functioning steering and suspension with genuine coil springs • Distinct and historically correct details that the competition can only dream of!
Exoto's First 1966 Chaparral 2D Racing Legend
Scheduled to Arrive This Summer:
Of je besteld hem direct bij Exoto, komt er 38 dollar verzendkosten bij en staat ie met de huidige dollarkoers voor 245 euro bij je in huisrsh_scuderia schreef:Voor de liefhebbers;
Item: RLG88100
Model: 1989 Nissan R89C
Version: 1989 Le Mans, car #25
Drivers: Geoff Brabham, Chip Robinson, Arie Luyendyk
Price:
$348.95
Volgens mij is Exoto zich enigzins een beetje uit de markt aan het prijzen.....
Zeker als transport, ditributie, importeur en handelaar ook nog een boterham moeten verdienen. Dit model zal over de 300 euri gaan....