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27/05/2008

Biante Collectors Club Newsletter 27th May 2008

This week at Biante we once again have a great line up of releases as well as some pleasing news to share with all our collectors.

New Manufacturer Announcement

Biante are happy to announce that we have been able to secure in very limited numbers, seven of the extremely popular Dale Earnhardt Sr. Nascars manufactured by Motorsport Authentics.

These officially licensed, 1:24 scale NASCAR diecast collectible cars are precision engineered by Motorsports Authentics and have an all diecast body; opening hood and deck lid; detailed fuel compartment; disc brake assembly; simulated exhaust openings; aero design wheels; manufacturer-specific engine detail with valve covers; rear window funnel access; tampo-graphics; high quality paint; and much, much more! In addition, each Motorsports Authentics diecast collectible car is handsomely packaged in its own decorative box and base.

Biante are thrilled to have these seven cars ready for release next week on the 4th of June at 2pm.
Be sure to check the In Transit section to take a closer look at these stunning items.

New Australian Models

Once again this week, Biante are proud to announce some new Australian models that are sure to be very popular with all our valued collectors.

First up in 1:18 scale we have the eagerly anticipated Allan Grice A9X Torana Hatchback from the 1978 Bathurst 1000. This beautiful car in its instantly recognisable livery that was synonymous with Allan Grice at the time finished a valiant second place to the works A9X of Peter Brock and will make a handsome addition for all Australian touring car collectors.
In addition, each car will come with its own numbered certificate personally signed by Allan Grice.
A87860 HOLDEN TORANA A9X HATCHBACK - #6 BATHURST - GRICE/LEFFLER (1978)

Secondly, In addition to the 1:18 scale model announced a few weeks ago, we have the 1:43 Biante Motor Racing Legend version of the Dick Johnson "First Race" FJ Holden.
This beautiful model of the famous FJ driven by the iconic Queensland racer will be a popular addition to the series for Holden and Ford collectors alike.
BL66460 HOLDEN FJ SPECIAL SEDAN - #38J - DICK JOHNSON (FIRST RACE) - LAKESIDE (1964)

Make sure you add these fantastic models to your watchlist in order to follow their progress through development.

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 28th May 2008 2pm

This week is once again a busy one for releases with some incredible models from Bizarre, Minichamps, Redline and Spark.

Bizarre

We have four items from Bizarre ready for release including the two works Ford C100's from the 1982 Lemans race. These cars were the vehicles entrusted by Ford to take the fight to the new and very fast Porsche 956's at the time but unfortunately retired before being able to put up a worthy fight.
SBZ219 TOYOTA - SUPRA #4 3RD SAFARI RALLY - TORPH - MELANDER (1987)
SBZ227 INALTERA - GT #88 4TH Le Mans (1977)
SBZ339 FORD - C 100 #6 LEMANS 24 HR - K LUDWIG / M SURER / M WINKELHOCK (1982)
SBZ340 FORD - C100 #7 LEMANS - M WINKLEHOCK K NIEDZWEIDZ (1982)

Minichamps

Another great list of Minichamps models are available this week including the long awaited Mark Webber Red Bull RB3 in 1:43 scale. This model is sure to be very popular so make sure you're ready at 2pm Wednesday in order to secure yourself one of these important items.
Another stand out release is the double World Champion Mika Hakkinen's Mclaren test car from Barcelona 2006.
400 055530 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CABRIOLET - DARK BLUE METALLIC (1993)
400 060020 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO-COSWORTH STR-1 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (2006)
400 061290 PORSCHE - 911 TARGA - BELGIAN POLICE (1977)
400 070015 RED BULL RACING RENAULT RB3 - MARK WEBBER (2007)
400 082014 EDSEL BERMUDA STATION WAGON - SALMON (1958)
400 084122 FORD MUSTANG GT - BLUE METALLIC (2005)
400 137600 ASTON MARTIN DBS - SILVER / GREEN METALLIC (1969)
400 163501 MITSUBISHI COLT 1978 RED - COLT (1978)
400 706125 PORSCHE 917 L - Elford / Ahrens - LeMANS 24hr (1970)
400 713438 MERCEDES BENZ 300SEL 6.8 - FINALE HOCKENHEIM - 'HANNEN ALT' HANS MEYER AvD/MHSTC (1971)
400 905320 TABBERT CARAVAN - WHITE (1973)
436 068446 FORD FOCUS RS WRC - WINNER MONA RALLY SHOW - V.ROSSI, C.CASSINA (2006)
499 073922 BUESSING - LU11/16 'SCHULTHEISS'BIER PRITSCHENKOFFERZUG
530 064399 McLAREN MERCEDES MP4/21 - MIKA HÄKKINEN TEST BARCELONA 30-11-2006 LIMITED EDITION (2006)

Redline

Redline has again brought their high detail 1:43 models to the fore with these brilliant Ferrari Lemans racers. These beautiful replicas are exquisitely detailed for such a small size and when the list includes two of the iconic 250 GTO's these models are surely not going to remain around for long.
RL076 FERRARI 365 GTB/4 - Grossman / Chinetti Jnr - LeMANS 24hr (1971)
RL077 FERRARI GTB/4 - Andruet / Ballot-Lena - LeMANS 24hr (1972)
RL115 FERRARI - FERRARI 250 GTO #19 2ND LEMANS - J. GUICHET – P. NOBLET (1962)
RL121 FERRARI - 250 GTO #22 3RD LEMANS - ELDE / BEURLYS (1962)
RL130 FERRARI - 330 LEMANS TRI #6 WINNER LEMANS - O. GENDEBIEN – P. HILL (1962)

Spark

Spark have some extremely eye-catching models this week that include some of the most spectacular and extravagant of the Lemans prototype cars from last years 24 hour race.
S01274 PEUGEOT - 905 EVO2 (1992)
S01356 PORSCHE - 356 CARRERA 1500 GS - SILVER (1956)
S01422 ZYTEK 07S/2 - BARAZI EPSILON #32 LEMANS (2007)
S01423 ZYTEK 07S/2 - BARAZI EPSILON #33 LEMANS (2007)
S0149 COURAGE LC70 AER - COURAGE COMPETITION #12 LEMANS (2007)
S0168 CORVETTE C6R - ALPHAND AVENTURES #72 LEMANS (2007)
S0246 MG LOLA EX264 AER - RML #25 LEMANS - T. ERDOS – M. NEWTON – A. WALLACE (2007)
S0356 PESCAROLO JUDD - KRUSE MOTORSPORT #44 LEMANS (2007)
S0357 RADICAL SR9 - AER #21 LEMANS - T. GREAVES – S. MOSELEY – R. LIDDELL (2007)
S0374 MORGAN - AERO 8 - WHITE (2007)
S0616 ALFA ROMEO - SZ TROPHY #65 (1991)
S0619 ALFA ROMEO CARABO - GREEN (1970)
S0830 FUN CUP - #194 25 HOURS OF SPA (2007)
S0831 FUN CUP - #53 (2007)
S0893 PORSCHE - 911 S - #34 LEMANS 24 HR - A. Johnson / E. Forbes / Robinson (1971)
S0961 PORSCHE 961 - Metge / Haldi / Nierop - LeMANS 24hr (1987)

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 4th June 2008 2pm

Next week will be a small but interesting range of releases with the inclusion of the very significant Mick Doohan 1997 Championship winning Honda NSR500 and the newly announced Dale Earnhardt Sr Nascars.

Ixo

SF10/96 F1 FERRARI F310 - WINNER BARCELONA GRAND PRIX - #1 M. SCHUMACHER (1996)

Minichamps

122 976101 HONDA NSR500 - Michael 'Mick' Doohan - 500cc GP (1997)

Motorsports Authentics

XC252 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - Engine Change - SPECIAL (1990)
XC2524 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - "4 Tire Stop" SPECIAL (1994)
XC2525 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - Brickyard Win - SPECIAL (1995)
XC2526 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - Silver Select - SPECIAL (1995)
XC2527 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - "Starting in the Front" SPECIAL (1996)
XC2529 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - Daytona Win - SPECIAL (1998)
XC2534 Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Movie Car - 7 Time Champion - SPECIAL (1994)

Finishline

After an incredible and entertaining race at Monte Carlo on the weekend where Lewis Hamilton impressively took his first Monaco crown and Aussie Mark Webber moved to equal sixth in the drivers standings, we finally have three designated top place runners.

1) Stephen Duck 25pts
2) Gary Hargreaves 24pts
3) Paul Vella 23pts

Next race is the Canadian GP in two weeks time so make sure you have your picks is by 5pm Friday 6th June.