1:18 Die-cast Model cars by Auto Art Holden Monaro V2 and Holden VT Commodore concept coupe

Assorted 1:18 scale diecast model cars by AUTOart

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Click on the picture for more photos. 1:18 Diecast scale model of the Holden Concept VT Commodore Coupe Limited Edition with Certificate of Authenticity	AA73432 Metallic Gold Includes free Holden Monaro CV8 Polo shirt and Utility Bag while stocks last!	Holden designers were looking at the concept of a coupe version of the VT range as early as 1993. The proportions and the sleek lines of the VT were a natural for the coupe treatment. The Holden design team, headed by Mike Simcoe, who created the VT Commodore produced some beautiful renderings of how such a coupe could look.	$175 AUD Email now to buy Last One Free Shipping!	Mike Simcoe's team challenged traditional thinking and worked on the project in secret knowing that they would not get official funding at the concept stage. It may have been a dream in 1993 but the coupe went from an idea into a reality in under five months. In October 1998 at the Sydney Motor Show Holden unveiled the VT Commodore Coupe. In February 1999 Holden announced that the VT Coupe will go into production, the new Monaro coupe was born, the first example rolling off the assembly line in October, 2001 - a transition that would take only 22 months. The Monaro was about as close as a car could come to being an instant classic, resurrecting the name "Monaro" that many thought had been consigned to the annals of Aussie motoring history. Two versions were available, the supercharged V6 "CV6" and Gen III V8 powered CV8. Specs: CV6 CV8
1:18 scale diecast model Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Road Car By Auto Art	A78202 Click on the pictures for details.	The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 was developed by Panoz Auto Development and Reynard Motorsport for GT endurance racing in 1997. In order to meet homologation requirements, Panoz built two road-legal GTR-1s which featured full interiors and minor modifications to make it able to be legally registered. These cars were retained by Don Panoz and now features a smaller 5.3L V8 instead of the full 6.0L V8 race engine.	$199 AUD Email now to buy In stock Now Free Shipping!	The GTR-1 competed in the FIA GT Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as the IMSA GT. Don Panoz, wanting to keep an American-style of design, insisted that the car be based on his Esperante sports car. Like the production Esperante, the engine was located in front of the cockpit. Although located behind the front axle to give it a balanced mid-engine layout. For an engine Panoz turned to Roush Racing of NASCAR fame to construct 6.0L V8s based on Ford engines. For the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans, three GTR-1s were entered by David Price and DAMS. Unfortunately none of the cars was able to finish, mostly due to engine difficulties. The Panoz factory team concentrated on 1998 Le Mans with their own two cars. Although one car failed to finish, the second entry managed to take a 7th place overall finish a mere 16 laps behind the overall winning Porsche.
1:18 scale diecast model Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, LeMans GT2 Class Winner,2007 Narac/Lietz/Long By Auto Art	A80771 Click on the pictures for details.	Nicely crafted in 1:18 scale by Autoart, this is the 2007 IMSA Porsche 911 GT3 RSR #76 as driven to victory at LeMans by Narac, Lietz, and Long. Highly detailed inside and out, features include opening doors, hood, trunk, workable steering, detailed engine, authentic tires/rims and more!	$250 AUD Email now to buy In stock Now Free Shipping!
1:18 scale diecast model Porsche 917K 1970 Le Mans Winner By Auto Art	A87087 Click on the picture for details.	Another very significant Porsche race car in 1:18 scale by AUTOart. This is the 917K as driven to victory at Le mans in 1970 by Hans Hermann and Richard Atwood. The model features opening doors to show the authentic race interior, opening/removable front and rear bonnets to show the well detailed engine bay. Top it off with beautiful high luster paint and decoration. This one will fill that void in your Le Mans winners collection.	Sold out	Features include opening doors and a removable engine bonnet to show the detailed engine area.
1:18 scale die-cast model by Auto Art 1953 Jaguar C-type, LeMans winner, Rolt/Hamilton Beautiful model New in Box	A85387 Click on the picture for details.	The Le Mans 24 Hours of 1953 was a milestone for Jaguar. The company's C-types, equipped with revolutionary new disc brakes, were in a class of their own. Beautifully done in 1:18 scale by Autoart, this is the Jaguar C-Type as driven to victory at Le Mans by Rolt and Hamilton. Features a fully detailed engine and under chassis, as well as an authentic interior and accurate wheels, tires & exhaust.	Sold out
1:18 scale diecast model Porsche 917K Le Mans movie car By Auto Art	A87183 Click on the picture for details.	The most popular 1:18 scale model ever produced by Autoart. In the Steve McQueen series it's the Porsche 917K, faithfully reproduced with impressive detail for this price range. Just an all around great reproduction of the car that McQueen drove in the movie "Le Mans" Features include opening doors and a removable engine bonnet to show the engine area. "Racing is life! Anything that happens before or after is just waiting!" -Steve McQueen.	Sold out
1:18 scale die-cast model by Auto Art Jaguar C Type 1951 Beautiful model	JCT Click on the picture for details.	Jaguar C-Type Wins LeMans 1951 The three XK120c LeMans cars were completed only about six weeks before the 1951 event, but that was time enough for Stirling Moss and Jack Fairman to do some testing. They uncovered little that needed changing. Jaguar's first racing job had been done well. So well that the Jaguar C-Type won its first-ever race, the race for which it had been designed, the most important sports car race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.	Sold out	A Jaguar driven by Moss came from a mid-field start to take the lead on the third lap, and eventually broke the lap record by six seconds, at 105.2 mph. The other two C-Types were going well, too, and in the fifth hour the novice team was running first, second, and third. But then, two cars were out with broken oil pipes. Greatly worried, management ordered the remaining car to slow down. Luckily, the strongest of the opposition had also faded, and the Jaguar driven by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead was able to cruise home to victory at 93.49 mph, beating a Talbot by 67 miles. It was the first British victory at LeMans since Lagonda had managed the feat in 1935.
1:18 scale diecast model Jaguar XJ13 By Auto Art	Click on the picture for details.	The Jaguar XJ13 was a prototype developed by Jaguar to challenge at Le Mans in the mid-1960s. It never raced, and only one was ever produced. The XJ13 had a 5 litre V12 engine mounted behind the driver, used as a stressed chassis member together with the five-speed ZF Transaxle driving the rear wheels.	Sold out	Jaguar considered the V12 engine as far back as 1955, initially for racing purposes, and then developing a road going version, unlike the XK 6-cylinder engine, which was designed as a production engine and later pressed into service for racing. The V12 engine design was essentially two 6s on a common crankshaft with an aluminium cylinder block, with differences in the inlet porting, valve angles and combustion chamber shape. The first engine ran in 1964. The whole story

CV6 standard equipment included: Supercharged V6, 17 x 8 inch alloy wheels, 4 speed automatic transmission, security system, driver and front passenger airbags, driver and front passenger side impact airbags, control link independent rear suspension (IRS), Monaro FE2 Sports Suspension, ABS brakes, traction control, cruise control, basic trip computer, CD player, steering wheel audio controls, power antenna, power socket in centre console, twin cup-holders, air conditioning, power windows. You could option the CV6 with a Limited slip differential (LSD), Holden Assist security and support system.

CV8 standard equipment included, in addition to that listed for the CV6: V8, 18 x 8 inch alloy wheels, 6 speed manual transmission, Limited slip differential (LSD), advanced trip computer, 10-disc CD changer, climate control. Optional equipment included: 4 speed automatic transmission, Holden Assist satellite security and support system. On Series II also: Rear Park Assist, 6-disc in-dash CD changer.

The Jaguar XJ13 was a prototype racing car developed by Jaguar to challenge at Le Mans in the mid-1960s. It never raced, and only one was ever produced. Jaguar considered the V12 engine as far back as 1955, initially for racing purposes, and then developing a road going version, unlike the XK 6-cylinder engine, which was designed as a production engine and later pressed into service for racing. The V12 engine design was essentially two 6s on a common crankshaft with an aluminium cylinder block, with differences in the inlet porting, valve angles and combustion chamber shape. The first engine ran in 1964. The idea of a mid-engined prototype was first mooted in 1960, but it was not until 1965 that construction began, with the first car running by March 1966. The aluminium body was designed by Malcolm Sayer, the aerodynamicist responsible for the Jaguar C-type, D-type, E-type and XJS, who used his Bristol Aeroplane Company background to build it using techniques borrowed from the aircraft industry.

The XJ13 had mid-engine format with the 5.0 litre V12 engine mounted behind the driver, used as a stressed chassis member together with the five-speed manual ZF Transaxle driving the rear wheels. The front suspension wishbones were similar to that of the E-Type, however where the E-Type used longitudinal torsion bars, the XJ13 had more conventional coil spring/damper units. At the rear there again remained similarities with the E-Type - the use of driveshafts as upper transverse links - however the rest was quite different, with two long radius arms per side angling back from the central body tub together with lower links.

The development of the XJ13, although treated seriously by the designers, was never a priority for company management (despite assistant MD Lofty England's Le Mans success in the 1950s), and became less so following the 1966 merger with BMC. By that time Ford had developed the 7.0 litre GT40, and so the XJ13 was considered obsolete by the time the prototype was complete. The prototype was tested at MIRA and at Silverstone, which confirmed that it would have required considerable development to make it competitive. The prototype was put into storage and no further examples were made. In 1971 the Series 3 E-type was about to be launched with Jaguar's first production V12 engine. The XJ13 was taken out of storage to be filmed at MIRA for the E-type publicity video. Unfortunately, the magnesium wheels had suffered from internal corrosion and one disintegrated at speed, the car rolled heavily and was nearly destroyed. Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis was fortunately unharmed. The wreck of the car was put back into storage. Some years later, the car was rebuilt, to a specification similar to the original, using the body jigs made for its original construction. The cars is now displayed in the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust collection.

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