"Spa-Sofia-Liege 1963" Rallye Diorama 1/43

[Challenger77]

his is a diorama of the so called "marathon de la route " from the year 1963.
its built with various diecasts and a pewter kit of the healy. i have make all new decals and new colors, drivers are from denizen, pewter, the rims and lights are from scale43. the hill is from styro and a filler from railroadmodelling.
its about 50 x60 x 80 cm , a bit big, but i love it !
and the famous eugen boehringer , who won this event in a 230 sl from mercedes has this thing autogrammend in his hotel in the year 2005. he says " oh yes so it was this ye<ars ago......"

[Challenger77]

and more pics.....




Mercedes 230 sl, 6 cylinders, fuel injection, around 170 hp




Saab 96, 2-stroke 3 cylinders, around 70 hp




Citroen ds 19, 4 cylinders, carburettor, around 110 hp[/




Ford Cortina, the first prototype with the famous lotus engine, around 140 hp



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]Astin Healey mk2 " the pig", 6 cylinders, around 200 hp

[Challenger77]

an still more

[klutz_100]

That is just way to go brilliant!

Fantastic diorama from a fascinating race with gems of cars...what more can you want?

Congratulations and thanks for sharing