ajr, what an impressive collection. very nice.

i have Calsonic #12, 1:18, as well as the 1:18, 1991 Bathurst winner. i have a few others, too. i need to get them out and take some pics. i have Calsonic #1, and many others.

 

It seems that no-one else has any models, posters, or memorabilia to share....
A shame

 

i actually do. just lazy to photo it. recently, i got souvenir programmes from Oran Park 1991 and 1992. and i have original dealer literature for the R33 GT-R and R32 GTS-t.

 

The Oran Park 1992 Programme should have a fold out poster of the two Winfield cars shouldn't it? I have one from Symmons Plains. I got my copy signed by both drivers, yet to be removed, backed and laminated for hanging.

What does the 1991 programme have?

 

omg, yes it does! your're on the money there. "Shell Australian Touring Car Championship --Grand Final, Sunday June 21, 1992, ORAN PARK --$5." it has the 2 red winfield cars on the intact, never removed, poster.

the others are:

-Shell, August 10/11, 1991, Oran Park -$5 (same race, prior year). it features, at nearly the very front of the book, a large article of several pages featuring the drivers: jim richards is #1, followed by #2 mark skaife, the younger apprentice. the #1 decal on the GT-R is pictured. the article predicts (as the race has not yet happened) that the nissan GT-R will win it.

inside the programme, too, is a loose-leaf grid card of the final standings: 1st place: mark skaife -nissan GT-R @1:10.60, 2nd place: peter brock -holden commodore @ 1:10.78, 3rd place: jim richards -nissan GT-R @ 1:10.81 (4th is john bowe -ford sierra rs500 @1:11.11).

the rest of the field, with #05 peter brock (holden commodore), and #8 colin bond (sierra rs500), etc, is dominated by commodore vn's and sierra rs500's. in fact, the only other cars other than those are 2 bmw m3's.

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-Amaroo Park Raceway, August 23, 1992 -$3

in this one, the spectator wrote in the standings after each event/ heat. so the final event, apparently "AMSCAR Group A Touring Car Series --Event 16 --10 laps" (as it is the last Group A event printed in the programme) lists 1st: jim richards, 2nd: mark skaife, and 3rd: paul morris (bmwM3), 4th: colin bond (rs500).

that was the year they felt the M3's would give the GT-R some heat. and they did. but did not win Group A.

 

I can't vouch for the 1991 programmes, but yep, the 1992 programmes had the poster inside. It's a good poster, and I hate to think how many people simply threw their's out, as the GT-R was not very popular here... If it has a Ford or Holden badge on it, then it has massive support. But as for a Japanese car daring to beat a V8.... It was heresy.

 

it seems, as well, that the coming of the GT-R sort of shook up what was expected and traditional, setting the stage for the future.

however, provincialism exists to this day, and, probably will forever more: look at the american NASCAR series. where is the nissan or honda nascar? maybe it exists, and, not being a fan of that series, i am unaware. but imagine the rednecks screaming for chevrolet or dodge, suddenly aghast to see a honda winning nascar.

of course, the comparison may be off, as nascar is not a touring car series.

 

The principle is the same. The thought that Toyota could enter the Australian V8 Supercars (with a Camry/Avalon platform, and running a Lexus V8) has the Ford/Holden traditionalists screaming in rage. How dare a car company that has been set up in Australia for decades, employs thousands of locals and supports local industries, and consistently is the biggest car-seller in the country, want to establish a team in the country's premier motor-racing category!
Ah, narrow-minded parochialism is a marvellous thing....

But we've actually gotten away from what this thread was about!

 

well. the programmes brought out the conversation about the "interloper" manufacturers. but, yeah, i need to post some pics of my stuff. you have far more pieces than i do, it seems, but i may have different models. i have a lot of dealer lit, too. that is fun and a challenge to locate.

i've got Ebbro Ricoh and Calsonic R31's. and a red Ebbro KPGC10 GT-R. and much more. i have RC 1:10 scale R31 and R32 and R34 bodies, with a chassis. i have more stuff than i thought, now that i think of it.

 

I need to get the remaining 1:43 Ebbro R32 GT-R roadcars.
I have Dark blue, Gun Grey and 'Nismo' versions.
I still need white, Red, Black, Gun Grey V-spec, and White V-spec versions.

I have stayed away from the R31 models as I needed to draw a line somewhere! I just keep to the R32-R33-R34 series of GT-Rs only.

With the separate Kyosho and AutoArt 1:18 R32 GT-R releases on their way, it is going to be a rather expensive process. But we suffer for our pleasures (if that paradox makes sense)....

A colleague on the Biante Model Car forums I am part of posted these pictures he found online. I can only post links to his Photobucket account:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...kylineGT-R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ylineGT-Rb.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ylineGT-Rc.jpg

I believe this car is the AutoArt Gun Grey car. AutoArt are also producing a white car as well. See:
http://www.aa-collection.com/cgi-bin...ing/77341.html
http://www.aa-collection.com/cgi-bin...ing/77342.html

Add to that, Kyosho are also making their own Gun Grey and White versions, as well as a Red version as well. Some might see that as unnecessary doubling-up, but I don't. I think it is fantastic. After all, how many model manufacturers make diecasts of Porche or Ferrari? There are collectors that will buy from any and all manufacturers because they are fans of a particular car. Same thing!
So, as a collector of diecast GT-Rs, I am VERY excited.