Miniatures news, March 1974

Grand Prix Models, of 113-175 Watling Street, Radlett, Herts. (Radlett 7879) have among their die-cast kits of historic cars a good miniature of the Chevrolet-engined Allard with which Sydney Allard and the American Tom Cole finished third at Le Mans in 1950. It is supplied with the correct racing numbers and the kit costs £3.30. A Lotus Elite and a Zagato Aston Martin are to be available in this series and Grand Prix Models also offer a unique die-cast metal kit for making a 1/43-scale miniature of a “frog-eyes” Austin-Healey Sprite. It retails at £4.00.—W.B.