1:18 Coombs Jaguar MkII 3.8

[Petrolhead]

The Jaguar MkI had been successful in many forms of motorsport and so,when the MkII was launched,it naturally attracted a lot of attention from the racing fraternity.In fact,the MkII went on to totally dominate saloon car racing in the early Sixties after it earned its first outright win in the hands of Sir Gawaine Baillie in 1960 at Snetterton.The two most successful privateer teams were Equippe Endeavour and Coombs Racing.Over the winter of 1961,the Coombs mechanics built two racers to be driven by its two leading drivers for 1962,Roy Salvadori and Graham Hill.That season,Coombs' pearl grey cars swept all before them.Hill secured first places at Oulton Park,Aintree,Goodwood,Silverstone,Mallory Park and Snetterton to become that season's outstanding Jaguar driver.Salvadori also pulled in some good results,taking his MkII to first place at Crystal Palace in June.For the following season,Coombs Racing focussed on other projects but their two 3.8 Jaguars stand as two of the most famous of all the racing MkIIs.
Seen here is a 1:18 Coombs Jaguar MkII 3.8 #84 racer by Model-Icons.

[Guggga]

Lovely elegant racer! The details on her are so subtle and appealing!
Great addition, looks very unique!

[Petrolhead]

Model-Icons very kindly include an extra leaping Jaguar ornament for use if you break or replace this one.Very considerate move.

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Thank you,Guggga!
When I saw this at Gift Centre,it was love at first sight!I have always loved Jaguar MkII racing cars and would really like to own an actual BTCC version if I can afford one someday.

[Guggga]

^^ Amen to that! I hope you do someday, we all get free rides in it

I also notice that the tires are marked on her- do u have any closeup pictures of the markings? Would love to see them!

[Petrolhead]

Sorry,man.Did this shoot on my last day in Mumbai.So the third photo from the top is the clearest shot I have of the tire markings for now.

[scalemodels]

One word - Wowsome.
The detailing on this beauty is just amazing. Love the blue coloured piece which holds down the bonnet from lifting and those self textured seat belts.
Adding extra pieces in the whole set seems to be a very nice move by Model-Icons.

[Petrolhead]

Thanks for the appreciation,scalemodels!
Here are some pictures of the Limited Edition Certificate.What I quite like about this one is that,unlike AutoArt's 'Certificates of Authenticity',this certificate is signed by someone who was very closely associated with the development of the real car this model immortalizes.(Squint a bit at the second photo to know what I'm on about.)

[channabasanna]

Nice classic Siddanth

[Diecast]

Sid. you made my day with this wonderful piece of art.. lovely in & out .
Lovely the dashboard, BTW what is the speedo on passenger side?

[amarkatira]

(01-25-2012 10:15 PM)Petrolhead Wrote:  Thanks for the appreciation,scalemodels!
Here are some pictures of the Limited Edition Certificate.What I quite like about this one is that,unlike AutoArt's 'Certificates of Authenticity',this certificate is signed by someone who was very closely associated with the development of the real car this model immortalizes.(Squint a bit at the second photo to know what I'm on about.)

wow Sid,
Its a nice mkII, in racing version. I love the details.
I too have a Burago version of this, that is not as well made as this one but still its a treat.