Leigh’s Diecast Diary

We received confirmation of the next IXO delivery today, which we should see the week commencing 7th May.

The release headlining the delivery is the next instalment in the Ferrari 1:43 Formula One La Storia collection. It is Rene Arnoux’s 1983 126C3 (IXSF08).

There will also be three new releases in the Ferrari 1:43 ‘closed wheeler’ collection, the yellow F430 Challenge testcar (IXFR42) and the two 599 GTB Panamerica Tour cars, red (IXFR73) and blue (IXFR74).

Finally, there will be two long-awaited restocks in the 1:43 Le Mans Winners collection, in fact I think this is the first time I have seen restocks of these since I started as Diecast Manager just over two years ago.

These are the 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C (LM1931), and the 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 (LM1989). It proves that, although IXO take their time manufacturing new batches of these models, they do eventually get round to it. Goodness knows when we will see another delivery of these replicas though, it could be another two years, so don’t hang about if you’re waiting to add these to your collection.