Leigh’s Diecast Diary

Today we received our latest signed Formula One World Champion piece of diecast! It is of course Minichamps’ 1:18 1978 Lotus 79, signed by the great Mario Andretti (PG780005S). We only have 30 remaining after fulfilling our pre-orders, so don’t wait for too long if you want this one in your collection.

We also received Solido’s 1:18 #009 Gulf Aston Martin DBR9 from the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours (SL118045). This is much closer to a race car than the AUTOart version (AA80806), as it has the Le Mans registration decals, but it does not have the drivers’ names on the roof. It also has opening doors and a removable bonnet, unlike the sealed bodyshell on AUTOart’s version, and is considerably cheaper too!