The only rally car to perform a wheelie... If you love Group B cars, you should know what I'm talking about ;)
The Audi Quattro S1 was a monster. The sound, the shape, the behaviour, the power and speed... everything in this car was intimidating and spectacular.
Some fortunate and determined big boys made even real copies of the S1.
Would you be able to recognize them on the videos here ?
Imagine a whole collection of Formula 1 at 1: 6 scale made of paper. Maybe you know that paper, cardboard or even foam models already exist, and that specialized manufacturers also market model racing cars made of paper. You can order them online like any diecast or resin model and assemble them yourself.
Well, Milan Paulus builds them from A to Z himself, and has produced a whole series of over 50 cars in 1: 6 scale, exclusively F1 Ferrari models.
Milan Paulus is a fan of Ferrari and paper models from the Czech Republic. His 1st name is a cool coincidence. Milan is not the Ferrari town, but it's an italian city name anyway...
He has been creating all kinds of models since his childhood, but he decided to embark on the manufacture of a whole collection of Ferrari F1 in 2008, and he intends to go all the way by producing the 104 red Grand Prix single-seater using almost exclusively paper and/or cardboard.
Source: Milan Paulus Archive
Unlike the practice of assembling paper models that one can buy from large manufacturers, Milan has more of an independent artisan approach. He takes care of the manufacturing process from the search for documents, photos, measurements, drawing of plans, research of material ... through the creation of each element and part, until the final assembly.
Source: Milan Paulus Archive
On its models, we can obviously distinguish something other than cardboard or paper, in particular micro-cables and wires, springs that look like those found inside pens. Milan must certainly have plenty of DIY tips and secrets ...
Source: Milan Paulus Archive
The perfection of the models, their level of detail and their fidelity to the originals are breathtaking. What impresses the most are the details of the engines of course, but also the perfect roundness of the tires and other round shaped elements, which must be the most complicated to achieve I imagine.
Source: Milan Paulus Archive
We can also take hats off to him for having so dared and succeeded in reproducing modern Formula 1 cars despite their aerodynamic complexity and their extremely elongated proportions which could prove to be fragile for a material such as paper or cardboard.
Source: Milan Paulus Archive
In any case, if Milan does not intend to sell his collection, he must probably receive offers from all over the world, but his dream is for Ferrari to order them all, which would be a kind of consecration.
In the meantime, he is already applying for a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
"I have devoted a large part of my life to this car.I had many difficult negotiations to bring this difficult project to fruition.I got Enzo Ferrari's agreement to supply us with engines that came out for the first time from Maranello and, finally, I felt the emotion of seeing taking shape what we had wanted and designed beforeachieving these incredible global successes over and over again."
"The Stratos has entered the front door in automotive history. It will be remembered because it is the synthesis of what can be done with tenacity, ingenuity and courage.Its modern and avant-garde design enabled it to successfully face automobile competitions while respecting the spirit and the regulations of the time.Many attempts at imitation followed, without any being able to mark its time.At that time with the Stratos I've risked everything, I knew that if I had failed, I would have been literally eliminated by its opponents, fortunately everything ended well, even if, a few years later I was forcedto withdraw it from the competition while it could have dominated several more seasons!"
Nigel Mansell's name is linked to Williams team more than any other team he raced for. Making his red 5 number famous worldwide.
He won his 1st Grand Prix on a Williams-Honda, and his 5 legendary wins at home were on Williams cars. He won his F1 world title on a Williams-Renault and finally his last victory in Formula one was again at the wheel of aWilliams-Renault in the 1994 australian GP at Adelaïde .
Here's another selection of some very beautiful Nigel Mansellartwork tributes to his Williams Renault era that you'll find on GPBox
Nigel Mansell 1992 Williams Formula 1 racing car wall art poster print
by Billeresque
Formula 1 Nigel Mansell World Champion illustration in his 1992 Williams-Renault
