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Happy Birthday Walter Röhrl (1947)

Mar 7, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration07/03, 1947, Abarth, Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Opel, Porsche, Rallye, scale model, scale models, Walter Röhrl, WRC

Walter Röhrl, born 7th of March 1947 is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia, and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford, and BMW.…

Happy Birthday Shaquille O’Neal (1972)

Mar 6, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration06/03, 1972, scale model, scale models, Shaq, Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O’Neal (born March 6, 1972), commonly known as Shaq , is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed “Diesel”, he is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who…

US Navy Fighter Weapons School – TOPGUN is founded (1969)

Mar 3, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/03, 1969, Aircraft, F14, Fighter Weapons School, McDonnell Douglas, scale model, scale models, Tomcat, TOPGUN, US Navy

The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as Top Gun (stylised as TOPGUN), is a United States Navy training program that teaches air combat manoeuvring tactics and techniques to selected naval aviators and naval flight officers,…

Ford purchases Volvo (1999)

Feb 28, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1999, 28/02, Ford, scale model, scale models, Volvo

Volvo Car AB trading as Volvo Cars, is a Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles. Volvo is headquartered in Torslanda, Gothenburg. The company manufactures SUVs, station wagons, and sedans. The company’s main marketing revolves around safety and its Swedish heritage…

Happy Birthday Klaus Niedzwiedz (1951)

Feb 24, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1951, 24/2, Ford, Klaus Niedzwiedz, RS500, scale model, scale models, Sierra

Klaus Niedzwiedz (born February 24, 1951, in Dortmund, West Germany) is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist. Niedzwiedz rose to prominence when driving a Ford Capri for Zakspeed in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft. The turbocharged 1.4 L engine from…

Happy Birthday Bruno Saby (1949)

Feb 23, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1949, 23/02, Bruno Saby, R5, Rallye, Rallye Driver, Renault, scale model, scale models, Turbo

In 1981, Saby (born 23/02/ 1949) became French Rally Champion in a Renault 5 Turbo. He drove for the works teams of Renault, Peugeot, Volkswagen and Lancia during his career in the World Rally Championship. He took two World…

Maiden Flight of the Airbus A320 (1987)

Feb 22, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1987, 22/02, A320, Airbus, Aircraft, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models

The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus, and is the best-selling airliner ever built. The A320 aircraft programme was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987,…

Term “Jeep” is Coined by the Washington Daily News (1941)

Feb 20, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1941, 20/02, 4x4, Jeep, scale model, scale models

Prior to 1940 the term “jeep” had been used as U.S. Army slang for new recruits or vehicles, but the World War II “jeep” that went into production in 1941 specifically tied the…

Happy Name Day Dorothy (19/2)

Feb 19, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration#32, 19/02, 500 SL, Dorothy, Gone in 60 Seconds, Gullwing, Mercedes, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes-Benz AG, Movie, Movie Car, scale model, scale models

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Veltins Brewery is Founded (1824)

Jan 30, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration30/01, scale model, scale models, Scania, truck, veltins

Brauerei C & A Veltins is a brewery in the west German city of Meschede-Grevenstein. In 2015, Veltins ranked fourth among Germany’s best selling beers. The small guesthouse brewery of Franz Kramer opened its simple…

First Monte Carlo Rallye (1911)

Jan 21, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models1911, 21/01, Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo Rallye, scale model, scale models, Volkswagen 1500

Today we celebrate the first Monte Carlo Rally. On the 21st of January 1911 Prince Albert I incepted the rally and from the start was intended to demonstrate improvements and…

Coca Cola is incorporated (1889)

Jan 15, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models15/01, 1889, Chevy, Coca Cola, Coke, scale model, scale models, soda

On this day 137 years ago one of the most successful companies today was incorporated. This company was the first to actively use Marketing to sell their products and gain…

Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby Share the Same Birthday on Two Different days of the Year (1/11)

Jan 11, 2026Selldon0203 US Cars, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1/11, 11/01, Birthday, Carroll Shelby, Ford, GT40, Ken Miles, scale model, scale models

Miles and Shelby share the same Birthdate, yet on different days of the year Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby are best known for their development of the Ford GT40 that…

🇮🇹 Festa del Tricolore (7th January) 🇮🇹

Jan 7, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration07/01, 2025, 2026, Ferrari, Festa del Tricolore, Flagday, Italy, scale model, scale models

Today we celebrate the „Festa del Tricolore“, Italy’s flag or tricolour day. What way to celebrate this great nation with a Hot Wheels car dedicated to the country of Italy……

Happy Birthday Jim Downing (1942)

Jan 4, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models04/01, 1942, HANS-Device, Jim Downing, Mazda, scale model, scale models

Today we celebrate the US racing driver Jim Downing’s Birthday. Born on the 4th of January 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, Jim Downing drove for VW, Ford, Toyota, Renault, and Mazda.…

Happy Birthday Michael Schumacher (1969)

Jan 3, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/01, 1969, Ferrari, Fiat, Formula One, Indianapolis 500, Michael Schumacher, Renault, scale model, scale models

Today we celebrate the multiple German Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher’s 57th Birthday. What way to celebrate this great racing driver and to wish him all the best, with…

US National Science Fiction Day

Jan 2, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models02/01, Enterprise, Enterprise NX01, scale model, scale models, science fiction, science fiction day, star trek

Today we celebrate the US’ „National Science Fiction Day”. What way to celebrate this great nation’s great day with a famous TV Spaceship – the USS Enterprise NX01 … If…

Renamed Air Canada commences flights (1965)

Jan 1, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration01/01, 1965, A330, Air Canada, Airbus A330, Aircraft, scale model, scale models, Star Alliance

Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and…

First Paris-Dakar Rallye (1978)

Dec 27, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1978, 27/12, Dakar-Rally, scale model, scale models, The Dakar

The Dakar Rally or simply “The Dakar” (Le Dakar), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (Le Rallye Paris-Dakar), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than…

First Launch of a Ariane Rocket (1979)

Dec 24, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1979, 24/12, Ariane, Ariane 1, ESA, Maiden Flight, Rocket, scale model, scale models

Ariane 1 was the first rocket in the Ariane family of expendable launch systems. It was developed for and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), which had been formed in 1973, the same year that…

Maiden Flight of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat (1970)

Dec 21, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1970, 21/12, F-14, Grumman, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, tandem two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy’s Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A…

Happy Birthday Steven Spielberg (1946)

Dec 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/12, 1946, autobot, bumblebee, Movie, scale model, scale models, Steven Spielberg, transformers

Steven Spielberg (December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most…

Maiden Flight of the Douglas DC3 (1935)

Dec 17, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration17/12, C47, DC-3, Douglas, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Skytrain

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner that was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger,…

Sir Christopher Cockerell has the First Hovercraft Patented(1955)

Dec 12, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration12/12, 1955, Hovercraft, Patent, S.R.N.6, scale model, scale models, Sir Christopher Cockerill

Cockerell’s theory was that instead of just pumping air under the craft, as Thornycroft had, if the air were to be instead channelled to form a narrow jet around the…

STS 61 Endeavour Launches to Repair Hubble (1993)

Dec 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration02/12, 1993, Endeavour, Hubble Space Telescope, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS-61

STS-61 was NASA’s first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on December 2, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The mission restored the space-borne observatory’s vision…

First American Automobile Race (1895)

Nov 28, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1895, 28/11, Chicago Times, First Motor Race, scale model, scale models

The Chicago Times-Herald race was the first automobile race held in the United States. Sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald, the race was held in Chicago in 1895 among six motorised vehicles: four cars and two motorcycles.…

Happy Birthday Ross Brawn (1954)

Nov 23, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, 0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration1954, 23/11, Benetton, F1, Ferrari, Ross Brawn, scale model, scale models

Ross Brawn (born 23 November 1954) is a British Formula One managing director, motor sports and technical director. He is a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal, and has worked for a number…

Happy Birthday Sōichirō Honda (1906)

Nov 17, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration17/11, 1906, Honda, Honda Motor Company, scale model, scale models, Soichiro

Soichiro Honda (17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile…

Patent is Granted for the Distinctive Coca-Cola Bottle (1915)

Nov 16, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration16/11, 1915, Coca Cola, Coke, Coke Bottle, scale model, scale models

The Coca-Cola bottle, called the “contour bottle” within the company, was created by bottle designer Earl R. Dean and Coca-Cola’s general counsel, Harold Hirsch. In 1915, the Coca-Cola Company was represented by their general…

Michael Schumacher Wins His First Formula One Championship (1994)

Nov 13, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration13/11, 1994, Championship, F1, Michael Schumacher, scale model, scale models

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Schumacher won a record-setting seven Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles, tied by Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and—at the…