Again no photos to share this week, but we have the latest efforts from the Minichamps brand that are now available at a retailer near you.  The Chrysler Norseman is the focus today.  The model is 1:18 and resin.  It comes from Minichamps ‘Street’ series and features a total of 104 parts.  Other new models include:

1:18 – BMW 1er M COUPÉ – 2011 – BLACK METALLIC (BLACK SAPPHIRE METALLIC)
1:18 – BRABHAM FORD BT49C – NELSON PIQUET – WORLD CHAMPION 1981
1:18 – BRABHAM FORD BT49C – HECTOR REBAQUE – 1981
1:43 – BRABUS MERCEDES 190E 3.6S – 1989 – WHITE L.E. 999 pcs.
1:43 – LANCIA ASTURA TIPO 233 CORTO – 1936 – BLUE
1:43 – BMW Z4 GT3 – BMW SPORTS TROPHY TEAM SCHUBERT – WERNER/MUELLER/LUHRS/SIMS – 24H NÜRBURGRING 2014
1:43 – BMW Z4 GT3 – BMW SPORTS TROPHY TEAM SCHUBERT – KLINGMANN/BAUMANN/HUERTGEN/TOMCZYK – 24H N´RING 2014

About the Chrysler Norseman…  “The story of the Chrysler Norseman is linked with one of the biggest naval accidents of the 20th Century. On July, 25, 1956, just before reaching her destination New York harbor, Italy´s biggest and most luxurious Ocean Liner, SS Andrea Doria, was traveling in foggy weather off the coast of Massachusetts when she was rammed by Swedish liner MS Stockholm that had just left New York in opposite direction. MS Stockholm´s radar officer had misjudged the distance between the two ships and SS Andrea Doria had tried to avoid the other ship but steered into its way instead, so that the bow of MS Stockholm hit Andrea Doria midships, causing a massive leak in its hull. Even though Andrea Doria had been deemed unsinkable, she only kept afloat for ten more hours before she finally sank. Fortunately MS Stockholm was still stable at sea despite her smashed bow and, together with other ships that had rushed to the site, managed to rescue all surviving passengers and crew of Andrea Doria in time.”