Tag Archives: 1970s

Past Masters

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Lotus 99T Ayrton SennaThese astonishing classic Formula 1 cars, uncovered on both MOCpages and Brickshelf, are the work of Lego-builder F1Fan.

The yellow Camel-liveried car above is a 1987 Lotus 99T, powered by Honda’s ferocious 900bhp 1.5 litre turbo and featuring active suspension. In the hands of the legendary Ayrton Senna the 99T recorded six podiums and two race wins during the ’87 season, allowing Team Lotus to finish third overall behind Williams and McLaren (and ahead of Ferrari). Sadly both Team Lotus and Ayrton would die during the 1994 season, perhaps the biggest loss of talent in a single year of Formula 1.

The blue car below is one of the most innovative and recognisable Formula 1 cars of all time, the remarkable six-wheel Tyrrell P34. F1Fan’s version is based on the previous work by RoscoPC, and updates it to replicate the car from the 1976 International Trophy race at Silverstone.

Interestingly both of these classic Formula 1 cars feature technology which is now banned, making them in some respects more advanced than even the championship winning Red Bull of this year. See both beautiful racing cars at F1Fan’s MOCpage or Brickshelf account via the links above.

Tyrrell P34 1976

Topless Lady

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Lego Rolls RoyceWe like messing with the internet. Firstly because The Lego Car Blog Elves roaming the world wide web are fantastically untidy, and secondly through titles such as this one. Add in ‘Kate Middleton’ and you’ve a got a hit success on your hands. So if you weren’t expecting to see a Lego model of a ’70s Rolls Royce Corniche by Dohoon Kim, our apologies. If you were, view it at MOCpages via the link.

S&M

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Citroen SMProbably the weirdest of all the weird Citroens was the SM, built during the 1970s when Citroen owned Maserati. Stephan Sander has used his most ’70s coloured bricks (well, maybe apart from brown) to build the French motoring icon in a wonderful LEGO Miniland look. See all the photos of the SM at Stephen’s page on MOCpages via the link above.

Turbo Tuesday

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Lego BMW 2002 TurboIt’s our second ‘T is for Tuesday’ post (let’s see how long we can string this out!), and this ‘T’ is for ‘Turbo’ – a word synonymous with fast cars. Back in the 1970s turbo-chargers on road cars were a very rare event. One of the first manufacturers to embrace forced-induction were BMW, who bolted a KKK turbo-charger onto their little 2002 saloon, creating an instant classic.

Exactly 40 years on Flickr user _Tiler brings back the first European production car with a turbo in Lego form, and rather splendid it is too! See it and his other creations via the link above.

’70s Haulage

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Lego Scania LB 141 TruckThis classic Scania LB 141 is the work of the brilliant Norton74 on Flickr. Complete with a tilting cab to reveal the detailed V8 engine and a full tan interior it’s one of the nicest trucks uploaded in 2013 thus far. Norton has a rapidly expanding portfolio of fantastic trucks on his Flickr photstream. Check them out here.

Bluesmobile

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Lego Bluemobile Dodge MonacoThe 1974 Dodge Monaco from the 1980 film Blues Brothers; “It’s got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks”… and it’s on Flickr courtesy of Ralph Savelsberg aka Mad Physicist.

Raging Bull

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Lego Lamborghini Countach

THE poster car of the late ’70s.

This epic early Lamborgini Countach comes from Model Team masters the Bing-Bong Brothers on Flickr and MOCpages. Before the excess of the eighties diluted the shape with wings and body-kits, the Countach was almost an elegent-looking supercar. And one that paved the way for some explosive successors. See more here, and here.