Thursday, July 1, 2010

Coming Soon at Alfa-Models.com: Alfa Romeo 2000

Coming Soon: the 1957 Alfa Romeo 2000 by Starline models in 1:43. This model will be available in red, blue, yellow and silver.
Alfa Romeo 2000; Tipo 102. The Alfa Romeo 2000 was the successor of Alfa's first mass produced car, the Alfa 1900 and was introduced at the Turin Motorshow in November of 1957. The saloon version of the car was designed by Alfa's own Centro Stile, while the Spider was designed by Pininfarina. The car was equipped with a four cylinder DOHC engine with a displacement of 1975 cc, producing 105 HP at 5300 rpm and a five speed gearbox. A total of 2927 saloon cars, 706 coupes and 3445 Spiders were built, before the Alfa 2000, or 102.05, was upgraded to the Alfa 2600 or Tipo 106 in 1962.
 

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

New Tyyny Cushion Set: Freising


Freising
Tyyny set of 4 big cushions. All four cushions are made with the same materials and in the same patern, so only one is displayed below.


Measures: 47 cm x 47 cm (all four)
This fine set of cushions is available in the Tyyny Cushion Shop.

Cushion Set: Acapulco

Cushion Set: Acapulco
Set of one big and one small Tyyny cushion.




Measures: Big cushion = 46 cm x 45 cm / small cushion = 35 cm x 35 cm
You can find this nice cushion set in the Tyyny Cushion Shop.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider

AutoArt die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.2 Daytona 1968


Die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.2 Daytona 1968. This car was raced by Ignazio Giunti and Nanni Galli in the 1968 edition of the Le Mans 24 hours race. It won the Prototype 2000cc class. The 'Daytona' body on the Tipo 33/2 was first used on 3rd February 1968 at the 24 hours race of Daytona. This body was the successor of the 'Mugello' body. The Daytona body had two versions; a long tail and a short tail. The panels in the roof were removable so the car could run as a spider or a coupe. The Daytona's were much more reliable than the earlier Mugello and Fléron versions. The engines produced 310 hp but the drivers were urged not to exceed 8300 rpm's. At Daytona the cars finished 5th, 6th and 7th. At Daytona the young Mario Andretti raced for Alfa Romeo for the first time. The engines were updated for the Targa Florio on 5th May 1968. The car now had a 2.5 liter V8. The short versions were used in this race and finished 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th. The 33/2 in the lead crashed just 14 km before the finish line. At het 1000 km race at the Nürburgring the cars finished 5th, 7th and 10th; A short tail Daytona won the race at Mugello and the 500 km at Imola the cars finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd. At Le Mans the long tail versions were used and finished 4th, 5th and 6th overall.


Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Cushion Set: Monti Pallidi


Tyyny Cushions Set Monti Pallidi.
Set consists of SEVEN cushions; one Big Tyyny Cushion, three Small Tyyny Cushions and three Mini Tyyny Cushions.



Thursday, April 8, 2010

New cushions at Tyynys.com

Sicilia
Tyyny Twister cushion.


Measures: 43 cm x 43 cm