The Motorsport Collector

Here's the web address:

http://www.motorsportcollector.com/

If you are into model racing cars, motorsports books, posters, etc., this is a good resource.  Hotshoe and I took a break from dealership showrooms to visit it before our Monthly Pasta Blowout.  I chatted with the owner a bit.  Very knowledgable: "No, Pilote, there is no 1/12 or 1/18 scale model of the Porsche 917K that's better on detail than Autoart's.  If you want to spend over $4000, there's a good 1/8 scale one..."

TMC is "all model race cars, all the time," (and books and memorabilia) with an emphasis on road racing. The upside of this is a good inventory.  The downside, for some, is that it's just that: no trains,
planes, or slot cars.  I've visited hobby shops in Cleveland and Minneapolis that were pretty good on collectible model race cars, and usually stroll "vendors' row" when I go to a pro race.  TMC is better.  But no "toys."  (Of course TMC lacks the range of some internet vendors.  But if you need a live human, or are on a scavenger hunt, TMC can help.)

We walked out empty-handed.  I have too many books and model cars already, and need to downsize further.  But we agreed we'd go back.  TMC had four scrumptious models: a CMC Ferrari 250 TR, a ditto Maserati 300 S, a Lola T-330 Formula 5000 car (Vern Schuppan "colors"), and Bobby Unser's Indy 500-winning Gurney Eagle.  Oh.... and Jim Clark's Nurburgring-winning Lotus 33.  All had excellent proportion and detail.  TMC has a good supply of 1/43 models for those feeling less spendy.

Bobby Unser's Indy 500-winning Gurney Eagle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.  OK, the detail on the
1/18 scale model in TMC's store wasn't this good, but it was very good...  (On the real car above, note the trick rear
hydraulically-adjustable anti-roll bar, which I gather allowed for weight-jacking from side to side.)