UPDATED - Volvo S60 V8 Supercar by Apex Replicas

The Australian company Apex Replicas has published a couple of days ago the first pics of the pre-production model of the Volvo S60 V8 Supercar.

Here is a quote from one of their emails addressed to me:

We're doing the two GRM (Gary Rogers Motorsport) cars as they appeared at the Clipsal 500 race this year, in both scales – 1:18 and 1:43. The first pair should be out in the first quarter of 2015 (probably Scott McLaughlin's) as we release both scales together. They will be available through ourselves, GRM and the various retailers listed on our website.

Here's a couple of photos that they put up a couple of days ago on our Facebook page and the accompanying text:

"We just received some images through from the factory of the pattern sample for the Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 V8 Supercars.

This is a pattern sample which means it's the first physical sample we have out of the CAD data and the final stage before tooling begins. It's a bit rough but that's why we do it this way, to make sure it's right before we invest in tooling.

Tooling takes a month or two depending on the adjustments needed when the first test shots come through and then we're onto the first decorated samples, then production.

It's going to look great!"

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V8 Supercars official website : www.v8supercars.com.au
Garry Roger Motosport official website  : grmotorsport.com.au
Polestar Racing official website : polestar.com/en-int/racing

Quote from an article entitled  'About the V8 Supercar Championship'

The V8 Supercar Championship is the premier motorsport category in Australasia and one of Australia’s biggest sports. International expansion is occurring as the sport becomes globally recognised as the best touring car category in the world and a leader in motorsport entertainment.

Almost two million people attended V8 Supercar events in 2013, an increase of four per cent on the previous year. In 2014 there will be 14 Championship events as well as one non-Championship event held at the 2014 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

The majority of V8 Supercar events are and will continue to be in Australia. V8 Supercars will continue to develop international opportunities while ensuring Australia remains the traditional heartland and home of the sport.

The domestic events occur across every state of Australia plus the Northern Territory. V8 Supercars internally promotes nine of these events.

Seven V8 Supercar events feature the Dunlop Series, a separate Championship which supports the development of up-and-coming V8 Supercar drivers.

In 2013, V8 Supercars produced its own television content for Australia’s Seven Network with V8 Supercar Television. V8 Supercars will continue its partnership with the Seven Network for 2014.

V8 Supercars will continue to deliver a quality experience for event attendees, as well as on television and across all digital and licensing platforms.

New media rights deals will ensure V8 Supercars supporters, in Australia, New Zealand and internationally, have the opportunity to watch, immerse and engage in the sport through a variety of mediums.

2013 was the first year for the Car of the Future (COTF). These new cars are lighter, more economical, have increased agility and are highly competitive. They make better racing which ultimately makes for a better sport and a more attractive product.

The Ford vs Holden battleground of the last 20 years has been supplemented by new manufacturers and investors in Nissan, the Erebus Motorsport entry running Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG V8 Supercars and Volvo Polestar Racing with two Volvo S60s.

V8 Supercars deliver exhilarating and accessible motorsports-led entertainment to engaged and passionate fans, creating a proud and aligned set of partners, race teams and employees.

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