At the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1964, Ferrari's long hegemony in the GT category was interrupted. The Prancing Horse again won the overall classification with the 275P of Guichet and Vaccarella but in GT the 250GTOs in 64 configuration had to surrender to the Cobras. Fourth overall, the Cobra chassis CSX2299 driven by Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant won the GT 5000 category; Ferrari was left with the victory in GT 3000 with the GTO of Bianchi and Blaton.
In the history of static modeling, Spark has truly revolutionized the market. The brand was created by Hugues Ripert, whose father André had been one of the main contenders of the artisanal modeling scene in the 70s and 80s. After working for Vitesse, Quartzo and Ixo, Ripert jr did not choose the diecast technique but opted for resin, with production in China but development and conception strictly in the European tradition. In practice the idea was to offer special models built in small series (what were later called "resincast"). The first Sparks were released in 2000, with a quality-price ratio unapproachable for most industrial and artisanal producers. Today Spark continues to churn out dozens of new products a year, having also expanded its production to other scales, such as 1:18 but also 1:64. There are numerous numbered and limited series for the various national distributors and for private customers such as teams, sponsors, drivers and so on.