Vat Inc. €79.95 In the mid-1980s the Group C Cougars began to become less and less competitive, even proving to be slower than some of the lower class Group C Juniors. Instead of designing a new Junior car, Yves Courage commissioned Alain Touchas (chassis) and Marcel Hubert to design a new Gr.C of the senior class. The C12 was equipped with the 2.6-litre turbo Porsche engine, deriving from the 956. The car proved to be competitive, lapping at Le Mans with times similar to those of the Porsche 956. In the following years, the Ford Cosworth DFL engine was also fitted to the C12 V8.
This Cougar C12 with a 3300cc Ford Cosworth V8 engine was entered in the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans for Max Cohen-Olivar and Patrick de Radigues. The car, despite reaching the finish line, was not classified due to insufficient minimum mileage.
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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.
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