De Agostini Announces NASCAR Jeff Gordon 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Build-Up Model Subscription

De Agostini Collectibles speeds into the hearts of collectors and auto racing fans across North America with the launch of a new build-up model. The legendary 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Jeff Gordon during his second NASCAR Cup Series championship campaign will soon be available for subscription.

Jeff Gordon is one of the best and most influential drivers in NASCAR history, helping the sport reach mainstream popularity. In the driver’s seat of the #24 Monte Carlo stock car, he ranks third on the all-time NASCAR Cup wins list with 93 career wins, behind Richard Petty with an astonishing 200 wins, and David Pearson with 105.

Jeff Gordon started his professional racing career in the then-Busch Grand National Series (now Xfinity Series) with Hugh Connerty Racing, followed by Bill Davis Racing, winning three races, and began racing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in 1993. He is a four-time Cup Series champion, having won the title in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001. 

He also won the Daytona 500 three times in 1997, 1999, and 2005. Gordon has won a total of sixteen Crown Jewel races (3x Daytona 500s, 4x Talladega 500s, 3x Coca-Cola 600s, and 6x Southern 500s), which is an all-time record. In 1998, NASCAR added Gordon to its 50 Greatest Drivers list. 

Stock car fans can recreate their own piece of American auto racing history with a stunning 1:8 scale replica of Gordon’s 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with the new subscription from De Agostini. This model is an exact reproduction featuring the same chassis, livery, and intricate details as the car Gordon drove on the way to his second NASCAR Cup Series Championship. As the model’s construction progresses, subscribers will also explore Gordon’s life and career with informative, full-color magazines that accompany each month’s shipment of parts.

The monthly magazines give subscribers an up-close look at Gordon’s hi-octane career with thoroughly researched articles and scores of rarely seen pictures. Learn all about the acclaimed driver who started racing at four years old and went on to win four NASCAR Cup Series Championships. Read about all the grease, dust, and burning rubber of an institution that is as American as red, white and blue. From smoking tires to pit-stop action, De Agostini delivers stories about the cars and drivers that make NASCAR the institution it is today. 

Constructed from all metal and ABS plastic components, the completed 1:8 scale car measures 24.2 inches long. Every month’s shipment of components features an easy-to-follow assembly guide that features explanations, diagrams, and technical tips to guide the assembly of the car with ease.  

Notable features include an accurate reproduction of the powerful Hendrick Motorsports engine under a collapsible hood, articulated steering and wheels, bodywork that recreates livery and sponsor decals, a meticulously detailed interior that features a realistic driver’s seat, pedals, dashboard and manual transmission, a glassless driver’s side window, and a trunk that opens to reveal fuel lines and an automatic fire extinguisher. Jeff Gordon’s signature is also faithfully reproduced above the door panel. Lights and engine sound effects add to the model’s realism and are activated by a remote control. 

Subscribers to De Agostini’s NASCAR Jeff Gordon 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo also will receive a variety of gift items at various stages that include a ceramic mug emblazoned with Jeff Gordon’s signature and #24 logo, a colorful baseball cap that commemorates Gordon’s victory in the ‘97 NASCAR Cup Series, and a display case, which is the perfect accessory to showcase the completed model. 

More information on the Jeff Gordon 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo subscription and sign-up details are available now at this link.