Model: (Click to see more) 49400: Porsche Turbo RSR Type 934
Status: NIB
Date: 23-Nov-2009
Comments: 5
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I was organising some kits this weekend and noticed this kit wrapped up snug in a corner. I purchased this very nice example a while ago from Simon Tooley of Tooleys RC Toys.



A little 934 History :-



Porsche 911-based race cars have always been very successful and in the early part of the 1970’s, that was certainly the case. For the 1976 season, FIA-sanctioned sports car racing was divided into 6 classes and Porsche had been very dominant in the Group 4 Class, which were strictly based on production road cars.



With the launch of the 930 Turbo in 1975, Porsche saw an ideal platform on which to build it’s new Group 4 candidate. With relatively minor (in race car terms) modification, Porsche created the 934 Turbo RSR. This efficient racer was still road legal, even retaining it’s power windows! The 934 was built through 1976 and 1977, with about 400 being built.



In competition, the 934 continued the company’s success by winning the European GT Championship, driven by Toine Hezermans (Netherlands), and the Trans Am Championship in the hands of American George Follmer. At Le Mans, the racers had class wins in 1977, 1978 and 1979.



Thoughts & Comments welcome as always, Thanks

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Comments

Henk4Focus

23-Nov-2009

Thanks for history 101 Tariq. Appretiated and great 1:1 history for this beautiful Tamiya model.

Swarm

23-Nov-2009

Perfect kit .
Congrats on this exellent NIB

Dazza1

23-Nov-2009

very nice mate. It fits in well with the rest of your collection.

tamiyoman

24-Nov-2009

And T Bag always claims he is skint yet more and more cars appear in his trade room lol, someones fibbing!

TIMECMDR

23-Dec-2009

Thank you for the comments guys


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