Tamiya – Champion machine in 1976

In 1976 the World Championship for Makes was to be contested by Group 5 cars such as the Porsche 935 Martini, which that year would bring the famed German manufacturer a glorious overall title. Group 5 was a silhouette formula with extensively modified production cars; the 935 Martini was based upon the 930 Turbo, and endowed with a 2,857cc horizontally opposed 6-cylinder rear engine which put out a magnificent 590hp thanks to liberal tuning and a turbocharger. Its suspension was also race-tuned. The 1976 season started off well for the Porsche Martini with a victory in the 6 Hours race at Mugello in March and continued in the same vein with a triumph in Vallelunga, and while a regulation-forced intercooler change led to a mid-season swoon, the team came back strongly to prevail in the final two races of the year and hold off rivals BMW in claiming a hard-earned Championship.

• 1/12 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 395mm, width: 173mm, height: 56mm (Includes antenna).
• Features powerful silhouette formula form for a silhouette formula.
• Openable doors, front and rear hood.
• A detailed rendering of the air-cooled 6-cylinder horizontally opposed engine features recreations of turbocharger and various cables and lines.
• Steering wheel moves the front wheels by rack and pinion.
• Smooth suspension is coil sprung front and rear.
• Detailed cockpit with roll cage.
• Includes photo-etched brake discs, bonnet catch and side radiator parts, plus metallic antenna.
• Photo-etched buckles and faux cloth give realistic seatbelts.
• High quality decals by Cartograf.