If you don’t believe that modern F1 cars have any character, we agree. AUTOart released official photos of the production version 1:18 Honda RA272 F1 Grand Prix Mexico 1965 #11, driver Richie Ginther. Model should be shelves in late March, early April 2016. We like what we see!
Looks GREAT and hooray, it’s not resin! I completely agree about modern F1 cars too, glad to see Autoart giving some attention to classic F1.
Wow, looks quite promissing.
Happy to see that Autoart finally releases this model. I remember it was already announced more than a year ago at Nueremberg Toy Fair.
I will buy one!
WOW! now I see why I couldn’t find this model anywhere. I though I missed it when the Porche nurburgring F1 car came out and was long sold out(weren’t supposed to release at the same time?).
they’re just now releasing it…. wow
still looks amazing, i just hope they don’t bump up the price
EZ
Looks fantastic. I have wanted a diecast version of a Honda since I saw the James Garner classic Grand Prix.
I fear that this will be a very expensive model from AUTOart which may put it out of my budget.
It looks outstanding. I am very pleased to see the Honda F-1 I recall reading about in “SPORTS CAR GRAPHIC” so very many years ago. A great car and a great magazine. Where and how soon can I get one……
Autoart should figure out which way the engine cover fits- it’s on backwards in some of those photos!
I picked mine up yesterday. It’s a beautiful model, and flawless in it’s accuracy from what I’ve seen (there are a few photos of Ritchie Ginther driving this car at the Mexican GP, as well as a Road and Track story with video where Dario Franchitti drives the car (Bucknum’s car- # 12.). This is a great diecast model!
Anyone care to comment on what the photoetched bits are supposed to be and where they go? They show up in these photos attached to the underside of the model….on the real model, they have a slot on one end of the styrofoam ‘box’
Photoetched bits? Mine came with the bottom plate which needed two screws, then an engine piece which snaps onto the bottom of the engine. These are off so that the model can have 2 screws holding it in place while it is in the styrofoam shell. The holes are covered when these two pieces are on the model. The front of the body is screwed on with 4 of the smallest screws I’ve seen! And, to AutoArt’s great credit, the screws which go into the body where the Japanese sun is are red, as to match the sun’s red. Well- thought out. The rear engine cover snaps into place. That should be it!