AUTOart 1/18 Scale Lotus 72E 1973 #2 Ronnie Peterson (with driver figure)

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2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: AUTOart 1/18 scale, composite model.The famous Lotus 72 is Team Lotus' F1 machine designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe.It made its debut at the 1970 Spanish Grand Prix and won a total of 20 wins and three constructors' championships.A Ford Cosworth DFV 3-liter V-8 engine is installed vertically in the middle of the aluminum monocoque chassis.It featured innovative design features such as an aerodynamically advantageous wedge-shaped body that placed the radiator, which had previously been commonplace in the front, in the left and right side pods, as well as the adoption of a suspension torsion bar and inboard brakes.Starting with the Spanish GP of the 1973 season, the updated 72E was introduced to accommodate changes in regulations.Ronnie Peterson, who joined Lotus this year, won four races, and Emerson Fittipaldi, who had won the world's youngest world championship the previous year, won three races.Although they unfortunately missed out on the drivers' title, Team Lotus won the 1973 constructors' championship.The coloring of the helmet is also faithfully modeled, with a Ronnie Peterson driver figure included.The ``AutoArt Composite Model'' (patent pending) uses a proprietary combination of ``ABS'' for the body and ``die-cast'' for the inner body.This is a completely new, innovative model car that takes full advantage of the advantages of each material and achieves high rigidity and weight comparable to die-cast models, while also reproducing strikingly realistic and sharp body lines, as well as allowing for more accurate alignment and opening and closing of parts than with die-cast bodies.(From Amazon.co.jp)

3. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT: - Weight: 0.62 kg - Dimensions: 34.5 x 18.7 x 14.3 cm