Chewbacca1707821739 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Hi there,I recently had a sort out in my Mum's loft and found a box of old models that I had when I was younger. Amongst the plans was this car, it is Airfix, obviously a Porsche, but I can't work out what it is due to the bottom, that looks like a space for a cartridge or something? Looks like some wind up car with steering and drive to the back wheels.Any ideas anybody?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Easy peasy - It's a Gulf/John Wyer Racing slot car version of a Porsche 917.File:2006FOS 1970Porsche917KGulf.jpg - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca1707821739 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Easy peasy - It's a Gulf/John Wyer Racing slot car version of a Porsche 917.File:2006FOS 1970Porsche917KGulf.jpg - WikipediaHi, So what's the hole on the bottom for, and the securing bar. Doesn't look like any slotcar design I've seen before, Airfix or any other make? I do agree its a Gulf 917, sort of knew that anyway, just can't find anything on line that looks like this. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I couldn't find this car, but lots of the Airfix/MRRC cars were sold as kits rather than ready to run. It also appears that more than one motor was available for the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Jones1707820179 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I had one of these when I was a lad, it's a Datamatic car from around 1970. There was the Porsche 917 and an Aston Martin DBS, which is the one I had. It would have come with six cones and six data discs, each one with a different pattern moulded into it. A disc would be placed into the space on the underside of the car and when it was switched on it would follow the course on the disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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