Mystery Airfix Model

[Chewbacca1707821739]

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

[Kenneth ONeill]

Easy peasy - It's a Gulf/John Wyer Racing slot car version of a Porsche 917.

File:2006FOS 1970Porsche917KGulf.jpg - Wikipedia

[Chewbacca1707821739]

Easy peasy - It's a Gulf/John Wyer Racing slot car version of a Porsche 917.

File:2006FOS 1970Porsche917KGulf.jpg - Wikipedia

Hi, 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

[Kenneth ONeill]

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.

[Timothy Jones1707820179]

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.