1976 Tyrrell Ford P34 (1:18) "Depailler/Elf #4/Sweden" Diecast (Unsealed), Exoto For Sale

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1976 Tyrrell Ford P34 (1:18 scale) "Patrick Depailler/Elf #4/Sweden" Blue Diecast (Unsealed), by Exoto "Grand Prix Classics" (#GPC97042)

• Packaging Condition: NO original packaging, but includes plastic display case (Unsealed, will be secure); w/minor scuffs on plastic display cover
• Made in 1999 (China)
• Limited Edition No. 1,299
• Car Dimensions: 10.125" (L) x 4.875" (D) x 2" (H)
• Box Dimensions: 8.875" (W) x 4.25" (D) x 2.25" (H)
• This diecast model replicates the 1976 Tyrrell Ford P34 #4 car, as driven by Patrick Depailler, for the Elf team, and placed second in the 1976 Grand Prix of Sweden
• The Tyrrell P34 (Project 34), commonly known as the "six-wheeler", was a Formula One (F1) race car designed by Derek Gardner, Tyrrell's chief designer. The car used four specially manufactured 10-inch diameter (254 mm) wheels and tyres at the front, with two ordinary-sized wheels at the back. Along with the Brabham BT46B "fancar" developed in 1978, the six-wheeled Tyrrell was one of the most radical entries ever to succeed in F1 competition and has been called the most recognisable design in the history of world motorsports. The stretched versions first ran in the Spanish GP in 1976 and proved to be very competitive. Both Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler produced good results with the car, but while Depailler praised the car continually, Scheckter was unimpressed. The P34's golden moment came in the Swedish Grand Prix. Scheckter and Depailler finished first and second, and to date Scheckter is the only driver ever to win a race in a six-wheeled car. The car seemed to be particularly good down the straights and through long corners, like at Anderstorp, Watkins Glen, Mosport Park, Fuji and the Österreichring, but it struggled on bumpy circuits like Brands Hatch, Jarama and the Nürburgring, where the grip was actually variable, because, depending upon the contours or bumps on the track, one of the front small tires would touch the road, but the one in front or behind it on the same side would not. Scheckter left the team at the end of the season, insisting that the six-wheeler was "a piece of junk".
• Crimp in plastic visor on driver (see pic)
• INSURANCE ON TRANSIT REQUIRED
• Your shipment will arrive via USPS Priority Mail (1-4 business days), USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 business days) or UPS Ground (1-5 business days), after the 2-3 day processing time (upon paid purchase)
• Shipment(s) sent out of Lemon Grove, California, USA
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• No Returns

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