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Discontinued
by Hasegawa
$17.25 USD
$21.56 USD
This item is discontinued and is not expected to come back into stock.
This is an injection-plastic passenger car kit.
The 2nd Japan Grand Prix took place on May 2nd and 3rd, 1964, at the Suzuka circuit in Mie Prefecture. Races were divided into eleven different classes. Subaru took place in the first event on the 3rd, the T-1 class (for 400cc and smaller engines). 15 cars lined up at the start: six Subarus, four Suzulights and five Carols. Beaten badly by Suzulights in the previous year's event, Subaru set up a racing group in the firm to analyze the 360 from top to bottom and tune it into the best racer it could be. As a result of their efforts, car #9, driven by Ohkubo, stayed in first place throughout the race, with car #12, driven by Koseki, moving into second place by the fifth lap. The two cars held those positions through the checkered flag, giving Subaru a 1-2 finish.
This is a fully-detailed kit with a steerable front wheels, rubber tires, plated detail parts and white metal parts to re-create this racing variation of the car.