#913 Matchbox - F1 Racer (Nr. 74) (1984)

Matchbox is some other build that has non had (historically) many F1s inwards its 3 inches serial compared to other types of cars. In the regular wheels era, at that topographic point were simply a few (I recollect simply 3). In the Superfast era, at that topographic point were also real few (F1 Racing Car in addition to Team Matchbox, whatever other?). Within this series, inwards the Macau years this F1 Racer (Nr. 74) is the solely 1 that comes to my heed correct now.

The master copy model was painted reddish inwards the Ferrari colours in addition to RN3. To my cognition Ferrari never carried this set out to a greater extent than or less 1984, then the ornament mightiness locomote non real accurate. The shape itself is also non real accurate, it looks a fighting also high in addition to "thick", which some people would define every bit "slightly toonified".

The 2d version is the xanthous one, I intend it does non fit whatever racing squad of the mid-80s then the ornament mightiness locomote inspired from other contest similar the Indy.

There was a colour changing version, that I presented inwards some other entry non then long fourth dimension ago.

After these three, at that topographic point were other decorations that I create non own. While the models shown inwards this entry are made inwards Macau, these ones I advert directly are marked Thailand.

Other variants include a blue/red one, a white/blue one, a colouring changer completely inwards reddish (not the 1 shown inwards the previous entry), addition many promotional versions alongside eye-catching colours. There was fifty-fifty a "My outset Matchbox" version inwards white, alongside some bits of colours over its body.

Some of these models accept base of operations plates that were modified/renamed to "Indy Racer" instead of "F1 Racer", in addition to at that topographic point are a lot of alternate decorations for the American marketplace based on supposedly existent Indy cars, all of them quite flashy in addition to real colourful decorations. I create non accept whatever of these, but I volition reckon writing some other entry if I ever got any.

I recommend, every bit always, visiting Falkensteiner's spider web for watching all decorations in addition to variants of every Matchbox car.

As the model was discontinued because the automobile was already looking a fighting outdated, a novel shape was designed alongside a model from the early on to mid 90s. F1 (or Indy) racers was made available, in addition to then it remained until 1995.

I am devoting many entries to F1s lately... piteous if you lot abide by this theme boring.