#600 Scalextric – Porsche 959 (1988)

One of the most impressive cars of the latest 80s was the Porsche 959, the other 1 was the Ferrari F40, as well as Scalextric Espana reproduced both. This time, I am going to verbalize nearly the Porsche 959, which is 1 of the latest cars that I bought for my collection. I get-go flora the white version as well as and hence the dark one, which are the 2 I currently own. There were other versions made, every bit I cry at the terminate of the article.

The cars were made past times Exin from 1988 to 1992, twelvemonth inward which the society disappears as well as Scalextric is sold to Tyco. The auto is a proficient sample of what Exin was doing inward those lastly years, decent casting, really lite cars, alongside stickers applied as well as cars alongside caput as well as raise lights.

All Porsche 959 versions came alongside driver as well as co-pilot inside, which were the classic figures alongside integral helmet (newer model).

The auto was accept likewise all-wheel drive.

There were a full of five versions made, the get-go 2 that I own, as well as hence a silvery coloured version alongside RN 577, a greenish version alongside yellowish spoiler as well as “BP” stickers, as well as the concluding version, which is likewise the most hard to find, “Club Scalextric 1995”. This lastly auto was orangish alongside greenish spoiler as well as was solely given to lodge members dorsum inward 1995. For unopen to reason, the run was short, at that spot were non many subscribers that twelvemonth or whatever, that auto is quite hard to find, every bit good every bit the previous model from 1994 (a reddish Ferrari F40) as well as the cars from 1997 (either the Bugatti inward bluish –rare- or the Audi inward greenish –ultr rare-).

You tin read a flake to a greater extent than nearly Club cars from the Tyco era HERE.

The residue 959 versions are: