Tamiya 1/20 20043 Honda F-1 RA272 Formula One Kit
Tamiya 20043 1/20 Honda F-1 RA272 Formula One Race Car Kit
This kit builds a detailed model of the Honda RA272 Formula 1 Race car as entered in the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, the last race of the 1965 season.
Plastic parts are attached to sprues and molded in white, silver, and black; clear pieces also included - Highly detailed static display model - Removable rear cowling and front nose cone - Complete V-12 cylinder engine detail - Synthetic rubber Good Year racing tires - Detailed dash board - Waterslide decals including the #11 and #12. are included together with detailed pictorial instructions.
The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix was not just the last race of the season, but also the last Formula-One race using normally aspirated 1.5 liter displacement engines. The car that won this memorable event was Honda's highly competitive RA272 racing machine, driven by the skilled driver Richie Ginther. Honda was the first Japanese car manufacturer to participate in F-1 Grand Prix racing, and this was their first F-1 victory since entering the 1964 German Grand Prix