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Originally released back in 1979, Tamiya is reissuing the scale model kit of the spectacular Group 5 Ford Capri from the Zakspeed team, which competed in the German Touring Car Championship (DRM) during the 1970s. The kit retains the same parts list, including the driver figure for the interior, although it omits the electric motor and its mechanisms from the first edition. This reissue includes
revised instructions and a decal sheet, as well as a
masking sheet to aid in painting the frames on the clear parts.
Additional details for the
Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo car scale model kit:
- Manufactured by Tamiya in 1/24 scale with reference TAM24376 (also listed as 24376).
- Belongs to the Zakspeed Team.
- Recreation of the vehicle racing at the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft DRM in 1978.
- Includes paint masks, plastic parts, rubber parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions and painting instructions.
- Package measures 190 mm x 290 mm x 60 mm (width x depth x height), weighting 280 g (review pending).
- Featured in newsletters 697 and 698.
Starting in 1977, the rules of the German DRM Championship (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft) allowed Group 5 vehicles to participate, becoming the dominant category. In essence, Group 5 or “silhouette formula” only required cars to remotely resemble the original car, allowing for the creation of amazing machines, many of which were more powerful than the F1 single-seaters of the time. One of the teams that played a major role in this magnificent 5-year period was the German team Zakspeed, using a Group 5 Escort MK2 to great success during the 1977 season. However, they soon realized that in order to compete for overall victories, reserved for Division 1 cars like the Porsche 935 or the BMW M1, they would need a much more powerful and faster car.
With the support of Ford Germany, Zakspeed created the incredible Group 5 Capri at their factory in Niederzissen, using more than 80 meters of aluminium tubing for the construction of the chassis. The aerodynamics were developed in the wind tunnel of the University of Aachen using a 1/4 scale model, and with regard to the engine, the Capri mounted the new BDA with a 1.427 cc cast-iron block, fed by a turbocharger, initially achieving a power of approximately 380 CV.
The Capri Turbo was put on the track for the first time at the end of the 1978 season driven by Hans Heyer, with the same "Mampe" livery previously used on the Escorts. Of course, there were reliability issues, but it was obvious from the outset that this car had what it took to be in contention for the championship, and indeed before the year was out Heyer took Capri's first victory at the Nürburgring, no less.
Zakspeed only built 7 units of the Capri Group 5, two of them with a complete tunnel along the entire floor with Venturi effect and flexible side skirts in the purest F1 style with ground effect of the time. A more powerful version of the BDA engine was also mounted, with the displacement increased to 1.745 cc, which could produce up to 650 HP in qualifying configuration, placing it on a par with the mighty Porsche 935 and BMW M1 within the Division 1 category. As a comparative data on the power of these Group 5 beasts, in 1982 Klaus Niedwedz recorded an incredible time of 7:08.59 in the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, just 10 seconds behind Niki Lauda's time in the 1975 Ferrari F1.
SpotModel recommends this product exclusively for experienced professional modellers and collectors. Take appropriate precautions as this product is not a toy, it can be toxic and/or dangerous. Keep away from children. Use is not allowed for children under 14 years.
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