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The 1981 season for the Ligier-Matra team can be considered one of the most successful in the team's history, with no fewer than seven podium finishes, including two victories at the Austrian and Canadian Grands Prix. These results saw Ligier finish fourth in the World Constructors' Championship. With the usual high quality of its products, Tameo Kits has developed a scale model kit of this car, meticulously reproducing its shape and choosing the
version that won the Austrian Grand Prix with Jacques Laffite at the wheel. The kit is complemented by several photo-etched parts to provide maximum detail.
Additional details for the
Ligier Matra JS17 car scale model kit:
- Manufactured by Tameo Kits in 1/43 scale with reference TMK453.
- Belongs to the Talbot Gitanes Team.
- Recreation of the vehicle racing at the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1981.
- Includes photo-etched parts, rubber parts, vacuum formed parts, water slide decals, white metal parts, other materials, assembly instructions and tobacco sponsor decals.
- Package measures 83 mm x 115 mm x 43 mm (width x depth x height), weighting 196 g (review pending).
- Featured in newsletters 701 and 712.
The Ligier JS17 that the team used during the 1981 season was a highly successful single-seater. Equipped with Matra V12 engines, marking the return of Matra engines to the French team, it achieved two victories at the Austrian and Canadian Grands Prix, both times with Jacques Laffite at the wheel. Designed by Gérard Ducarouge, the Ligier JS17 was powered by the Matra MS81 engine, a naturally aspirated engine at a time when turbocharged engines were becoming the norm. The Matra engine's higher fuel consumption necessitated a larger and longer fuel tank. Ducarouge also introduced adaptive hydropneumatic suspension to maximize ground effect, enabling the car to compete with the more powerful turbocharged rivals of the era. In the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix, the eleventh round of the F1 World Championship, held on the fast Österreichring circuit, Jacques Laffite achieved victory with his Ligier-Matra, in what was his fifth victory in a Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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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Undoubtedly, the Italian brand
Tameo Kits is the reference in the world of scale modeling for F1 lovers, with hundreds of 1/43 scale models (even some in 1/24 scale) with different levels of detail, from simple models to focus on the most visible parts, to the most detailed models with fully detailed engines... there are even some references including the tools used in the pit box. Their catalog also includes some of the great prototypes of the 70s, street sports cars, as well as a complete listing of spare decals and accessories.
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