Tamiya 24377 Toyota Celica LB Turbo Gr.5 1/24 Scale Plastic Model Kit

Tamiya ventured into the modeling business in 1948, with a scale wooden ship model kit. Since then, Tamiya has been striving to offer merchandise that can truly be called 'First in Quality Around the World.' Now Tamiya is offering more than 300 different products, both in the fields of precision static models and high performance radio control vehicles. These products are not only sold in Japan but also exported in vast quantities to the United States, Europe, South East Asia, and to many other parts of the world. The standard of excellence achieved by Tamiya is regarded as among the very finest in the world of model hobbies. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting. Item is brand new and in its original factory packaging. Listing images are stock pictures provided by the manufacturer or the distributor. The Celica LB Turbo was a Group 5 racing car developed for the Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft (DRM) in 1977, based on the Celica Liftback 2000GT road car and fitted with aerodynamic parts such as bulging over-fenders and a rear wing; the entire body was redone in lightweight FRP except for the hood, roof, door, and rear panel components, bringing the car down to a mere 860 kg, while the Toyota inline-four 1,968 cc (18R-G) engine was modified by German outfit Schnitzer with their own 16-valve cylinder head, a 2,090 cc capacity, mechanical fuel injection, and a KKK turbocharger for an impressive 560 hp—debuting in the eighth DRM race at Hockenheim in 1977 and even beating the mighty Porsche 935 in the ADAC trophy race at Zolder, Belgium that October, this distinctive Japanese-German silhouette racing car is captured here as a 1/24 scale plastic model assembly kit (length: 192 mm, width: 87 mm, height: 52 mm) that accurately renders its largely modified, powerful form with wide fenders and a large rear wing, a realistic cockpit with roll cage, chassis underside, and suspension, metal-plated front and rear mesh wheels, solid synthetic rubber slick tires of different front and rear widths, high-quality Cartograf decals with a choice of two racing numbers, and an included driver figure.