Pocher HK118 1/8 Pocher Porche 917K Gulf Edition (pre-painted)

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Beaten only by a change in the world championship rules, the Porsche 917K was, for a short time, the most incredible car on the racetrack. It is still one of the most iconic race cars in motorsport history.

The concept was outrageous, built at the huge expense not one but 25 Le Mans challengers, thereby qualifying for sports car status, sidestepping a 3.0-litre prototype limit.

At a stroke, the resultant 4.55 litre 917 (the largest capacity air-cooled race car ever) rendered its prototype rivals obsolete. Truly one of the most iconic race cars in the history of motorsport. Whilst at first, it had been an unwieldy beast, tamed for 1970, it had the measure of its rivals.

For two seasons, it trampled its opposition and won world championship race after championship race, including Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. Consequently, its speed dubbed as too fast at over 240mph led rule makers to throw out large capacity race cars from endurance racing, at which point it turned its sights to America, where it proceeded to shatter its rivals in turbocharged form, cementing its legacy as one of the greatest racing cars of all time.

This livery is the 1971 Gulf liveried 917k, raced by British motorsport legend Derek Bell and Swiss Jo Siffert at the 1000km Monza, where it placed second, only behind its sister Porsche 917k.

What's in the Box:
- Plastic Sprues
- Metal body parts
- Rubber tyres
- Decals
- Assembly instructions

Specifications:
Finish: Pre-painted parts
Colour: Gulf Livery
Number of Parts: 312
Build Time: Around 30 hours

Item Dimensions - Without Packaging:
Length (cm) = 52.2
Height (mm) = 13.5
Width (cm) = 26.7