Review by CoMod Lotus of Carrera DIGITAL 132 Evolution the
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Porsche 917/30 'No. 48'
(30572/27367)
It’s finally on the market!
We’ve had to wait long enough for this version of Porsche’s 1,100 PS speed demon. Now, the versions released so far—the Sunoco and the CAM2—are truly beautiful cars, especially as race cars. I just can’t get too excited about street cars on a racetrack. But my absolute favorite among the 917/30s is this newly released yellow racer in Bosch livery.
The car was actually available as a slot car before—it was manufactured in the 1970s by Fleischmann (yes, they used to make slot cars, and not bad ones at that). Although, strictly speaking, that’s not quite right: the Fleischmann model was a 917/10 from 1972; thisCarrera car is the original Donohue/Penske Porsche from 1974, chassis no. 006. In 1979, the car became the property of Vasek Polak. After the death of the well-known race car driver, Porsche collector, and dealer in 1997, American Chris Gruys purchased the car and had it repainted in the current Bosch livery. This yellow car was already one of my favorites 20 years ago. To be honest, though, it never made it onto the racetrack because I simply couldn’t bring myself to do that to it. When
you compare the two cars, you realize that it’s not just worlds but galaxies that separate these models. The build quality today is a dream compared to the car back then. It’s also sturdier; the “Fleischmänner” essentially had a predetermined breaking point above the front axle, since the body was so thin at that spot that the front end would break off after a hard crash. This oneCarrera
can handle almost anything—which, of course, doesn’t mean you should go crashing it into every wall; it’s simply too beautiful for that.
Enough gushing: Go buy the car and put it in the slot yourself. Or, as in my case, in the display case.
CoMod Lotus
It’s finally on the market!
We’ve had to wait long enough for this version of Porsche’s 1,100 PS speed demon. Now, the versions released so far—the Sunoco and the CAM2—are truly beautiful cars, especially as race cars. I just can’t get too excited about street cars on a racetrack. But my absolute favorite among the 917/30s is this newly released yellow racer in Bosch livery.
The car was actually available as a slot car before—it was manufactured in the 1970s by Fleischmann (yes, they used to make slot cars, and not bad ones at that). Although, strictly speaking, that’s not quite right: the Fleischmann model was a 917/10 from 1972; this
you compare the two cars, you realize that it’s not just worlds but galaxies that separate these models. The build quality today is a dream compared to the car back then. It’s also sturdier; the “Fleischmänner” essentially had a predetermined breaking point above the front axle, since the body was so thin at that spot that the front end would break off after a hard crash. This one
Enough gushing: Go buy the car and put it in the slot yourself. Or, as in my case, in the display case.
CoMod Lotus
