Carrera DIGITAL 132 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS "No.47", Nassau 1964
Item No. 20030718
In the range: 2015
Carrera Shopping Link: http://bit.ly/1Fs1Mym
Favorite car…
Do you know that feeling? There are sports cars or racing cars that are among your personal dream cars. I'm not talking about "everyday" sports cars, which theoretically anyone can afford at some point, if they just wait long enough until the cars are used, or reach classic or vintage age. Or if you simply earn enough. No GTis, GSIs, MSs, RSs, AMGs, etc. No, I'm talking about those... special... cars that you associate with something.
I know from Mike that for him it's the BMW M1, among other cars (and mine too, by the way). One of my all-time favorites is the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS.
Why? VIKING!!! VIKING??? VIKING!!!
I had a MÄRKLIN train set when I was young. Back then, model railway layouts primarily featured WIKING cars. HERPA was already around, but I preferred the "rougher" WIKING models. And when I was younger, WIKING had the blue 904 CARRERA GTS in its range under item no. 163. At some point, I also had the red, the cream-white, and the silver, along with many, many other HO cars. I've always been a collector...
The chances of getting one of only 100 cars built are close to zero, not to mention that the last 904 sold fetched a million. Last year, the engine of the prototype was sold by CARRERA, and that alone fetched €270,000.
Back then, if you showed the model car to someone without any car knowledge and asked about the model, 90% of the response would have been, "That's a Ferrari." In the 80s, no one could imagine a Porsche with those lines anymore.
You can imagine how happy I was when I got my hands on the new releases list in 2014 and saw the Porsche listed. Sure, I had one from UNIVERSAL at some point, but the boxes were always warped. But now? Finally for the DIGITAL132 and the EVOLUTION? The silver 30663, which was only available in the basic package, was great, the red 27444 from the EVO was better, and the sky blue 30682 with the starting number 51 was simply a dream. And then CrazyChris is the first to be added to the list of club reports.
I was … not amused….
But finally, here it is: In 2015, the little racer will be available in orange. Version: NASSAU 1964. So, for those interested in motorsports, here are a few facts:
Chassis No. 51. Purchased and driven by Dr. David Lane at the 11th International Bahamas Speed Weeks in Nassau, it competed in several races this week, with varying degrees of success. The car itself on the track? Small and nasty. The little one weighs just 83 grams, has a very flat body, thus a low center of gravity, and a fairly wide track for its size. The thing handles like a dream. But if I'm honest: I hardly ever drive it. It sits here and there, it sits well.
With this in mind… best regards CoMod Lotus
Item No. 20030718
In the range: 2015
Carrera Shopping Link: http://bit.ly/1Fs1Mym
Favorite car…
Do you know that feeling? There are sports cars or racing cars that are among your personal dream cars. I'm not talking about "everyday" sports cars, which theoretically anyone can afford at some point, if they just wait long enough until the cars are used, or reach classic or vintage age. Or if you simply earn enough. No GTis, GSIs, MSs, RSs, AMGs, etc. No, I'm talking about those... special... cars that you associate with something.
I know from Mike that for him it's the BMW M1, among other cars (and mine too, by the way). One of my all-time favorites is the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS.
Why? VIKING!!! VIKING??? VIKING!!!
I had a MÄRKLIN train set when I was young. Back then, model railway layouts primarily featured WIKING cars. HERPA was already around, but I preferred the "rougher" WIKING models. And when I was younger, WIKING had the blue 904 CARRERA GTS in its range under item no. 163. At some point, I also had the red, the cream-white, and the silver, along with many, many other HO cars. I've always been a collector...
The chances of getting one of only 100 cars built are close to zero, not to mention that the last 904 sold fetched a million. Last year, the engine of the prototype was sold by CARRERA, and that alone fetched €270,000.
Back then, if you showed the model car to someone without any car knowledge and asked about the model, 90% of the response would have been, "That's a Ferrari." In the 80s, no one could imagine a Porsche with those lines anymore.
You can imagine how happy I was when I got my hands on the new releases list in 2014 and saw the Porsche listed. Sure, I had one from UNIVERSAL at some point, but the boxes were always warped. But now? Finally for the DIGITAL132 and the EVOLUTION? The silver 30663, which was only available in the basic package, was great, the red 27444 from the EVO was better, and the sky blue 30682 with the starting number 51 was simply a dream. And then CrazyChris is the first to be added to the list of club reports.
I was … not amused….
But finally, here it is: In 2015, the little racer will be available in orange. Version: NASSAU 1964. So, for those interested in motorsports, here are a few facts:
Chassis No. 51. Purchased and driven by Dr. David Lane at the 11th International Bahamas Speed Weeks in Nassau, it competed in several races this week, with varying degrees of success. The car itself on the track? Small and nasty. The little one weighs just 83 grams, has a very flat body, thus a low center of gravity, and a fairly wide track for its size. The thing handles like a dream. But if I'm honest: I hardly ever drive it. It sits here and there, it sits well.
With this in mind… best regards CoMod Lotus
