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I have to agree that they've got the nose of the 917LH all wrong. Its far too "square", which can be seen from the great black and white picture that Scott has posted and the picture below:-
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In fact, if Fly do the 1971 Rodriguez / Oliver Gulf version, the nose needs to be different to the other LHs as well.
Chassis 917-043 (the "hippie" liveried car above, beautifully made by Proto Slot Kit) was supplied to Martini Racing for the 1970 Le Mans 24-Hours. In 1971, 917-043, still with the proven 4.9 litre engine instead of the more powerful 5.0 litre twelve used in shorter races, was assigned to the Gulf-Porsche team for Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver. The Gulf entered 917-043 had revised bodywork owing much to French designer Charles Deutsch (famous for his Deutsch-Bonnet race cars) with a shorter nose, semi-enclosed rear wheels (now 17" wide to better handle the 917's power and the chassis' 36-64 weight distribution) and a full-width rear wing between the fins.
Top Slot makes a nice model of the Gulf car:-
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Kind regards,
Russell
In fact, if Fly do the 1971 Rodriguez / Oliver Gulf version, the nose needs to be different to the other LHs as well.
Chassis 917-043 (the "hippie" liveried car above, beautifully made by Proto Slot Kit) was supplied to Martini Racing for the 1970 Le Mans 24-Hours. In 1971, 917-043, still with the proven 4.9 litre engine instead of the more powerful 5.0 litre twelve used in shorter races, was assigned to the Gulf-Porsche team for Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver. The Gulf entered 917-043 had revised bodywork owing much to French designer Charles Deutsch (famous for his Deutsch-Bonnet race cars) with a shorter nose, semi-enclosed rear wheels (now 17" wide to better handle the 917's power and the chassis' 36-64 weight distribution) and a full-width rear wing between the fins.
Top Slot makes a nice model of the Gulf car:-
Kind regards,
Russell
