Out of subject but great souvenirs... I remember that #6 car driven by Mark Donohue for Roger Penske during the great years of TRANS-AM series that were run in the late 60's et early 70's. I saw those cars run at Watkins Glen NY, Bryer in Loudon NH and at the Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec, Canada.
The liveries that are supposedly coming are completely distinct from the red, white, and blue. I haven't seen them, but there weren't that many, were there?
Harry, did you try a black wash on the grills? When I took photos of my Javelin, the grill was so shiny, I had to stop and do a black wash just to get a proper picture.
Roy Woods American racing Associates bought the two 1970 Penske Javelins and raced them with 1971 sheet metal. The cars were #68 and 69, they were yellow with black trim. For 1972 an ex 1971 Penske car was raced by Bill Collins with a blue and yellow Minnesota Fighting Saints livery.
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It is a mold that has many possibilities. With the changes at Scalextric recently, I think we will see some surprising USA molds. This one is just getting started.
I never knew there had been an ARCA Javelin. I wouldn't have guessed it was a legal car for it. Now that I think about it, there were other non-fullsize cars in ARCA, after all. Lots of Chevelles (Malibu), Coronets, etc.
The #63 blue & yellow Javelin with Miron sponsorship is a later version of a Penske - Donohue car. Jocko Maggiacomo won the Trans Am championship with it in 1976. The fact a 6 year old car won shows the big bucks from factory teams had left the sport in '72.
The #6, #1, and #63 Javelin might in fact all be different versions of the very same car - the original Penske-Donohue car.
Scalextric may claim the #63 livery they release, driven by Billy Collins, was a Trans Am champion but it wasn't when Collins drove it.