The 68-70 version of the Javelin is already available..there was a 1/32 snap kit model, a vintage slot car from the late 60's and there is a nice resin body available..
However the 71-74 body style was never released in 1/32 scale..
To us Trans Am fans who are slot racers, this is a shame and we feel it should be available as almost every other major make/body style of the big bore cars is already made.
Scalextric makes the 69 and 70 Mustangs of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer.. They also make many other liveries of the fastback Mustangs..
Scalextric also makes the 69 Sunoco Camaros (#6 and #9) as well as Jim Halls 1970 version.. and more 69 and 70 liveries too.
SCX just released the Gurney and Savage Cudas from 70/71 and Pioneer makes some great notchback Mustangs..
There's a man in Colorado, Dave Reinecke, making some great resin kits for Trans Am fans.. the ealier Javelins, the 68 Titus Firebird, the 71 Titus Firebird, the Gurney Cougar, The Posey Challenger as well as other Camaros and Cudas..
(He also makes the Datsun 510) But since a 1/32 scale Javelin from 71+ was never made in model form, there is no way for him to make a mold..
At any rate.. we are trying to come up with other 71+ liveries that were run to show the manufacturers there are more cars that could be made other than just the #6 Donohue car from 1971..
I've found pictures of that one, plus some others...
The 71 Donohue car:
After the 71 season, there were 3 Penske cars.. 2 were sold to Roy Woods and he and George Follmer drove them
(Follmer to the 72 championship)
The 1972 Woods cars:
#1:
#2:
but a third 1971 Penske car, that was actually a rebodied 1970 Penske Javelin, was sold to the son of a friend of Penske..
Someone named Bill Collins.. and he drove that car in 1972 earning 2 top 3 finishes with the car.
I can't for the life of me find a good picture of that car.. All I know is that it was called 'the fighting saints' Javelin and was #63
Here it is at the start of the 1972 Road America race where he started 3rd and finished 2nd..
(Follmer blew an engine and finished 25th)
After the 72 season, the 2 Woods cars were sold to Jocko Maggiacomo and I found these pictures of his livery..
(I have no idea if the #63 has anythiing to do with the Collins car, from what I can tell, Jocko got the #1 and #2 cars from Woods..
I can't find any mention of Collins or the #63 car after the 72 season)
(used by permission, Jim Knerr photo: http://www.flickr.co.../27666849@N04/)
(used by permission, Jim Knerr photo: http://www.flickr.co.../27666849@N04/)More recently, the Maggiacomo car was torn down and restored to the 1971 Championship car you see in current historic events..
(a few pictures from the resto time period)
I also found the pair of yellow / black 1971 Javelins owned by Roy Woods and driven by Peter Revson and others.. #68 and #69
If I'm mistaken on any of this information, please correct me..I'm no expert LOL..
If anyone can help with pictures of the #63 fighting saints Collins car, as well as any other 71+ body stlye Javelins you might have that raced in the Trans Am series or other similar road racing series, I sure would appreciate it..
Thanks for the read and any help you can offer ~
Kev
Edited by turbokev, 12 February 2010 - 02:50.
