[About actual vehicle]
- Don Garritz, a popular racer who is familiar with the nickname of [Big Daddy] in the American drag racing world, is also known as a father of a drag race and is a pioneer.
- In addition to not only having a number of records of popular drag races in the United States but also working to disseminate the suit of refractory material and enhance the safety of the machine, they are entering the Hall of Fame, including their achievements .
- Garlitz, which was damaged on the foot in the accident at the race in 1970, then completed the design of the rear engine top fuel chassis with the cooperation of TC Lemon.
- Rear engine top fuel design that increased safety by concentrating fuel system and moving parts behind the driver has become the current mainstream design.
- The world's first rear engine / drag star produced by Garlitz was named Swanplat 14 and was active in the garlott's drive that went back to a brilliant position from the injury in the 1971 season.
[About the model]
- The model was reproduced in 1971 by [Big Daddy] Don Garlitz, the world's first rear engine and drug star, [Swanplat 14] that was active.
- The scale is 1/25, the finished wheel base is about 21 cm.
- We model the mechanism precisely, not only from the world's first rear engine and drag star styling to the frame etc, of course.
- Attention is a frame part for a rear engine composed of fine pipes.
- The shape of an elongated frame is united as a part.
- The basic shape is firmly modeled, assemble is sure.
- The engine mounted in this frame is a 6.9 liter Dutch HEMI supercharged V type 8 cylinder.
- Head cover, exhaust pipe, spur charger blower etc. are reproduced with plating parts, you can enjoy the mechanical finish.
- I'd like to wear arm to the detail up and finish it.
- In addition, the rear tire reproduces with a large diameter slick racing tire for drag racing printed on the sidewall logo as well.
- Body cowl is reproduced in split by under cowl and upper cowl, nose cowl.
- Of course, I set the sponsor marks firmly with a decal.
- In addition, a cardboard display base that reproduces the starting grid decorating the completed model as a bonus is also set.
- It is a kit that I would like to recommend a wide range to American motor sports fans, American car fans, car model fans.
[Major features]
- Rear engine, drag star driven by American drag star Don Garlitz on 1/25 scale
- Frame parts for rear engines constituted by fine pipes to reproduce shape firmly
- Engine covering head cover, exhaust pipe, supercharger blower etc modeled with plated parts
- Rear tire reproduces the large diameter slick racing tire for drag race with printed sidewall logo as well
- Sponsor mark classes are firmly decal set
- Set card base display base as a bonus
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )