Product Overview
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C4172 Scalextric Chevrolet ZL-1 Camaro ATCC 1972 - Australian Exclusive
Australian only Limited Edition release.
The 1972 Australian Touring Car Championship was a national motor racing title open to Group C Improved Production Touring Cars and Group E Series Production Touring Cars.
1972 would be the final time the Improved Production cars would contest the ATCC. From 1973, CAMS introduced a new production based Group C touring car formula. Outright cars like the Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros, Norm Beechey's Holden Monaro and Ian Geoghegan's Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III would be replaced with production based Ford Falcons and Holden Toranas. Many Improved Production cars would end up racing as Sports Sedans in the following years.
Defending champion Bob Jane won his fourth and final Australian Touring Car Championship in his Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1. Unlike 1971 when Jane's Camaro used the 7.0 liter 427 V8 engine, CAMS rule changes reducing the engine capacity limit to 6000cc him forced to run the 5.7 liter 350 V8. Second in the championship was the Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.1 of Mike Stillwell whose consistent placings in the under 2.0 liter class saw him finish 11 points behind Jane. Third was Allan Moffat in his Ford Boss 302 Mustang.
Although he was not classified after not scoring a point, the 1972 championship saw Peter Brock make his ATCC debut driving a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 for Harry Firth's Holden Dealer Team.
Tech Specs
- Scale: 1:32
- Red in color, #7
Special Features
- High Detail
- Digital Plug Ready (Digital Plug Not Included)
- Easy Change Pick-ups
- Magnatraction
