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dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 8, 2022 16:15:30 GMT -5 oldirish33 likes this

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Datsun Violet GT WRC winners were not available as mass-produced models until the last year or so with Altaya, IXO, and Spark finally announcing some. Altaya released the 1981 Safari Rally winner earlier this year and Spark's 1982 Safari Rally winner just landed on my doorstep today.

I'm happy to see someone at Spark finally has some common sense as far as the decals are concerned compared to the beyond frustrating Rothmans decals for the 1987 TdC winner and Gitanes decals for 1978 Monte Carlo winner.

Spark S7770 Datsun Violet GT (PA10) 1982 Safari Rally Winner S. Mehta/M. Doughty

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Tom Global Moderator Posts: 6,248	dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 8, 2022 17:06:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tom on Dec 8, 2022 17:06:47 GMT -5 That is really nice! Great to finally see some of those classic Japanese rally cars appear in 1:43.

DeadCanDanceR Member Posts: 5,463 Member is Online	dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 8, 2022 17:15:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DeadCanDanceR on Dec 8, 2022 17:15:53 GMT -5 Cool looking model!
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Alfaholic Member Posts: 2,917	dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 8, 2022 17:22:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alfaholic on Dec 8, 2022 17:22:14 GMT -5 Wonderful model. They are well known over our way, although we knew them as a Datsun Stanza. There was a string factory team in local rallying and used to perform very well against the Escort RS.
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dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 8, 2022 19:51:43 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by reeft1 on Dec 8, 2022 19:51:43 GMT -5

That is an absolute pearler - I won’t ship out my 1980s kit built rally models as upgrading all my old kits to Sparks would likely trigger a divorce, but this has me wavering and thinking the upside may outweigh the downside

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dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 8, 2022 22:44:01 GMT -5

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Dec 8, 2022 19:51:43 GMT -5 reeft1 said:

but this has me wavering and thinking the upside may outweigh the downside

Ever heard the Yardbirds song 'Over, Under, Sideway,s Down'

Douglas, shining example of quality over quantity and just perfect for your rally museum!

LM24HRS Member Paul - "Collecting Motorsport in Miniature; for the passion and its history". Posts: 457	dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 10, 2022 2:18:55 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LM24HRS on Dec 10, 2022 2:18:55 GMT -5 Being one who tends not to focus on rally cars this I will admit would be most welcome in my collection next to all my "roundie roundie" stuff.

Scalainjridesagain Senior Member Administrator Posts: 2,357	dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 11, 2022 6:24:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Scalainjridesagain on Dec 11, 2022 6:24:59 GMT -5 Thats very nice Douglas. Finally instructions on where to put the decals. Saves hunting around the net/in books for the placement of some of the obscure ones

JSB33 Administrator Posts: 2,610	dbonser's infrequent additions Dec 11, 2022 7:34:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JSB33 on Dec 11, 2022 7:34:07 GMT -5 Big improvement on the decal instructions, can't wait to see the finished product.

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