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Race Cars

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(8880 alternate to be added)
The Race Cars category encompases mostly Formula One racers but also any other car that looks like it would be primarily for racing.  The flagships of this line include a pair of huge, nearly identical 1:8 scale racers, and another Ferrari F1 racer on the same scale.  These have accurate 4 wheel independent suspension and V-10 engines.  A smaller, 1:10 scale Ferrari F1 is also available.  Many smaller models are also included with fewer features.  The alternate model of 8880 is also a very good quality F1 racer and is the only one with a transmission.

My favorite is probably the 8458 Silver Champion, but you can't go wrong with any of the 1:8 scale racers.  8440 is also excellent.  Unfortunately, all of the large scale racers seem to have very poor quality sticker sheets which crack and disintigrate after less than a year, even with no sun exposure.


 

Sets

1260 Car
1260
8209 F1 Racer
8209
8213 Spy Runner
8213
8216 Turbo 1
8216
8247 Road Rebel
8247
8386 Ferrari F1 Racer 1:10
8386
8440 Formula Flash
8440
8445 Indy Storm
8445
8458 Silver Champion
8458
8461 Williams F1 Racer
8461
8674 Ferrari F1 Racer 1:8
8674
8808 F1 Racer
8808
8847 Dragster
8847

8880 F-1 Racer (alternate)
8880
 

Feature Comparison

Set
Steering
Engine
Suspension
Other
1260
None
1 cylinder directly driven by rear wheels
None
None
8209
None
None
Rear chassis pivots with shock absorber
None
8213
None
None
None
Wheels fold down into "wings"
8216
Front rack and pinion
None
None
None
8247
None
1 cylinder directly driven by rear wheels None
None
8386
Front rack and pinion
V-10 driven by rear wheels via differential
None
Rear body cover removable
8440
Front flex system
V-6 driven by rear wheel via differential
None
None
8445
Front flex system
V-6 driven by rear wheel via differential None
Rear body cover opens via pneumatic damper
8458
Front rack and pinion V-10 driven by rear wheels via differential 4 wheel double wishbone Rear body cover opens via pneumatic dampers
8461
Front rack and pinion V-10 driven by rear wheels via differential 4 wheel double wishbone Rear body cover opens via pneumatic dampers
8674
Front rack and pinion V-10 driven by rear wheels via differential 4 wheel double wishbone Rear body cover removable
8808
Front rack and pinion None
None
None
8847
Front rack and pinion 2 cylinder inline driven by rear wheels via differential
None
None
8880
Front rack and pinion
V-8 driven by rear wheels via differential
4 wheel double wishbone 2 speed synchronized transmission


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