Features a small removable rear cowl to show the well detailed rear motor area. This includes the oil cooler, turbocharger, blow off valve, brake ducts and more. Authentic STP sponsorship on accurate day glow orange paint, and a fully detailed drivers cock pit with cloth seat belts and photo etch metal buckles. Limited edition of only 750 models produced by Replicarz.
About the car: Bright red STP car qualified second behind A.J. Foyt, took the lead in the first turn after the green flag fell and then dropped back when engine temperatures started to rise. After A.J Foyt's Coyote/Ford and Dallenbach's Eagle/Offy both broke and hard luck Lloyd Ruby ruptured his fuel tank while leaving the pits with the hose still attached, Andretti cruised on to lead 116 of 200 laps, including the last one. Despite keeping his speed reduced in order to make it to the end – the Hawk was getting horrible fuel mileage, the clutch was going and the engine was overheating terribly. But Mario managed to finish two full laps ahead of second place Dan Gurney.
Grab a snapshot of this era and the legendary fraternity who competed in this race:
Gurney, Unser, Revson, Donohue, AJ Foyt, Hulme, Johncock, Ruby, Brabham, and Rutherford
-Replicarz
