1983 Triumph TR7 Scalextric C309
1983 Triumph TR7 in Toy Stories, Documentary, 2009 Ep. 4
Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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◊ 2009-11-21 17:28 |
1/35 scale Scalextric Triumph TR7 |
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◊ 2012-10-28 20:19 |
Scalextric C309 Triumph TR7. |
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◊ 2016-09-15 13:23 |
Very rare 1983 issue - "C309 Yellow - This is by far the rarest of TR7s. The car itself was based on a yellow shell (slightly lighter than C114) with black & red stripe running diagonally from rear N/S to front O/S corners of the car. The car exists in two variations, having been produced in both ‘Lamps Down’ and ‘Lamps Up’ versions. The first version ‘Lamps Down’ is by far the rarest, and whilst one or two have been put into boxes from ‘Lamps Up’ versions, a genuine ‘Lamp Down’ boxed car is yet to be found to my knowledge. These cars normally turn up in the area surrounding the factory, which suggests that the ‘Lamps Down’ version was probably never in general distribution. With modification to ‘Lamps Up’ the C309 appeared (with six spot lamp bumper!) as a boxed item. It only appeared in one catalogue (No. 24 1983), and from its rarity, it can be assumed it was a fairly short run. These cars do not surface for sale very often. Around the time of this models production another pair of TR7s must have also been in early stages of production as they also changed from ‘Lamps Down’ to ‘Lamps Up’ very early in their existence……." - http://www.tr7.co.uk/tr7-scalextric-models/history.html |
