Tecnomodel 1-43 1968 Ford P68 diecast model car review

One of several recent new announcements from Tecnomodel is a quintet of 1:43 replicas of the legendary Ford P68 from the 1968 sportscar racing scene.

The FIA completely rewrote the rules for sportscar racing for 1968, but Ford opted not to design a new car to carry on competing in the category. So Alan Mann decided to build a brand new prototype car around Ford’s recently introduced 3.0 litre DFB V8 Formula One engine. The P68 was born.

While the car certainly looked the part, and competed at the sharp end, its shocking reliability prevented it from getting any decent results. The P68 wasn’t raced again after 1968.

Of the five 1:43 replicas that Tecnomodel will be producing, two will be press cars (the unnumbered red and gold car and the #5 gold and black car).

The #34 car was driven by Bruce McLaren and Mike Spence in the 1968 Brands Hatch 6 Hours. It was leading the race when the driveshaft broke. The #9 machine was pedalled by Frank Gardner and Hubert Hahne at the Spa 1000 km. It took pole position, but retired on the very first lap with electrical problems.

Finally, the #8 P68 of Chris Irwin and Pedro Rodriguez failed to even start the Nurburgring 1000 Km after crashing in practice.

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