Sports Racing Cars

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Both 1/18th Tamiya.

Nissan R381:
R391-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

R391-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

R391-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Racing in Japan starting in 1968 - until then t6he most potent sports cars in Japan were Porsche Carerra 6's.  This Nissan used a Chevy V8 of 5.4 litres.

This is an early Tamiya kit I suspect.  Fit of the body was terrible as you can see.  Compare it to the McLaren below.

McLaren M8A - Can-Am Car:
M8A-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

M8A-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

M8A-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

M8A-4 by David Freeman, on Flickr


These now join the two previous 1/18th Sports Car builds:

The Lola T-160:
Lola T160-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

and Porsche Carerra 6(no photo uploaded).