1/12 Team Lotus Type 72D 1972

1/12 Team Lotus Type 72D 1972

Tamiya is delighted to announce that Item 12046 receives a further production run with updated decals, packaging, photo-etched parts and instruction manual.

It has been 11 years since we released the model of Team Lotus Type 72D 1972 in 1/12 Big Scale Racing Car Series. With innovative features such as a wedgeshaped body with low-profile nose section, radiators mounted on either side of cockpit, and torsion bar spring suspension system, the Type 72 left the motorsports world in awe when it debuted in 1970 and enabled Jochen Rindt to claim the driver's championship. The car was refined into the Type 72D for the 1972 season, when its previous red, white, and gold livery was replaced by a striking black and gold scheme.

Young Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi was at the helm and he dominated the season, taking five victories out of twelve races to give Team Lotus both the drivers' and constructors' championships.

About the Model
• This is a 1/12 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length: 400mm, width: 173mm, height: 87mm.
• The wedge-shaped form of the Team Lotus Type 72D 1972 is accurately reproduced in style.
• Front and rear suspension with torsion bars is movable to recreate the actual mechanism of the car.
• Steering wheel moves front wheels.
• Detailed DFV engine features depictions of pipes and cables for the ignition system.
• Front fairing and cockpit fairing are detachable.
• Realistic synthetic rubber tires.
• Photo-etched parts are included for the ultimate finish.
• Moving depictions of complex front and rear suspensions employ coil springs.
• Comes with a driver figure.