Despite having consecutive numbers and looking very similar, these two formula ones are 3 years from each other. The Lotus Climax was released in 1964, and sold pretty well, probably because it was the car in which Jim Clark won the championships in 1963 with a clear superiority above all other competitors. Almost one million pieces were sold.
The second model, a Cooper Maserati, was released in 1967, but I cannot identify it among the cars that run that year or the previous one. The colour and decoration may point to the Rob Walker Racing Team, but I do not know who drove this car with RN7.
Both models were discontinued in 1969: the Lotus maybe after the death of Jim Clark in 1968. The reason why the Cooper was also discontinued after only two years is also unknown to me... despite being so short for sale, it was sold 726,000 times.
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: LOTUS-CLIMAX FORMULA 1 RACING CAR and COOPER MASERATI F/1
- Scale: Around 1:43
- Year: 1964 and 1967
- Company: Corgi Toys (Great Britain)
- Size: approx. 7 cm
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