It is very interesting that Corgi released two models of fairly similar formula ones with just a few months difference.
The first model is the Surtees T.S.9 F1, although for its shape, it looks more like the previous year’s T.S.7. In the 1971 season, the team did not very well with their main drivers John Surtees and Rolf Strommelen. Derek Bell, Sam Posey, Brian Redman and Gijs van Lennep started one race each, and Mike Heilwood, two.
The second model is the TS.9B, the direct evolution of the previous model. Maybe this came to Corgi as a surprise, and they quickly made a few changes in order to have the actual model of the season available for sale, and not the one from the previous season. Note that the base is very similar… and that some parts are also the same or almost identical.
The car was not very successful in the 1972 season, although the ex-motorcycle pilot Mike Hailwood achieved great results and finished the season in 8th place. The other drivers of the team that year were Tim Schenken, Andrea de Adamich, and also John Surteets himself, who only ran one GP.
As Formula ones are, in general, small cars, the scale is 1:36, but the size is the same or equivalent to that of the “normal” 1:43 cars in the series. No matter what, they are great models to have in your collection if you like Corgi models, formula ones or cars in general in this scale.
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: SURTEES T.S.9 F.1. and TS.9B-F1 (150 and 153)
- Scale: 1:36
- Year: 1972
- Company: Corgi (Great Britain)
- Size: Around 10 cm long
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