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Porsche 962

Porsche 962

Years Released: 1991 1992 1993 (Item Year pages)
Item released for 3 years.

Car: Porsche 962
Number: 10
Information: Length - 5 3/4" - 146mm.
Category: Cars

Category Details: Classic cars from all eras.
Car Category: Endurance

Car Category Details: A car racing class concentrating on the ability of manufacturers to build reliable yet sporty cars.
Base Colour: Black

Colour Details: The most elegant of all colours.
All Colours: Black, Red
Logo & Box Style:

1991 1992 1993

Make: Porsche

Logo: Porsche Logo
Logo Years: ---
Make Details: The most famous sports car maker in the world.
Make Country: Germany
Model: 962

Model Details: The 962 was a sports prototype race car which was competitive over many years.
Model Production Years: 1984 - 1991

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Car Year Details (3)

YEAR	CAT	ITEM
1991	C.486	Porsche 962
1992	C.486	Porsche 962
1993	C.486	Porsche 962

All Colours (2)

COLOUR	DETAILS	IMAGE
Black	The most elegant of all colours.
Red	Various shades of red.

Item Year Information

YEAR	INFORMATION
1991	Competing in 24 hour endurance racing has provided car makers with the experience to enable them to eliminate any weaknesses in a cars design or construction, loading to over improving reliability, Scalextric cars are subjected to similar tests. The Certificate from the Guinness Book of Records details the extraordinary performance of a Scalextric Jaguar in running non-stop for over 866 hours.
1992	World Sports Cars. The names of Jaguar, Porsche and Mercedes are synonymous with World Sports Championship racing. These giants of the racing circuit challenge each other over many hours and miles in a series of endurance races through the year. Great demand is put on the cars and drivers but lessons learnt and improvements made help to make the every day production saloon safer. Scalextric World Sports cars are fitted with headlights (for 24 hour racing), brakelights that illuminate when the trigger on the hand throttle is released and Magnatraction.
1993	World Sports Car Racing - the perfect bonding of man and machine. It is not only the cars that are built to endure the rigours of Sports Car racing, the drivers must also have the stamina to drive them. In some Instances for long periods of time and in all types of weather, day and night. Luckily the Scalextric driver need not worry about the weather, however, he or she may find themselves in an endurance race that can last several hours. All the World Sports Cars on this and the following pages are equipped with headlights, brakelights, Magnatractlon and where possible the Easi-fit guide blades for fast pick-up changes during those long racing hours. All you have to do is choose your car and get racing.

Service Sheets (3)

SHEET NO	SERVICE SHEET NAME	ISSUE DATE
144A	Jaguar XJ8 and Porsche 962 Sports Cars with Head & Brakelights	July 1991
144A (Back)	Jaguar XJ8 and Porsche 962 Sports Cars with Head & Brakelights - Back	July 1991
144B (Back)	Porsche 962	April 1992