58059 Porsche 959 4WD
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The Tamiya 58059 Porsche 959 4WD has to be one of my all time favourite RC Cars. The sheer complexity of the chassis at first glance and the superb Rothmans colour scheme have put this radio controlled model car high on my wanted list for quite some time now.
The prototype car began life as a Group B rallying development vehicle and in 1985 the Porsche 959 took part in the Paris-Dakar rally. Unfortunately all 3 959′s entered failed to finish. The Porsche team did however set to work and in 1986 the 959′s finished the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1st and 2nd place making their development work on this $230,000 super car more worthwhile.
Tamiya promptly secured the license to reproduce a realistic Paris-Dakar rally model of the 959 as an RC car. Appropriately numbered, Tamiya kit number 59 was released and Tamiya quite seriously pulled out all the stops to produce a simply awesome car that could live up to it’s big brother. The very impressive body shell, rally block tyres, oil filed shocks, highly prized RX-540VZ Technigold Motor, front headlights, and differentials make this car one of the most sought after from the Tamiya First 100!
Tamiya Porsche 959 Videos
Specification
- Model Number : 58059
- Model Name: Porsche 959 4WD
- Release Date: 29-Oct-86
- Drive Train: 4WD shaftdrive
- Suspension Configuration: Double Wishbones all round with coil over oil filled shocks
- Chassis Format: ABS monocoque
- Body: Clear Lexan
- Motor: RX-540VZ Technigold
- Same chassis: Click here for car list
- Original price: N/A
- Width: 172mm
- Length: 381mm
- Height: 135mm
- Wheel base: 211mm
- Tread front: 136mm
- Tread rear: 136mm
- Ground clearance: 25mm
- Weight: 1600g
- Scale: 1/12
Instruction Manual & Reference Documents
Tamiya 58059 Porsche 959 4wd Instruction Manual
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[...] 1987, Tamiya revisited what was to become of its most collectable models, the Porsche 959 and fitted a Toyota Celica Gr.B rally special body shell to it, at the same time making several [...]