This is a 1:32 scale slot car of the No.1 Lotus 79 that Mario Andretti drove at the 1979 USA Grand Prix West in Long Beach. He finished 4th. The car wears the green Martini Racing livery with period sponsorship, including Tissot.
It has a high-detail plastic single-seater body and an inline, rear-wheel-drive layout. The guide blade and pick-ups are easy to change, and spare guide blades are included.
The car is supplied ready to run in analogue form. It can be converted to Scalextric Digital with the C7005 digital plug, which is required for digital operation. It has no front or rear lights.
- Brand
- Scalextric
- Part code
- C4423
- Model
- Lotus 79, USA GP West 1979
- Driver
- Mario Andretti, car #1
- Scale
- 1:32
- Release
- 2023; new tooling
- Body
- Plastic, high-detail single-seater body
- Motor
- Scalextric slim-can motor, inline configuration
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Gearing
- 9T pinion, 27T gear; 3:1 ratio
- Traction
- Magnatraction
- Pick-ups
- Round, easy-change guide blade with screw and pick-up braids
- Tires
- Front and rear tire set, 4 tires
- Lights
- No front or rear lights
- Operation
- Analogue; Scalextric Digital upgradeable with C7005 plug-in chip (required for digital)
- Dimensions
- Approx. 170 × 60 × 50 mm
- Weight
- Approx. 100 g
- In the box
- Car with spare guide blades