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A limited-edition Scalextric twin pack of two Shelby Cobra 289 slot cars from the 1964 Targa Florio: Dan Gurney's No. 146 and Masten Gregory's No. 148. Both are high-detail bodies with interiors, working front and rear lights, front-mounted inline motors, rear-wheel drive and a rectangular magnet. The 9:27 plastic gearing and round-plate guide suit home layouts more than club racing. It is aimed at collectors and Cobra fans who want a matched pair of period racers, and it offers more detail and lighting than a single standard Scalextric car at a similar level of finish.
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Lowest price we've seen: $50.99 on Nov 10 at RC Superstore. Tracked across 6 stores since Nov 10.
Owners of Scalextric Cobras and limited-edition twin packs generally rate the detail and the working lights highly and treat the set as a collector's piece. Slot racers note the cars drive well on home track but are not as quick or as tunable as club-grade models.
The 48th running of the annual Targa Florio road race was a notable fixture in this, one of the greatest of all road races, illustrious history. The 1964 edition saw a powerful onslaught from the 4 car strong AC Cobra works team. Led by Dan Gurney in the number 146 car, with a red stripe, the quartet of Cobras had eyes on continuing the Shelby teams stranglehold on the GT category of the international championship for GT & Prototype cars. But the Targa Florio was quite a different proposition, even to the bumpy surface of the previous event at Sebring.
A rough, arduous and brutal road race of 720 Kilometers the Targa was one of the toughest events of the era. And an event for which the brutal V8 powered Cobra was hardly suited. The four Cobras entered had differing fortunes. Of the cars in this set the 148 car of Masten Gregory and Innes Ireland retired after an accident on the winding Sicilian roads. But the other Cobra of the legendary Dan Gurney, sharing with Jerry Grant had better fortunes, the pair wrestled the brutish Cobra to an impressive 8th place. Behind an assortment of Porsche's, Alfa Romeos and a single Ferrari.
For this race the mighty Cobra was defeated in the GT category by the beautiful Ferrari 250GTO, the Cobra was victorious in the over 3.0 GT category. For the other Cobras, the 142 car of 1962 Formula One World Champion Phil Hill, sharing with Bob Bondurant retired with suspension issues, while the 150 car driven by the Italian pairing of Vito Coco and Vincenzo Arena also retired, due to a broken oil pipe in their case. While the Cobra was a tough beast to drive around the narrow streets the loud grumble of its V8 and the enthusiastic style of Gurney made it a winner in the eyes of the adoring public. The legend of the Cobra was continuing to build.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION for both cars:
BODY: High detail with interior
LIGHTS: working head light and rear lights
MOTOR CONFIGURATION: Inline
MOTOR: front engine mounted
GEAR RATIO: Plastic 9:27
DRIVE: Rear wheels
BUSHES: Nylon
MAGNET: Yes Rectangular
GUIDE: Round Plate guide (+ two spare disks)
DIGITAL PLUG READY (DPR): No
SCALE: 1:32
ISSUED: July 2023
