Description: Politoys Export No 580 Hino BRE Samurai1/43 Scale.Made in Italy.See pictures for condition of actual item.Rear hatch does not stay in its hinge, as one of the two pegs is broken. So the back stays on just fine, but can be easily removed.The ‘glass’ hatch over the engine is missing.The red spoiler that belongs between the two white wings at the rear end of the hatch is missing (funny how all three of the major issues with this car are in that damn hatch!)White paint is okTires and suspension just fineClean baseplate Thanks for looking. I’m a collector myself so I know how to pack and ship diecast safely. More about the actual Samurai: Today Hino Motors is a Japanese manufacturer of trucks, buses and engines and is part of Toyota. Once they were involved in motor racing. BRE, with the help of the great Troutman-Barnes team, created this unique race car which was featured on the November 1967 cover of Road & Track. Brock had a vision to enter this car in the 1967 Japanese Grand Prix and he aspired to race it at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Japanese Grand Prix officials decided that the Samurai did not have sufficient ground clearance and the car was disqualified. Before the Samurai Brock got his start in racing Japanese cars with Hino and had a great success driving the 1300cc Hino Coupe winning the 1966 Times-Mirror race at Riverside Raceway. Another BRE Hino came in second. This all led to Brock getting involved with Nissan but that is another story.
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-08-12T19:35:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.85 USD
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Vehicle Type: Car
Vehicle Make: Hino
Color: White
Material: Diecast
Scale: 1:43
Year of Manufacture: 1968
Brand: Politoys
Series: Racing
Model: Samurai
Theme: Formula One
Vehicle Year: 1967
Features: Opening Engine Hatch
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Character Family: Brock
