Is this a Celica or something else...

[njmlondon]

Does anybody know what this is... a 1/12 hard shell Tamiya Toyota Celica LB Turbo Gr.5 Body set - I cannot find any mention of it and it looks a bit like the flatnosed porsche.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1777815236

njm

[TWINSET]

Looks like the early Celica

[AkihabaraMallrat(2)]

This is the reissue Celica LB Turbo body set, was released in 1999. In the last couple of years Tamiya has reissued several old body sets such as this one and the countach, Lotus 79, Willy's Wheeler, Datsun 280ZX, Ferrari 312T3 (original).

These were only available in Japan and usually at trade fairs and the like

[WillyChang]

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...1/12 hard shell Tamiya Toyota Celica LB Turbo Gr.5

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Yup. Its for #9 (RA-1209 aka 5809 aka 58009) in the series, usually painted Rodenstock Blue. Shares a CS chassis with the Countach CS (RA-1208).

Original bodysets are boxed; the reissues are bagged.

[DJTheo]

There is also a very nice white-red scheme... If you ask me looks better and has the Japanese and Toyota colours

http://www.vintagetamiyarc.com/

[WillyChang]

Adding to the trivia list:-

Toyota Celica LB Turbo Group 5 cars are modified stock cars for competition. The International Manufacturers Championship Race is one of the famous events for these Group 5 machines. They also compete in the German International Championship. In Group 5, the Manufacturers Championship Race and also the German International Championships were completely dominated by the extremely successful Porsche 935 Turbo. The Toyota Celica LB Turbo was produced and designed to compete against the Porsche cars. This car made its debut during a Group 5 race which was held as a supporting event for the German Formula One Grand Prix on the 30th July 1977 and its performance was a great surprise to everybody. The basic model is a Toyota Celica Hatchback 2000 GT, and to meet the Group 5 specifications extensive modificationswere carried out on the entire machine. The West German company, Schnitzer, carried out these extensive modifications. The Celica LB Turbo engine which is based on the Toyota 18R type G, was equipped with a special 16 valve cylinder head which was made by Schnitzer. This resulted in a high performance engine which develops about 245 bhp when turned for rally work. For Group 5 races the engine capacity was increased to 2090 cc, and a Kugelfischer fuel injection system was installed. In addition to this a Turbo charger made by KKK was fitted, and the combination of these two additions produced 560 bhp. Modifications were also carried out to the body, except for the bonnet, roof, doors and rail panel, which in Group 5's specifications, may not be altered. All the other parts were made in GRIP (glass reinforced fibre) and the chassis had been so altered that the original shape was hardly recognisable. As a result of these alterations the body itself weighed only 860 kg.

The silhouette formula Celica LB Turbo, which originated in Japan and was modified in Germany, was driven by the well-known Formula One driver, Harald Ertl, and on the 16th October 1977 it was victorious at Solda in Belgium when it triumphed over the usually victorious Porsche 935 Turbo.