Casting : Porsche 917




Years of Production:

1974 - 1977


Country of Origin:

Hong Kong


Casting Variations:

None


Paint Colors and Variations:

Color	Tampo	Base	Wheels	Comment
Orange	Porsche	Metal	Rear Caps	Uncommon
Orange	Porsche	Metal	All Thru-Hole	Common
Orange	Porsche	Plastic	All Thru-Hole	Uncommon
Red Alternate	Porsche	Metal	All Thru-Hole	Rare
Orange	P-917	Plastic	All Thru-Hole	Common
Red Alternate	P-917	Plastic	All Thru-Hole	Rare

Interior Colors:

Black
Blue Glass


Other versions of same Casting:

1970 Porsche 917
1973 Porsche 917
1977 Super Chromes Porsche 917


Comments:

The Flying Colors version of the Porsche P917 is derived from the 1973 casting of the same name and only the base casting was changed.
The rear wheels of the earliest releases were capped style wheels but soon change to through holes front and rear.cThe base was changed to
black plastic for the 1976 release.




The Two Tampo Variations, 1974 - 1976

It was first released with the "Porsche" tampo in Enamel Orange and the Red alternate color.
For the 1976 release, the tampo changed to the "P917" variant and the base changed to black plastic.




Progression of P917 Bases

The progression of base variation shows that the US base was used for the 1974 and forward versions.




1976 version with P917 Tampo

This variation has the later P917 tampo and a black plastic base.

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