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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