History
Ford contracted Shelby American to field a factory team for the 1967 Trans-Am championship. Shelby saw the opportunity to produce a new batch of production race cars, with Fords help they enlisting the assistance of stock car builder Bud Moore. They fielded a team of specially modified Mercury Cougars which were driven by Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones.
The 1967 Trans-Am championship came down to the final race in Kent Washington at the Seattle International Raceway. Two of the Bud Moore Engineering prepared Cougars were in the race: #98 driven by Dan Gurney, and #15 driven by Parnelli Jones. When the final flag fell, Team Cougar finished second behind the Mustangs and, by only two points, came in second in the Manufacturers Championship.
The Scalextric Model
Digital Plug Ready (DPR) – convert for use with the Scalextric Digital range in under sixty seconds using the C8516 Digital Plug.
Suitable for Ages 5 and up.
**Special Features:
- Digital Plug Ready
- Easy Change Pick-ups
- Magnatraction
- High Detail
Configuration:
- Motor: Mabuchi SP 18k rpm
- Gear Ratio: 11:36
- Chassis: Rear Mounted Motor; Side-winder; Rear 2 wheel drive
- Magnet: Rectangular stepped 1.5 mm
- Down-force: 200 gm
- Length: 150 mm
- Wheelbase: 89 mm
- Width Axle/Hub:55 mm Front; 56 mm Rear;
- Tyre diameter: 19(ext), 13(int), 8 mm Front; 19(ext), 13(int), 8 mm Rear
- Weights: Car 86 gm
- Scale: 1/32