1:18 Scale 1992 Bathurst 1000 #16 Holden Commodore VP Percy/Grice Model

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Orders for this product will be dispatched after 14 October once the V8 Sleuth team return from the Bathurst 1000. Other items will be dispatched next business day as per usual.

This is a 1:18 scale model of the Holden Commodore VP driven to fifth place by Win Percy and Allan Grice for the Holden Racing Team in the 1992 Bathurst 1000.

1993 started a new era for Australian touring car racing with the phasing out of international Group A regulations in favour of a new home grown, five-litre formula, that would eventually be known as V8 Supercars.

However the dawn of the new era started in 1992, when 1993-spec cars were allowed to be run in the end-of-season enduros at Sandown and Bathurst.

Holden Racing Team unsurprisingly went fully into readying for the new era, running two 1993-spec cars for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. The #16 car featured 1990 Bathurst winning combination Win Percy and Allan Grice, while Tomas Mezera and Brad Jones shared the #15 car.

The #16 car was first to run in the 1992 Bathurst Top 10 Shootout with Grice at the wheel, who improved his position from 10th after qualifying to a seventh starting position.

In a fraught race day that ended in the infamous race-stopping red flag, this car ended up being victorious in the class set up specifically for the 1993-spec cars, finishing 10 laps ahead of their Holden Racing Team teammates.

A fifth outright finish was a credible result against the well sorted and faster Nissan GT-Rs and Ford Sierras and marked the last time the Grice and Percy combination tackled the Great Race at Bathurst.
 
This limited edition of 750 has been produced as a diecast scale replica, completed with opening doors, bonnet and boot.

Complete with a fully-detailed interior, it's an ideal addition to your model car collection.