When I saw this car first, I was like, "Ok, this will kick some ass."
As a result of the win, two paper models were released, one from ABC, designed by Michal Antonicky, which I have been building, but haven't finished yet, one day I will, I have the thread of the build here ABC 405 Build
Yes the car is still wheelless, I guess I need to remedy that some day.
The other model, a promotional model released by Peugeot, was designed by Dr. Gerard Colbere.
The model is simple compared to the ABC one, there is no scale indicated in the french directions, but I would say the model is a bit smaller than the other one, probably 1:35 or smaller.
I was able to find a thumbnail image of the kit,
But more importantly, I was able to score one on Ebay, now I need to score a second one before I start to build one.
I do consider this model to be one of the more rare Dakar paper models out there, the Polish truck I wrote about earlier, I feel is also one of the more rare models, as I was only able to snag one from PaperModelStore and Moduni.
Peugeot raced the 405 four times in the Dakar, the models represent the Pioneer clad models from 1989.
They also raced in Camel colors,
There are other 405 models, Tamiya released two versions of the 405, in 1:24 scale, Bburago also released two diecast models, one is a pre-assembled one, with a blue body, and a white bodied DIY version.
Other models are diecast models in 1:43, by Ixo, Norev and others, and a couple of smaller diecast cars, Majorette, a french company which makes Matchbox style cars, and the 405 car they released looks alot like the Camel clad cars.
During the years from 1984 to 1991, the Dakar Car class was won by cars, prior to that, and since then, the Car class has been dominated by SUV based vehicles.
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