TAMIYA MARCH 782BMW 1979 VINTAGE KIT

Model data

 

Model number(s): RA-1013 58013

 

Model name: March 782 BMW

 

Model group: Electric Radio Control Series

Kit type: Assembly kit

 

Scale: 1/10

 

Chassis: F2 (Click for info)

 

Release date: 25 Jun 1979

 

Last year available: 1983

 

 

Type of model: Formula 2

 

Body material: High Impact Styrol

 

 

 

Model description & notes:

 

The March 782 BMW is the first Tamiya F2 model. As usual from the early days of Tamiya, the model is a replication of a real one (see 1::1 Scale section) The model is a challenge to build when it comes to painting, as the details of the engine is left to the builder. The chassis is on the other hand basic, not requiring much skill to screw the few screws together to make it solid. Worth mentioning are the rubber tyres. Many models from this time share the fronts, but the rears are specific to the F2 models. The F2 models are all equipped with 380 motors, which must have been underpowered because of the relative heavy ABS body and chassis. All three F2 models (not including the F2 CS Honda) share the same chassis. There are no differences except in the rear where the March have the wing mounted, where the other two have a steel wire bumper.

 

Released by Tamiya on June 25, 1979, this RC model of the March 782 BMW was the first Tamiya model to be based on the F2 alloy plate chassis.

March was a British F2 car company who developed the March 782 incorporating a powerful BMW engine. The match was made in heaven and this company became the most successful of all F2 in the late 70s and early 80s.

Tamiya faithfully reproduced this successful racer in June 1979. The detailed model was a great achievement of accuracy to the original model.

The chassis was made of aluminium plate with plastic pieces. The suspension being achieved from the flexible aluminium F2 chassis. The motor supplied with the kit was an RS-380.

Although part of the famous "Tamiya 100", this model, surprisingly, is not highly collected and because of this the price for this model is much less than some of its contemporaries.