NuNu 1/24 Volvo S40 BTCC 1997 Brands Hatch Winner Plastic Model Kit

Touring car racing compete with cars that are seen in the street can be said to be a category of the origin of motorsports. It was very popular in Europe, and in the 1960s ETC (European Touring Car Championship) were set, and gathered high popularity. Many manufacturers participated in the races, and Volvo is the one from Northern Europe Sweden. The Volvo 240 Turbo was developed in response to the FIA’s Group A regulations set in 1981. The very ordinary 3-BOX body car won the champion in 1985. Its boxing body style and speed gained its nickname “Flying Brick”.

Volvo took on new challenges in 1994. The Volvo 850 is the racing car introduced by Volvo for Touring Car Championship 1994 season. The estate wagon was the base, and was said that it was aerodynamically superior to an ordinary 3BOX sedan. Its excellent performance left a strong impression on many fans.

This is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the S40, a touring car developed by Volvo to participate in the 1997 touring car race in 1/24 scale.. The finished length is about 189mm and the overall width is about 77mm, which realistically reproduces the compact body style of a 4-door sedan, In addition, the mechanically reproduced chassis such as the front and rear suspensions has a three-dimensional finish. The unique interior layout with the driver's seat shifted backwards is modeled in detail not only the layout but also the roll cage that is stretched around.