Model Factory-Hiro 1/12 Scale Porsche 917LH-70 &ldquo;White&rdquo; Porsche Factory Livery Full Detail Multi Media Model Kit This (large) 1/12 scale kit is one of the most detailed and highly accurate scale reproductions of one of the most successful and well known Sports Racing cars ever built. The immensely detailed Flat 12 Porsche engine with slide valve fuel Injection is one of the most amazing scale replications of the flat 12 Porsche engine ever introduced into the world of modeling. The builder will assemble the engine which will include case halves, jug and cylinder head assembles, cams, fuel injection pump, engine cooling fan, distributor caps, spark plug wiring, and much more. The tube frame will be built up in much the same way (and with much of the identical detail) as it was done at the factory. Excellent and very extensive well illustrated instructions based on exacting research, with decal and painting instructions to duplicate the car as raced in the Porsche Factory colors (white). This 1/12 kit is presented with stunning detail and an array of parts made from numerous materials enabling the modeler to create a masterpiece of miniature engineering. The doors open, and body panels are removable to display the intricately detailed inner workings of these rare and famous racing cars. The tube frame chassis is well duplicated and a rare work of art when assembled. Suspension, springs, shocks, brakes, wires and hoses and fluid reservoirs are are just a few of the many details included in this magnificent kit. When assembled, this kit can be a museum quality model. This is a highly detailed model kit for the experienced model builder or the modeler or artisan that wants to challenge himself to improve his skills and talents. This kit is presented with stunning detail and an array of parts made from numerous materials enabling the modeler to create a masterpiece of miniature engineering. In most cases the bodies, or body panels are removable to display the intricately detailed inner workings of these rare racing cars. Anyone with basic modeling or artistic skills can do an exemplary job of building one of these kits The 917 was introduced in 1969. The development was done in just 10 months, and in order to get the homologation from FIA to race in Group 4, 25 closed body cars was manufactured and sold.In the 1969 24-hour endurance race held in Circuit de la Sarthe, the 917 had been modified to fit the long and straight circuit, the rear overhang was extended by 490mm, and the car was named 917LH. In next year (1970) race, the car (#25) was even more powerful with the 4,907cd engine and a rear wing was installed.