Thanks for this information, it is very informative.
:wave: Hi Henri, Sorry to hijack your post. I was just lurking around and spotted your cool Siku 901. I had to throw my 2 cents in. Bugs, busses, 356, 911, 912, were a big part of my life. I sorta lost passion when the water pumpers came out. Dont get me wrong I've repaired quite a few 944's, a beautiful car in it's own right and the hands down favorite of the pumpers. Just too divergent from the original theme for me. Antifreeze??!! Whats that? Oh now look! Somebody put an engine in my trunk!

I have a 911 RSR type clone that I have owned for 20 years. It was originally a 911T with the S suspension and brake package set up for club racing, It was converted and campaigned in RS trim in the mid eighties. A regular winner as an autocrosser, with several Porsche Club regional championships. It was a well known car in the region. I got stopped many times by people asking where Ken (the original owner) was and why was I driving his car? Ironically I had found this car in storage with a blown motor and trans. It's been an ongoing project for two decades. I drove it around in the irish green colored RS configuration for 10 years. I stripped and restored this car in 1996 and fattened the body work with all steel panels. It basically looks like an RSR without that stupid duck tail. I changed the color to Sumatra green(a factory 914 color). The motor is a blue printed Weber carbed Eurospec 2.7 coupled to an '82 911 SC gearbox. It's now a regular winner on our local show circuit and still a people magnet.

I'm currently working on restoring a red '67 targa for my wife, and an orange 71 targa for an old customer. I enjoy Lurking through the diecast posts and learning from you guys. Knowledge is power! I shed a little tear for my 150 or so 60's vintage Corgi, Matchbox, and early Hotwheels that mom sent to the rummage sale years ago. Another one of the tragic stories we're all too familiar with.

PS: I also noticed that your 901 has no fuel door on top of the driver side fender, which is a curious ommision considering the other interesting details on this model. I will now return to lurking in the shadows. LOL - Bill