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Modelcars - Type 79

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  This typenumber was also used for the Esprit  
Lotus Type 79

Amalgam

Limited Edition of 199 hand-made models showing the car exactly as it raced in the Dutch GP at Zandvoort on August the 27th 1978

It is available in both Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson version

Classic Team Lotus gave Amalgam access to the original Type 79 car and the original design drawings.

 

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Lotus Type 79

Associated Electrics

body, vacuum-formed plastic

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Lotus Type 79 JPS

Tamiya

radio controlled car, kit

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Lotus Type 79 Martini

Tamiya

radio controlled car, body, kit

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Lotus Type 79

Polistil

radio controlled

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Lotus Type 79

MG Model Plus

polyurethane resin, white metal, brass, silicon and steel parts

Limited edition, 79 pcs built and  179 numbered kits.
Approved and licensed by Classic Team Lotus Ltd.
 
Available in the following versions:
Dutch GP 1978 Winner M.Andretti #5
Austrian GP 1978 Winner R.Peterson #6
Canadian GP 1978 Dnf J.P.Jarier #55

 

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Lotus Type 79

Model Factory Hiro

high detailed kit

reissued in may 2020 for short production run.

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Lotus Type 79

Burago

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

Burago

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

Burago

diecast, Very rare promotional model

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast, Mario Andretti 1978

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast, Ronnie Peterson 1978

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast, H. Rebaque 1979

 

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast, J.P. Jarier Canadian GP 1978

 

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Lotus Type 79

GP Replicas

resin

#5 Mario Andretti, winner 1978 German GP, World Champion

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Lotus Type 79

GP Replicas

resin

#6 Ronnie Peterson, 1978 German GP

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Lotus Type 79

MCG

resin

No5 GP Belgium 1978 M Andretti
No6 GP Austria 1978 R Peterson

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Lotus Type 79

MCG

resin

1979 GP Argentina, #2 Carlos Reutemann

1979 GP Argentina, #21 Mario Andretti

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Lotus Type 79

Tecnomodel

resin

1979 Italy GP M Andretti #1
1979 Argentina GP M Andretti #1
1979 Brasil GP H Rebaque #31
1979 1st Test Paul Ricard (N Mansell) #1
1979 Italy GP C Reutemann #2
1978 Canada GP JP Jarrier #55
 

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Lotus Type 79

Studio 27

full detail kit, resin and white metal

Also a version of the GP Austria and GP Spain 1978

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Lotus Type 79B

Studio 27

full detail kit, resin and white metal

Also a version of the GP Germany and GP U.S. West 1979

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Lotus Type 79

Hasegawa

plastic kit

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Lotus Type 79

Hasegawa

plastic kit

2021 issue, more details

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Lotus Type 79

Tamiya

plastic kit

Also available as assembled model, see beneath.

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Lotus Type 79

Tamiya

same model as above, also available as assembled model. This is  part of the Tamiya Masterwork Collection Series, perfect for collectors and modelers who just don't have the time to produce a perfect display quality finish.

Andretti #5
Peterson #6

 

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Lotus Type 79

Tamiya

Martini Lotus, Masterwork Collection as described above

Andretti #1
Reutemann #2

 

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Lotus Type 79

Polistil

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

PKAA

paper kit

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Lotus Type 79

Grand Prix Memorial Collection (by Wave)

resin with metal photo etched parts

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Lotus Type 79

Hachette (Ixo)

dievast

Mario Andretti 1918

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Lotus Type 79

Nitto

kit, plastic, motorized

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Lotus Type 79

Nitto

kit, plastic, motorized

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Lotus Type 79

Entex

kit, plastic

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Lotus Type 79

Scalextric

slotrace car

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Lotus Type 79

Airfix

slotrace car

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Lotus Type 79

Scalextric

slotrace car

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Lotus Type 79

Ostorero

slot race car, the first image is the model as announced in Nürnberg in 2008, the second and third image are the Ronnie Peterson and Hector Rebaque versions as available early 2009

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Lotus Type 79

Fly car model

slot race car, announced for 2009

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Lotus Type 79

Scalextric

slotrace car

Mario Andretti USA GP West 1979

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Lotus Type 79

Yaxon

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

Western Models

white metal, kit or built

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Lotus Type 79

Western Models

white metal, kit or built

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Lotus Type 79 Andretti

MRRC

slotrace car

 
Lotus Type 79 Andretti

Tameo

kit, white metal, very high detail

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Lotus Type 79 Carta Blanca

Tameo

kit, white metal, very high detail

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Lotus Type 79 Andretti

S.R.C. Models

hand built, white metal

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Lotus Type 79 Andretti

Minichamps

diecast

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Lotus Type 79 Peterson

Minichamps

diecast

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Lotus Type 79 Reutemann

Minichamps

diecast

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Lotus Type 79 Andretti

Minichamps

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

Yaxon

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

X-Tenariv

kit, white metal

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Lotus Type 79

Michele Conti

kit, white metal

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Lotus Type 79

Hobos

white metal

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Lotus Type 79

RD Marmande

scratch, wood

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Lotus Type 79

Western Models

white metal, kit or built

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Lotus Type 79

Western Models

white metal, kit or built

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Lotus Type 79

MG Models

kit or built, resin and metal parts

Tissot, Watkins Glen 1979, #1 Andretti

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Lotus Type 79

Eligor

resin

Very rare model. Eligor made diecast models and this must have been the first resin model that made.

 

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Lotus Type 79 Carlos Reutemann

RBA Models

diecast

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast

Carlos Reutemann, Italian Grand Prix 1979

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast

Mario Andretti, Italian Grand prix 1979

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast

Nigel Mansell, first Formula One test, October 1979 on Paul Ricard

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Lotus Type 79

Minichamps

diecast

A model that was announced for 2010and released in January 2012. This is the Lotus Type 79 that Jean-Pierre Jarier drove in the 1978 Canadian GP. This was Jarnier's second race for Lotus that year, after he was drafted in to fill the seat that Ronnie Peterson left following his fatal accident.

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

Winner 1978 GP Belgium, Mario Andretti

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

Winner 1978 GP Austria,  Ronnie Peterson

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

1979 GP USA Mario Andretti

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

2nd place 1979 GP Argentina, Carlos Reutemann

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

1978 Austria GP R. Peterson, winner

Limited edition Planex Collection, 1000 pieces

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

1978 Canadian GP J.P. Jarrier

Limited edition Planex Collection, 500 pieces

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

1978 winner Belgium M. Andretti

Limited edition Planex Collection, 1000 pieces

 

 

 

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

1979 French Grand Prix, Hector Rebaque

Limited edition Planex Collection, 500 pieces

 

 

 

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Lotus 77, 78 and 79

Truescale Miniatures

resin

Formula One set signed by Mario Andretti, limited to 999 sets worldwide.

 

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Lotus Type 79

Model Factory Hiro

multi material kit

Version A : 1978 Swedish GP or French GP
version B : 1978 Austrian GP or Dutch GP or Italian GP
Andretti or Peterson, #5 or #6

 

(images: MFH)

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Lotus Type 79 (1979 version)

Model Factory Hiro

multi material kit

Andretti or Reutemann


(images: MFH)

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Lotus Type 79

Tameo

kit, white metal, very high detail

Andretti, world champion 1978

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Lotus Type 79X

Jarmark

white metal, hand built

Announced in 2014


A very rare car. During the free practice for the 1980 Brazil Grand Prix, Mario Andretti started with a Lotus Type 79 with the special typenumber 79X. It was painted in the colours of the new sponsor Essex and compared with the Lotus Type 79 from 1979, this car had a new rear wing attached in the middle and exhausts were brought out from the body. This car was only used on this occasion.

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Lotus Type 79

Spark

resin

Canadian GP 1978, Jean-Pierre Jarier

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Lotus Type 79

AFX

plastic, slotracer

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Lotus Type 79

Kypsho

metal and plastic

#5 Mario Andretti

#6 Ronnie Peterson

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Lotus Type 79

Aurora

slotracer, plastic

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