What kind of car is Wheelkjack?

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What kind of car is Wheelkjack?

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I looked up his value in Toyfaire magazine & he's listed as a "Le car". What in the world is a "Le car" & what company makes it? My cousin thinks he's a Maserati. Can anyone help me with this?
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

I want to say a Lancia type, but am unsure.
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i don't know cars, but on the first page of the ALTERNATORS! thread, Time Traveller called G1 Wheeljack a Lancia Stratos Turbo.
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I appreciate the help, thanks! 8)
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lancia stratos turbo, which is their racing type. the squared fender edges and the front and rear spoilers indicate this. the 539 car is a real car, though they changed the sponsor name by one letter for copyright purposes.
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

I was unsure of the front, as the Lancias I know best are the rally cars.
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that's because the alitalia stratos rally mopped all ass for years. the turbo car did fairly well, too, but the porsche 935 (jazz) was dominating the road racing scene at the time, so it never achieved the same acclaim.
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

Yeah, but that paint scheme, is nothing but Lancia, hehe. I would love just to ride in a Stratos at least once.
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ride? i want to be behind the wheel ;)
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

Yeah, I would love to, but a Ride is enuf for me to dream forever.
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I have to add, that the Lancia Stratos was created only to win the World Rally Championship.

And Savanna, as for the Alitalia livery...What is for you a Lancia? Martini Racing, like the Delta? The Stratos also existed in a red color. To me this the very heck of a Lancia!
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

When I see the pint scheme in that White and Green, I always want to say a Lancia before i even look the car over, hehe.
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actually, i just read the whole story behind the lancia stratos in Road and Track's "Exotic Cars: 5". The stratos won the WRC in 1974-6, and the Euro Driver's Championship in '76-8. Only about 500 were made, counting the racing ones.
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Post by Savanna RX-7 GT-X »

Yeah, pretty dam limited. Just enuf made so they could race them.
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gotta love rally homologization. 500 was the minimum at the time. lots of other cars have had the same thing, sometimes down to just 50 cars so they could race one in trans am.
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