SHELL #1 "SUPERSPORTSTER" GEE BEE RACER

 HISTORICAL AIR RACING SERIES - STANDARD EDITION

This new Gee Bee Racer "Supersportster" is from First Gear, a top name in die-cast collectibles! Known primarily for their trucks and classic cars, First Gear decided to produce a  "Shell Historical Air Racing Series" with a total of "five" planes in the series. Those airframes include the Gee Bee Supersportster, Bellanca Skyrocket, Wedell Williams Racer, Laird 400 Racer and (soon to be released) Lockheed Orion.  Only a very limited number were produced! Get yours now!!

Historical Note: The 1920's to the mid - 1930's  was known as the "Golden Age of Air Racing". During the Great depression era aircraft builders were enticed to produce race planes. Money was tight and with thousands of dollars of prize money available pure speed was what won the races!

In the early 1930's, Granville Brothers Aircraft built the Gee Bee R-1 Supersportster to race in the Shell Speed Dash. The R-1 was at the hands of Jimmy Doolittle. At this race, Doolittle set a new landplane speed record of 296 mph in this straight line course!

This is a replica from the Shell Petroleum Corporation, 1935 National Model Airplane Championship Meet, July 27-29, St Louis, MO.

Scale: 1:44

Item Number:  FG-99-0120                                                                                                                                                            Price:  $159.95