{"product_id":"lotus-f1-72e-team-lotus-jps-n-2-3rd-british-gp-1974-jacky-ickx-179838","title":"Lotus 72E Team Lotus JPS No. 2 Jacky Ickx 3rd British GP 1974 GP Replicas 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1:18 scale model of the Lotus 72E driven by Jacky Ickx to third at Brands Hatch on 20 July 1974, rendered in the celebrated black-and-gold livery by specialist maker GP Replicas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lotus 72E was the fifth and final major iteration of a design that first turned a wheel in anger in 1970. By the time Round 10 of the 1974 Formula One World Championship came around at Brands Hatch, the wedge-shaped monocoque had been refined, patched and pressed into service for four seasons — yet it could still trouble the podium in experienced hands. GP Replicas captures that precise moment in this \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"lotus-72e-design\"\u003eColin Chapman's Wedge: The Lotus 72E\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe, the Lotus 72 introduced a radical wedge profile, side-mounted radiators and inboard torsion-bar suspension — a package that was genuinely ahead of its time in 1970. The 72E retained all of those defining features while running the Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0-litre naturally aspirated V8, driving through a Hewland FG400 five-speed gearbox, producing around 460 bhp. By 1974, rivals like the Tyrrell 007 and McLaren M23 had caught and surpassed it on outright pace, but the 72E remained a known quantity on circuits with high mechanical-grip demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ickx-brands-hatch-1974\"\u003eIckx, Brands Hatch and the Last Hurrah of the 72E\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 20 July 1974, Jacky Ickx steered the No. 2 Team Lotus entry around 75 laps of the 4.207 km Brands Hatch circuit to claim third place, behind race winner Jody Scheckter in the Tyrrell and Emerson Fittipaldi's McLaren M23. Ickx served as de-facto number-two driver at Team Lotus that season alongside Ronnie Peterson, and this podium stands as one of the most consequential results the 72E would produce in its twilight. The car wore a striking black-and-gold livery — all-black bodywork set off by gold pinstriping — first introduced by Team Lotus in 1972 and one of the most recognisable colour schemes in the sport's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"gp-replicas-1-18-model\"\u003eThe GP Replicas \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e Resin Model\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGP Replicas is a specialist producer of highly detailed Formula One \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e resin models, with their Lotus 72 series spanning multiple drivers and livery configurations. This specific release is dedicated to the Ickx \/ No. 2 \/ 1974 British GP variant — distinct from the more frequently documented Ronnie Peterson No. 1 car of the same season. The black-and-gold livery demands precise masking and layering work at this scale, and the 72E's complex bodywork geometry — low nose, tapered tail, exposed side radiator ducts — makes it a technically demanding subject for any manufacturer working in resin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GP REPLICAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56516588634496,"sku":"GP156D","price":246.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/Nano_Banana_Pro_-_High-end_studio_photograph_of_a_118_scale_model_car_based_strictly_on_the_provided_-_2026-06-23T174457.345.png?v=1792660284","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/lotus-f1-72e-team-lotus-jps-n-2-3rd-british-gp-1974-jacky-ickx-179838","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}