{"product_id":"bell-helmet-james-hunt-f1-m23-team-mclaren-ford-n-11-world-champion-1976-special-edition-50th-anniversary-black","title":"Bell Helmet James Hunt McLaren M23 No. 11 World Champion 1976 Mini Helmet 1:2","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMini Helmet's \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:2\u003c\/span\u003e scale model reproduces James Hunt's glossy black Bell helmet with red, blue and yellow stripes from his 1976 title-winning season, released as a 50th Anniversary Special Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1976 Formula 1 World Championship ended with one of the most theatrical finishes the sport has produced. James Hunt, driving the McLaren M23 No. 11, went to the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway needing a result. He got it: a third-place finish that gave him 69 points to Niki Lauda's 68, settling the title by a single point. The helmet Hunt wore throughout that season has become one of the defining objects of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"bell-helmet-1976\"\u003eThe Bell Helmet Hunt Wore at Fuji\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBell helmets were the dominant choice in Formula 1 during the mid-1970s. Hunt's race specification Bell Star shell featured a glossy black base with red, blue and yellow horizontal stripes running around the full circumference, large white JAMES HUNT lettering on both sides, a clear visor, and the Bell roundel on the forehead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"fuji-1976-championship\"\u003eOne Point, One Championship, One Helmet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1976 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway on 24 October was run in torrential rain. Niki Lauda, who had returned to racing just six weeks after his near-fatal accident at the Nürburgring, made the decision to withdraw on safety grounds. Hunt pressed on, finished third, and the 69–68 points margin entered the record books. The helmet from that season is inseparable from the moment: it appears in period photography from every decisive race across that campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"mini-helmet-scale-model\"\u003eThe 1:2 Scale Model by Mini Helmet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMini Helmet has reproduced Hunt's 1976 Bell as a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:2\u003c\/span\u003e scale model, issued as a Special Edition for the 50th anniversary of the championship. The shell replicates the glossy black finish with red, blue and yellow horizontal stripes; the Bell logo sits on the front and the white JAMES HUNT lettering appears on both sides, consistent with the race-used specification. The model is supplied in a matching black Bell-branded presentation box carrying the period-correct stripe graphics and the JAMES HUNT lettering, along with a black Bell drawstring bag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINI HELMET","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60330539942272,"sku":"4100630","price":198.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-4100630-front34-v2_2527d428-dac1-4296-a9f8-1caee08603d6.jpg?v=1793988636","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/bell-helmet-james-hunt-f1-m23-team-mclaren-ford-n-11-world-champion-1976-special-edition-50th-anniversary-black","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}