ARTA Honda CR-Z GT Super GT300 2013 [Ebbro 45056]

Ebbro 1/43 scale version of the Autobacs Racing Team Aguri CR-Z GT which debuted and competed in the 2013 season of Super GT championship series.

"Autobacs Racing Team Aguri made its debut in 2001 with the Toyota MR-S, and became series champion in 2002 with drivers Morio Nitta and Shinichi Takagi.

In 2003, ARTA participated with the ASL Garaiya, which had been developed by Autobacs. The machine showed good cornering, but the Nissan SR engine lacked power, resulting in a poor finish. In 2004, the team switched over to the Nissan VQ engine, and won two consecutive races. However, they failed to win the competition by a margin of 1 point. In 2005, the team was leading in points at the 7th race, (Autopolis) but lost in the final race to place 3rd in the final standings. The team director had announced during the season that the team would be dissolved if they failed to become champion, leading ARTA to end its participation in the GT300 series.

However, in 2007, Aguri Suzuki announced that he would like to race the Garaiya to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the start of ARTA, and the team renewed its participation in the series with the same lineup as 2005. The Garaiya won the 3rd race at Fuji Speedway but crashed in all of the proceeding races and was forced to retire from the competition. The Garaiya was replaced by the Honda CR-Z GT for 2013 (with the car renumbered from #43 to #55), followed by BMW M6 GT3 in 2016 and Honda NSX GT3 in 2019, winning the GT300 championship that year."

- Condition is like new.
- Only opened once for inspection.
- Originally shipped from Japan.
- Clear case has some very minor scratches or scuffs.
- Box is in great condition.
- Car is 100% intact and has never been removed from display base.

*No returns, claims or exchanges. These are all second-hand purchases from Japan and in-stock in the USA. Please consider above factors before purchase.