Honda and Amalgam models, collaborated to make thirty 1:8-scale 1965 Honda F1 race car replica models priced at $29k a piece. Who the hell is blowing that much for a model you can't fire up the engine on?

around 4,500 hours were spent developing the tooling to make the 1:8-scale model, with another 450 hours spent casting, painting, dialing in, and assembling each model.

The real RA272, the car Honda campaigned with for its second season in F1, was, of course, incredibly cool too. Running a 1.5-liter V12 turning out 230 horsepower, it revved to 12,000 rpm and played a key role in cementing Honda as a powerhouse in motorsports.

The 1965 Mexico GP win, with Richie Ginther in the driver’s seat, was the first for a Japanese car, engine, or team in the sport. And at the time, Honda had only been in the car business for a couple of years.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-honda-f1-model-costs-more-than-a-real-car

https://www.amalgamcollection.com/collections/honda