Gunze Sangyo Mazda RX-7 Savanna Racer

This model has been around for many years and has been released in various boxes.
The model itself is a nice kit with a well detailed and accurate body, cabin interior and floorpan. An electric motor and light bulbs for illuminating the head and tail lights are optional, wire and metal fittings are included. Two AA-sized batteries can be hidden in the nose.
Interior comes with racer style dashboard with factory steering wheel, a roll cage, two seats and a center console with shift knob and handbrake lever.
Wheels are wide Speedstar Mk.III alloys fitted with rubber-like racing slicks with raised "Goodyear" lettering.

Kit Nr.G-113, Mazda RX-7 Savanna

released in 1978

Body molded in white, chassis and interior parts molded in black.
Decals for a red/orange/green striped factory scheme.

Kit Nr.G-122, Mazda RX-7 Savanna

released in 1980

Body molded in bright yellow, chassis and interior parts molded in black.
Decals for a black and gold car of the JUN (japanese drivers union) team.


Kit G-122 was later released with a revised box top and its body molded in metallic orangy-gold.

Kit Nr.G-137, Mazda RX-7 Savanna

released in 1986

Body molded in metallic orangy-gold, chassis and interior parts molded in black.
Decals for a black and gold car of the JUN (japanese drivers union) team.

USAirfix Kit Nr.8131, Mazda RX-7

released in 1980

This kit was also reboxed by USAirfix as a street car with fancy striping.
Body was molded in bright yellow, chassis and interior parts were molded in black.

Note that the USAirfix kit comes with dry rub-on decals rather than the usual waterslide type decals.
Dry decals may deteriorate (come apart from the backing film and crumble) over time !

Airfix Kit Nr.06414-3, Mazda RX-7

The 1981 Airfix catalog lists this kit amongst a number of reboxes of Gunze Sangyo car models as kit number 06414-3, I have no further info on this release.
As Airfix Industries went bankrupt in 1981, it is not clear to me if this kit was released at all.

The picture was copied from the catalog, click for a larger image that also shows the accompanying text.
Note that the drawing looks very similar to the one on the G-113 box top at the top of this page.