Ford Mustang BOWE 302 / SCALEXTRIC

John Bowe, Touring Car Master Champion 2011

John Bowe has been sitting behind a racing steering wheel since 1971 when he began his driving career in Tasmania Formula Vee. But even after officially retired continues to reap wins. In 2014, aged 60 still won the 12 Hours of Bathurst with a Ferrari 458 GT3.

Scalextric now offers at 1:32 scale Ford Mustang Boss 302 with which John Bowe won the Touring Car Masters, a Championship of historical cars; Bowe won in 12 races at Australian circuits.

This model (3671) reproduces the car with which Bowe won the 2011 Clipsal race, goes on sale this week but the availability may vary according to forecasts by each national distributor.