Toy Review - Studio Series 86 JAZZ

[GoktimusPrime]

This one was discussed in a showcase event a few days ago. Evan Brooks said that Jazz got that 14 because of a request to change the number to avoid having to secure a licence for the car - as it is, the toy is skirting the edges of what would be legally permissible to make without having to secure a licence. Look at Studio Series Jazz and then look at the #4 Porsche 935 Turbo that won the Six Hours of Mugello race in 1976 and you'll see that the toy is pretty close. Brooks found that #14 was the catalogue number for Jazz back in the day, and it was also a Takara product number.

Ooh, I didn't know about SS86 Jazz's livery number referring to the original Hasbro catalogue's numbering. That's cool.

I don't think it refers to the original Meister's Japanese numbering though. As far as I can tell, Meister's number was 6.
Japanese box:
https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image...ccab47a650.jpg
Japanese catalogue:
https://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/2...07f317d224.jpg
I wonder if he was assigned number 6 because the car won the Six Hours Mugello race in 1976? Or maybe it's just a coincidence.

[DELTAprime]

This one was discussed in a showcase event a few days ago. Evan Brooks said that Jazz got that 14 because of a request to change the number to avoid having to secure a licence for the car - as it is, the toy is skirting the edges of what would be legally permissible to make without having to secure a licence. Look at Studio Series Jazz and then look at the #4 Porsche 935 Turbo that won the Six Hours of Mugello race in 1976 and you'll see that the toy is pretty close. Brooks found that #14 was the catalogue number for Jazz back in the day, and it was also a Takara product number.

So TFwiki is wrong again. lol.
As a motorsport fan and sports car nerd I'm extremely aware of the Martini Porsche's and that Jazz was based on the number 4 Porsche 935. I always assumed the 14 was a copyright dodge, especially given how Porsche are notorious with their licensing. So the explanation on TFwiki was news to me, but turns out it's not real.

[DELTAprime]

Ooh, I didn't know about SS86 Jazz's livery number referring to the original Hasbro catalogue's numbering. That's cool.

I don't think it refers to the original Meister's Japanese numbering though. As far as I can tell, Meister's number was 6.
Japanese box:
https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image...ccab47a650.jpg
Japanese catalogue:
https://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/2...07f317d224.jpg
I wonder if he was assigned number 6 because the car won the Six Hours Mugello race in 1976? Or maybe it's just a coincidence.

Diaclone catalogue number, not Japanese G1 or Hasbro number.