LEGO Technic 42039 24 Hours Race Car

LEGO Technic set 42039, “24 Hours Race Car”, depicts a low, endurance-style racing car.

The model presents a racing car associated with endurance competition, using a sporty body shape and a build focused on visible mechanical construction.

The build uses Technic beams, axles, connectors and panels to create a structure that is more mechanical in character than a conventional System model.

This set suits Technic builders who want a racing vehicle for display, handling or inclusion in a vehicle collection. Among sets from the same theme, it is best placed by its endurance racing subject and automotive presentation, rather than by construction machinery, aircraft or other specialised equipment.

Inventory of set 42039

The inventory of set 42039 lists 1,219 pieces, spare parts excluded: 151 different lots (one shape in one color) for 125 part shapes. The box also contains 17 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42039

Main color: black, making up 39% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (22%) and blue (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42039

121 of the 125 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 42039

One part shape in set 42039 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 3 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 42039 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42039 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS supplies 69% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42039 within its line

With 1,219 pieces, set 42039 ranks #70 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 448 sets released in 2015, it ranks #16.