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| 1954 Porsche 550 Spyder: Perhaps one of the most significant Porsche racing cars and not just because it was the first time a Porsche appeared with racing sponsorship. Hans Herrmann drove this car to an astounding 3rd place and first in class at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana against stiff Ferrari competition. From this race the Carrera name was used on Porsche cars to this day. MAISTO 1/18 |
1954 Porsche 550 Spyder Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
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| 1955 Porsche 356A Speedster: It didn't take long for Porsche's first production vehicle to end up on race tracks. This is a typical period SCCA F production car. These cars are abundant today in vintage racing, although with "cheater" motors and much more than the 76 hp they left the factory with. This is James Dean's car from his first race at Palm Springs in 1955. Model by DE AGOSTINI 1/43 |
1955 Porsche 550-1500RS: Zora Arcus-Duntov and Auguste Veuillet finished 13th at the 1955 Le Mans in this car. Powered by a 1498 cc, DOHC flat-4, 110 bhp, good for 124 mph, the car featured an aluminum body on tubular steel ladder frame. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
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| 1956 Porsche 550A/4 RS Coupe: Entered by Porsche for the 1956 Le Mans and driven by Richard von Frankenberg and Wolfgang von Trips, this 550A/4 RS Coupe finished in 5th place behind the much larger engined Jaguars, Aston Martin and Ferrari in the first four positions. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
1956 Porsche 550A/1500 RS Spyder: From its debut at the Nurburgring 1,000km race where it took a class win, the 550A was a winning race car. Its most important victory was probably at the Targa Florio in 1956, where it dominated its Italian competition in the hands of driver Umberto Maglioli. Redesigned in 1956, the 550A was given a tubular space frame and a stronger 130 hp engine. Model by MAISTO 1/18 |
1957 Porsche 550A/1500 RS Spyder: Before he went on to fame driving for the Cobra Team, Ken Miles was one of the most successful Porsche 550A drivers, winning numerous SCCA races in this car. It was a regualr feature on California tracks, sponsored by Precision Motor Cars of Beverly Hills. With its Fuhrmann four-cam 547 engine, these cars are capable of a top speed of 140 mph. PRECISION MINIATURES 1/43 |
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| 1960 Porsche-Abarth Carerra GTL: Herbert Linge and Heini (Hans-Joachim) Walter drove this car to 10th place overall and 1st in class at Le Mans in 1960. The Le Mans race at the start of the decade would be the catalyst for Porsche to move out of the small displacement classes and to take its place of prominence at the top of the racing grid and the first outright Le Mans win a decade later. Zagato designed and produced the lightweight bodies for the Porsche-Abarth Carerra GTL, one of the loveliest GT's of the era. Model by STARTER 1/43 |
1960 Porsche-Abarth Carerra GTL: Abarth only built 21 of the Zagato designed cars on the Porsche 356B chassis, making this car one of the rarest Porsches. Using the 4-cam Carerra motor producing 140 hp., the cars had success in the under 2.0L class during the 1960-62 racing seasons. This car finished 7th OA and 1st in class at Le Mans in 1962, with Edgar Barth and Hans Hermann driving. It was the third consecutive class win for Porsche at Le Mans. Model by METRO 1/43 |
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| 1960 Porsche 718 RS60: S. Gregor won the Gaisberg Hill Climb in Austria to help Porsche win the 1960 European Hill Climb Championship. The RS60 was built to the new regulations for sports cars and has a 1.6L engine that produces 160 hp. RS60's finished 1-2 at Sebring and first on the Targa Florio. These nimble racing cars lifted Porsche up from a class victory contender to a serious rival to racing greats. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1962 Porsche 804: Porsche introduced the 804 for the '62 F1 season. An new car with a 1.5L flat-eight cylinder air-cooled engine capable of 180 bhp, Dan Gurney and Jo Bonnier drove for the team and Gurney won the French GP in its first race, the car's only F1 championship victory. The car did not handle as well, or have the power of the competition. Porsche with drew from F1 at the end of the season. Model by TRUESCALE 1/43 |
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| 1964 Porsche 904 GTS: Entered by Racing Team Holland for the 1964 Le Mans, where it finished 8th with Ben Pon and Henk van Zalinge. The 904 had a 1967 cc four-cam, flat four, rated at 180 bhp, and a 160 mph top speed. Produced 1965-65 it was the first Porsche to use a fibreglass body. The 904 marks also the beginning of a series of sports cars that culminated in the mighty Porsche 917. Model by VITESSE 1/43 |
1964 Porsche 904 GTS: In my hometown, the Eyerly's were the first family of racing. Harry with his unbeatable Eyerly Special and Mike and his brother Larry who raced Porsche's (they were the local VW dealer). This is a replica of the 904 Mike raced on West Coast tracks in 1964, before he went on to formuala cars (Mike would race in the Tasman series in New Zealand with some success.) A local icon and hero, sadly now gone due to cancer. Model by DEAUGUSTINI (modified) 1/43 |
1966 Porsche 906: Targa Florio winners in 1966 Willy Mairesse and Herbert Müller drove this semi-works entry by Scuderia Filipinetti. The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. 65 were produced in 1966. This allowed the model to be homologated for racing in the FIA's new Group 4. The engine regularly fitted was the 2.0L 6-cylinder lightweight racing engine with 220 hp and capable of 170 mph. At the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 906 placed 4-5-6-7 behind three Ford GT40 Mk II's. Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
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| 1969 Porsche 908 LH: Introduced in 1968, the 908 was originally a closed coupe body providing low drag for competiton in Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars. The 908 was powered by a 3.0L Flat-8 engine, which produced 350 hp. From the beginning, the 908 proved to be very fast and development led to improved results and wins that led to Porsche winning the International Championship for Makes in 1969. Model by SOLIDO 1/43 |
1969 Porsche 908 LH: Hans Herrmann & Gérard Larrousse drove this Porsche 908 to second place at Le Mans in 1969, in the closest Le Mans finish, just losing to Jacky Ickx in a GT40 by about 394 feet. Both cars swapped the lead several times in the final hours, with the 908 developing brake problems. The 908 maintained Porsche's honor as the new 917's had all retired. Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
1969 Porsche 917: Vic Elford & Richard Attwood failed to finish at Le Mans in 1969 driving the 917 in its first Le Mans. Retiring in the 22nd hour due to gearbox trouble, the 917 had led the race up until that point. Elford set fastest lap during the race, with an average of 145.4 mph. This race was a sign of good things to come for Porsche at Le Mans. Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 917K: At the end of the 60's, the F.I.A. modified the regulations allowing 5-litre powered prototypes in Group 5. Porsche, which had been competing with it´s 904, 907, 908 and 910 models, decided to design and build a new prototype that would make the most of the new regulations. It would be called the 917. Powered by the Type 912 flat-12 engine of 4.5, 4.9, or 5 litres, the long-tailed version was capable of a top speed of over 254 mph. Porsche hired John Wyer and his JWA Gulf Team, which became the official Porsche team, and also the official development partner. Pedro Rodriguez and Leo Kinnunen drove this car to first place at Monza in 1970. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K (LE MANS WINNER): The Porsche Salzburg team was a de facto second works team under control of members of the Porsche family. In 1970 they won the Le Mans 24 hours with the standard 4.5 litre engined car (620 hp) driven by Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood. This was Porsche's first victory at Le Mans, a race they would come to dominate up until the late 80's. The 917 has often been acclaimed as the the greatest racing car of all time. Model by AUTOART 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K: The Martini Racing team also had Porsche support; obviously Porsche made efforts to win races by supporting more than one team. This car driven by Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens finished 16th at Kyalami at a non-championship event. The 917 in its first season in '69 proved to be a real handful, or as Brian Redman said "it was incredibly unstable, using all the road at speed." Increasing downforce at the expense of drag, a new short tail was molded which gave the 917 much needed stability. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 917K: The Daytona 24 Hours in 1970 was the first major win for the 917. John Wyer and his JWA Gulf Team came to dominate prototype sports car racing, winning not only Daytona, but Le Mans as well to become the champion of endurance racing in the early 70's. This car was driven at Daytona by Brian Redman and Jo Siffert (who would become one of the 917's most successful pilot duos) to 2nd place. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K (DAYTONA WINNER): Pedro Rodriguez and Leo Kinnunen finished 1st at Daytona in 1970. They finished 45 laps ahead of their sister car, which set the fastest lap (Siffert) trying to catch this duo. It was the first major Porsche win for JWA and its Gulf sponsor. These distinctive cars in their orange and blue livery are some of the most iconic racing cars of all time. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K: The Salzburg Porsche team entered this car (Chassis 011) at Daytona in 1970 and was driven by Vic Elford and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. It was one of the 917's equipped with the extra window above the cockpit for better vision around the Daytona banking. Elford qualified the car 4th, but it retired due to a fuel tank rupture. This was the only known race for this chassis, having been crashed in practice for the Targa Florio. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 917K: Vic Elford and Kurt Ahrens drove this Porsche Salzburg entered 917K in the 100km race at Monza in 1970. A tire puncture cost them a win. Elford would drive this car (Ch. 023) to 2nd at Brands Hatch, 3rd at Spa and 4th at Watkins Glen and Zeltwig. This car would also win Le Mans in 1970 (Herrmann/Attwood), a very successful 917K. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917LH: A new low drag version of the 917 was developed for Le Mans. The 917LH (Langheck) featured a spectacular new "Long Tail" body including partially covered rear wheel arches which had very low drag, yet better stability than the 1969 version. Two 917 LH were entered for Le Mans in 1970, this 4.5L LH was entered by Martini Racing, and driven to 2nd place by Willy Kauhsen and Gérard Larrousse. The spectacular livery of this car which became a hallmark of the Martini cars, gained the nickname of the "Psychedelic Porsche" from the team and media. Model by IXO 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917LH: The other LH entered at Le Mans in 1970, was entered by Porsche Salzburg and driven by Vic Elford and Kurt Ahrens, Elford put the car on the pole. The 4.9 litre engine failed after 225 laps (18 hours) while leading. Both drivers had also been entered on the team's other car, a red and white 917 K with the standard 4.5 litre engine, but they did not drive after their own car failed. Porsche had a triumphant 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans, the third spot being taken by a Martini entered 908. Model by IXO 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 917K: Finishing 3rd in a 1-2-3 sweep by the Porsche 917's at the Brands Hatch 1000 km in '70, driven by Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood, this 917 finished behind its sister Porsche Salzberg car driven by Elford and Hulme and the JW Automotive car of Rodriguez and Kinnunen. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K: Brian Redman and Jo Siffert drove this car at Le Mans in 1970, retiring in the 12th hour due to engine problems. This car was later used as the feature car in the movie Le Mans with Steve McQueen. These cars with their 5.0L flat-12 engines are one of my all-time favorote race cars! Model by AUTOART 1/18 |
1970 Porsche 917K: At the end of the 1971 season, Porsche announced that it would no longer continue in Group 5 racing. They had successfully vanquished Ferrari and the 512M, conquered Le Mans and had won the World Sports Car Championship for three years running. While they would be back in a couple of years, their immediate attentions were focussed on the Can Am. This car ran at Watkins Glen in the 1970 6 hour race, with Gerard Larousse and Marko Van-Lennep and finished 6th. Another wild paint job by the Martini team. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 917K: J.W. Automotive Engineering/Gulf entered three cars at Le Mans in 1970. Disappointed by the poor results of the 917 in 1969 and facing stiff competition from Ferrari, Porsche contracted John Wyer and the Gulf Team to become the official Porsche team. This car was piloted by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman, who retired mid-way after Siefert missed a shift while passing slower cars and blew the engine. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K: During tests in Zeltweg, Wyer's team shortened the tail on the 917 to increase downforce. This worked well as the new short tail gave the 917 better stability and the new version was called 917K. Pedro Rodriquez & Leo Kinnunen were teamed up to drive this car, but it lasted 4 hrs. before cooling fan problems forced retirement. The pair would drive this car to 3 victories over the 1970 season. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 917K: Le Mans was not a success for Wyer and Gulf, however the rest of the season was, with wins in 7 of 10 races to give Porsche the Manufactures Championship in the 1970 International Championship for Makes. David Hobbs and Mike Hailwood were paired for Le Mans in this car. Unfortunately, Hailwood crashed at the Dunlop curve in the rain and eliminated the car in the 5th hour. Model by BRUMM 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 908/3: The FIA announced in 1967 a change in the rules for the World Championship by limiting the displacement of prototypes to 3000cc. Porsche designed the new 908 with a new 3.0L Flat-8 engine which produced 350 hp. The 908/3 was intended to complement the heavy Porsche 917 on twisty tracks tracks that favored nimble cars, like the Targa Florio. This car was driven by Richard Attwood and Björn Waldegaard to 5th place at the 1970 Targa. The three Gulf 908/3's finished 1-2-5. Model by BEST 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 908/3: Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse continued their success in endurance racing, teaming to win the 1971 ADAC 1000 Km at the Nürburgring. Porsche scored a 1-2-3 finish at this race with the 908/3. This car (Chassis 008) is one of thirteen 908/3's built and also won the Targa Florio in 1970. Like many Porsche racing car designs, the 908/3 did what it was designed for; win. Compared to the much more powerful, but ill-mannered 917, the 908/3 was a much completer package and a lot easier to drive. Signed by Vic Elford. Model by BEST 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 908/3: Perhaps the most successful of all Porsche drivers of the early 70's, was Vic Elford. While he did not always win, he was truly a master of both the 908 and 917, consistently being one of the fastest drivers. An accident early in the '70 Targa took he and Hans Herrmann out of contention in the Porsche Salzburg entry. Here Vic inspects the 908/3 before the race. Model by BEST 1/18 |
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| 1970 Porsche 908/2 Flunder: Steve McQueen entered this car at Sebring, co-driving with Peter Revson. Revson did the majority of the driving due to McQueen having a cast on his broken foot and Revson drove a masterful race. They finished 1st in class and 2nd overall, barely losing to a more powerful Ferrari 512. McQueen also drove this car in SCCA races, leading the A class points championship before the car and McQueen headed for Le Mans. Model by BEST 1/43 |
Le Mans movie set diorama: I came across this 1/43 scale diorama of the Le Mans movie set while surfing the Internet. I would like to find out who the builder is to give them proper credit. This is a fantastic piece centered around Steve McQueen and his film company's set during the filming of this classic racing movie. I wish I had this skill! A side note: McQueen's character Michael Delaney wore a blue helmet and Gulf team driving suit. McQueen in real life wore a white helmet with red stripes and white coveralls with blue stripes. |
1970 Porsche 908/2 Flunder: For the making of the movie Le Mans, Steve McQueen's production company used the same car he raced at Sebring as a film car during the Le Man 24 hour race for much of the movies racing footage. Driven by Herbert Linge and Jonathan Williams, the car actually finished a respectable 9th overall, 2nd in class, but was unclassified due to spending so much time in the pits changing camera, film and batteries. Model by BEST 1/43 |
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| 1970 Porsche 908/2 Flunder: Rudi Lins and Helmut Marko finished 3rd overall behind two Porsche 917's at the 1970 version of Le Mans, finishing first in class. This is my favorite version and livery configuration of all the 908 variants. The 3.0L 908/02 won the world makes championship for sportscars for Porsche and helped the marque remain on the podium while the 917 was being developed. Model by SPARK 1/43 |
1971 Porsche 917K: Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse won the 12 hr Sebring race with this car in 1971. Elford and Larrousse were paired several times during the '71 season driving for the Martini International team. They won the 1000 km at Nürburgring together, but the season was filled with many disappointing DNF's during a year of 917 & 908 domination. Porsche succeeded by sheer numbers and the fact that one of their cars would stay together long enough to finish. Signed by Vic Elford. Model by AUTOART 1/43 |
1971 Porsche 917LH: Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver drove this car at the 1971 Le Mans, with Oliver setting both the pole and fastest lap during the race. The car with a 4.9L engine and the latest aerodynamic LH bodywork failed to finish due to a cracked oil,pipe. Le Mans was ultimately won by an older 917K which was part of the Martini entry. As the season wore on, the 917 would continue to feel the pressure not only from Ferrari, but also from Alfa Romeo. Model by FLY 1/32 |
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| 1971 Porsche 917/20: A heavily modified car, the 917/20, was built as test-bed for future Can-Am parts and aerodynamic "low-drag" concepts. The 917/20 which had won the test race at Le Mans was painted in pink for the 24 hours race, with names of cuts of meat written in German across it in a similar fashion to a butcher's carcass diagram, earning it the nickname "Der Truffeljäger von Zuffenhausen" (The Truffelhunter of Zuffenhausen) or just plain "Pink Pig". The car did not finish due to fuel injection problems at the 12th hour. It was driven by Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen. Model by SCHUCO 1/43 |
1971 Porsche 917K (LE MANS WINNER): It was a 1-2 finish for Porsche at Le Mans in 1971. Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep drove the Martini team car to 1st place ahead of the Wyer-Gulf entry. The Porsche 917's dominated the Ferrari 512M's, with the third place Ferrari down 31 laps to the winner. The 1971 917's had the newly developed magnesium chassis and had a top speed 40 mph faster than Ferrari. The 239.8 mph speed that Vic Elford in the other Martini 917 set, is the highest recorded speed at Le Mans. These records stand to today, a tribute to unhindered engineering and imagination. Model by PROVENCE MOULAGE 1/43 |
1971 Porsche 917K: At Sebring in 1971, Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver finished 4th in the J. W. Automotive Engineering entry. The finished the hard fought race behind the Martini 917K entry and two Alfa T33/3's. The car was damaged after Rodriguez collided with Donohue's Ferrari 512M in the seventh hour. Penske later filed a protest against allowing the 917 to continue running with no right wing, but was over ruled. The Vic Elford 917 took first place after a struggle with problems of its own. However, the 3.0L cars were showing their strength and competitiveness in WSCC. Model by ALTAYA 1/43 |
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| 1972 Porsche 917/10: Porsche ended McLaren's dominance of the Can-Am series and started their own. After their successes with the 917 mainly in Europe, Porsche instead decided to focus on the North American markets and the Can-Am Challenge. For that series, a larger and more powerful engine was developed, a turbocharged 12-cyl. developing 850hp. This 917/10 entered by Penske Racing, won the 1972 series with George Follmer, after a testing accident sidelined primary driver Mark Donohue. The successor 917/30 dominated Can-Am again in 1973. Model by SOLIDO 1/43 |
NEW 1973 Porsche 917/10: This 917/10 (chassis #015) was campaigned successfully by Willi Kauhsen's racing team, with Willy at the helm in the Interserie races in early 1973. It was also raced in one Can-Am at Mid-Ohio. For the Interserie race at Hockenheim, it appeared in this livery with Wilson Fittipaldi driving. It retired in the first heat due to ending problems. It was raced again by Kaushen in the series in 1974 with notable success. Model by SOLIDO 1/43 |
NEW 1973 Porsche 917/30: Porsche won all but one Can Am race in 1973, the Penske team again dominating the series with their new fire breathing 917/30 driven by Mark Donohue. The 917/30 was the most powerful race car ever built and raced! It was the final development of the 917, the 917/30 with improved aerodynamics and a twin-turbo 5.4L engine producing 1,580 hp!, it ate the competition. Regulations for the next year made the 1973 series championship the final one for Porsche. This is the LA Times GP winner at Riverside in 1973. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
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| 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8: Rule changes made the Porsche 917 obsolete at the end of 1972. Developing a new prototype race car was not an option for Porsche, so instead they concentrated on Group 4 and the new European GT chamionship. Using the 911 as the basis, the Carrera RSR 2.8 was developed for the '73 season. The cars were successful from the beginning, proving to be quick with their 308 bhp and 175 mph top speed. This car was driven by Herbert Müller and Gijs van Lennep during the 1973 season. Model by SOLIDO 1/43 |
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 (SEBRING WINNER): Dr. Dave Helmick entered this car at Sebring in 1973, co-driving with Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood. The trio would finish first in a strong field of Porsche's Corvettes, Mustangs and Camaro's. Sebring had been dropped from the World Sportscar Championship because of the trqacks overall condition. This did not deter IMSA however and a field of 72 cars in four classes fought it out in the annual 12 hour classic in Florida. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 (DAYTONA WINNER): Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood drove this car to victory at Daytona in 1973. The Brumos Porsche driven by Gregg would go on to win the both the IMSA and the Trans-Am championship in 1973. I remember these cars well running in both series. Hurley Haywood is one of the most successful drivers at Daytona with 5 wins, 1973 his first. He has also driven and won with Porsches at Le Mans and Sebring. Gregg won Daytona 4 times and had six IMSA titles before his death in 1980. Model by ROBUSTELLI 1/43 |
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| NEW 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 'IROC': The International Race of Champions (IROC) was an all-star drivers race series in identically prepared cars from 1973-1978. Mark Donohue won the first IROC race in this car. The Carrera 911 RSR was also used in the first full season (1974) and Donohue took the championship that year. Using the 2.8L engine which produced over 300 bhp, the cars were capable of high speeds and close racing on the predominantly oval tracks the IROC series used. Donohue proved he was adept at winning on both road courses and on ovals. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0: The Carrera RSR 3.0 prototype was sold to select racing teams, and scored outright wins in several major sports car races of the mid 1970s. A great rival of Gregg's, Al Holbert was the head of the Porsche North America's Motorsports Division and also ran his own racing team. These cars used the 2993 cc 911/75 engines, which developed 330bhp, weighed significantly less than the 2.8 RSR and are fantastically quick. Eight cars were built. Holbert drove this car in the 1974 Trans-Am championship. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1976 Porsche 935/76: Rolf Stommelen and Manfred Schurti drove this Martini Racing entry to 4th place overall and first in class (Grp. 5) at Le Mans in 1976. Porsche won Le Mans that year with Ickx and van Lennep in a 936. This car finished just ahead of Derek Bell driving the Mirage GR8 that won the previous year. Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
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| 1976 Porsche 936 (LE MANS WINNER): Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep won Le Mans in this car (Chassis #002) in 1976. The regulations for Le Mans were changed removing fuel consumption limits and Group 5 cars were allowed to compete with Group 6 cars. Porsche entered two 936s and one 935, A 936 would win Le Mans again in 1977 and 1981, both times with Ickx at the wheel. The 936 would continue to dominate the season and won every one of the remaining six rounds of the World Sports Car Championship. Model by GRAND PRIX 1/43 |
1976 Porsche 935/76: The racing version of the Porsche 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA-Group 5. The engine was a 2.85 L 560 hp version of the regular 3.0 L flat-6, which ran in the 4.0 L class. Jacky Ickx/Jochen Mass and Rolf Stommelen/Manfred Schurti, piloted the factory cars that year. Stommemel/Schurti finished 1st at the Watkins Glen 6h in '76. Luso made one of the very first models of the 935. Model by LUSO 1/43 |
1976 Porsche 935 K1: This 935 is chassis number 930-770-0903, is the first factory built 935 to be supplied to Kremer Racing and was mainly driven by Bob Wollek. It finished 3rd at the 1977 Daytona 24 Hours and raced at the Le Mans in 1977, 1978 and finished 3rd in 1979. Besides running Porsches, the team was also known for their tuned Porsche race cars that they both raced and sold to other teams who could not gain the best equipment from the factory. Model by POLITOYS 1/43 |
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| 1977 Porsche 936/77 (LE MANS WINNER): Jürgen Barth, Hurley Haywood and Jacky Ickx finished 1st at Le Mans in 1977. From 1976 to 1981, the factory entered Porsche 936 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times with Jacky Ickx ('76, '77, '81). Unlike the later 956, Porsche did not intend to sell the 936 to customers, wanting them instead to use the 935 (which occupied the first four places at Le Mans in 1979), and the old 908 which were still around, updated to turbo engines and new 936-like aerodynamics. Model by SOLIDO 1/43 |
1977 Porsche 934 RSR Kremer: The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 specifications. Its 3.0L 5-cyl. Engine produces 550 bhp and a top speed in excess of 190 mph. This car driven by Bob Wollek and Philippe Gurdjian placed 7th overall and 1st in class at Le Mans in 1977. Model by SOLIDO 1/43 |
1977 Porsche 935/77A: Dick Barbour entered this car, which he co-drove with Paul Newman and Rolf Strommelen to 2nd place and first in the IMSA class at Le Mans in 1979. The 935/77A was a further development of the 935 for 1977, the single turbo was replaced by two KKK units, and the body was changed. This car would also win the 1981 24 Hours of Daytona with Bobby Rahal and Brian Redman at the wheel with owner Bob Garretson, and would also win the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1983. All told, this 935 logged over 70,000 miles racing. Model by IXO 1/43 |
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| 1977 Porsche 936/76: Built to compete in the World Sportscar Championship as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans under the Group 6 formula of 3.0L. Powered by an air-cooled, two-valve 540 hp single-turbocharger, flat-6 engine of 2140cc (the equivalent of 3.0L with the 1.4 handicap factor.) The spaceframe chassis was based on the 917, with many of the parts also coming from that car. Driven by Rolf Stommelen to 3rd place at Nurburgring. Model by TROFEAU 1/43 |
1977 Porsche 936/77 (LE MANS WINNER): Another variation of the 1977 Le Mans winner. The detail level of mass produced die cast cars over a thirty year period can be compared here. The older Solido used water slide decals that were applied once you purchased the model. The current IXO model clearly shows the tampo markings applied today, which don't tear or yellow with age. Model by IXO 1/43 |
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| 1978 Porsche 935/78 Moby Dick: Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen drove to 8th place at the 1978 Le Mans and 1st place at the Silverstone 6 hr. Because of its shape, with a long front and rear optimised for low drag, the 935/78 was often nicknamed Moby-Dick. The engine was enlarged to 3.2L and equipped with two turbochargers, increasing its output to 950 hp and good for 223 mph at Le Mans, faster than the Group 6 cars with smaller engines. Model by CARRERA 1/32 |
NEW 1978 Porsche 935/77A: Manfred Schurti campaigned this 935 in the World Sports Car Championship for Max Moritz in 1978 and finished 2nd at the Nurburgring 1000 km with co-driver Jacky Ickx. The 935/77 finished in the top five places at that races, showing its dominance over other Group 5 competition. Jagermeifter often sponsored the Max Moritz entered Porsche's, with Moritz being one of the "semi-works" teams. Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
NEW 1979 Porsche 935/79: Peter Gregg won the 1979 IMSA GTX (Group 5) title in this car, winning eight of 15 races, including Portland where I watched Peter dominate races for many years. When Gregg wasn't winning, it was usually another Porsche, and the 935 became the winningest car in IMSA history. To counter regulation changes banning the twin turbo cars, Porshe made a larger six of 3.2 L with a single turbo, good for 680 bhp. Just seven cars would be the final 935s constructed by the Works and all were sold to the United States. Model by EBBRO 1/43 |
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| 1982 Porsche 956L (LE MANS WINNER): The Porsche 956 was a Group C sports-prototype racing car introduced in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. The engine is the same as the one used in the Porsche 936, the Type-935 2.7L turbocharged Flat-6, producing approximately 635 hp. Jacky Ickx and Derrick Bell set the pole at the 1982 Le Mans with this 956LH. They led the race for the entire 24 hours, eventually taking the overall win - their third win together. It was a 1-2-3 finish for Porsche. Model by VITESSE 1/43 |
1982 Porsche 956: The Group C era will be a time of Porsche´s greatest successes in motorsport. With the models 956 (1982-1984) and 962 (1985-1989), Porsche wins five team, manufacturers‘, and drivers‘ world championships. These sportscars also secure six Le Mans victories. Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass won at Brands Hatch. Unforgettable for Ickx´s final spurt to victory and world champion status at Brands Hatch, where in the last hour he reels in Riccardo Patrese who leads by almost one lap. Model by QUARTZO 1/43 |
1983 Porsche 956L: Porsche domintaed Le Mans in 1983, taking the first 8 places with the 956. This entry by John Fitzpatrick Racing failed to finish, but is sister car finished 5th. Driving this entry were John Fitzpatrick, David Hobbs and Dieter Quester. The Fitzpatrick team were the World Sportscar Endurance Champions in 1983. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
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| 1983 Porsche 956: Bob Wollek and Thierry Boutsen drove thier Joest 956 to first place at Monza 1000 km during the opening round of the 1983 World Sports Car Championship. Model by QUARTZO 1/43 |
1983 Porsche 956: Volkert Merl, Clemens Schickentanz and Maurizio de Narvaez drove this Joest Racing entry to a 4th in class and 4th place overall finish at Le Mans in 1983. The following year, the Joest team would win Le Mans with this car & again in 1985. Model by QUARTZO 1/43 |
1983 Porsche 956: Porsche swept the first eight places at Le Mans in 1983. Jan Lammers, Jonathan Palmer and Richard Lloyd put this car in 8th spot, 31 laps down to the winner. This car was owned and entered by Lloyd. Model by ALTAYA/IXO 1/43 |
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| 1985 Porsche 962C (DAYTONA WINNER): A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Sr. Thierry Boutsen and Bob Wollek drove this car to first at the Daytona 24 hr. race in 1985. It was Foyt and Wolleck's second Daytona 24 hr win together in a Porsche 962. Wolleck would win Daytona again in 1989 in a 962 and come very close a couple more times. Model by SPARK 1/43 |
1986 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar: When Group B shifted from road racing to rallying, Porsche shifted to frank state-of-the-art, cost-no-object technological innovation and concentrated on the Paris_Dakar rally beginning in 1984. Rene Metge and Dominic Lemoyne took 1st place in 1986. With a distance of 13,000 kilometres, the Paris-Dakar marathon is one of the toughest in history. The 959 features a six-cylinder boxer engine with a 2,849 cc capacity and two-turbo chargers, producing 400 bhp. Model by NOREV 1/43 |
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| 1988 Porsche 962C: Derek Bell drove the 962C to 21 victories between 1984 and 1987. At Le Mans in 1988, teamed with Hans Stuck Jr and Klaus Ludwig in one of the three factory cars, he finished 2nd behind the winning Jaguar XJR-9. Porsche 962's finished in eight of the top ten spots at Le Mans that year. The 962 is powered by the 935 derived 3.0L flat-six turbo engine. Model by ONYX 1/43 |
1988 Porsche 962C (DAYTONA WINNER): In one of the final major victories for the 962, Bob Wolleck, Derek Bell and John Andretti won the Daytona 24 Hours in 1989. Wolleck, Baldi and Redman sat on the pole at Daytona in 1988 in this car (Chassis 108C/C02) and Wollech campaigned the car in the '88 and '89 IMSA seasons, It was a consistent top 5 finisher. Model by STARTER |
1994 Dauer Porsche 962 LM: Hans Stuck Jr, Danny Sullivan and Thierry Boutsen finished 3rd at Le Mans in 1994 (2nd in class) in this car. Its sister car finished in first place, however, Boutsen set the fastest lap of the race at 131 mph. Because Dauer had modified a Porsche 962 into a street-legal car, the 962 was able to run in the GT class, instead of the C1 class for prototypes. Model by ALTAYA 1/43 |
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| 1996 Porsche 911 GT1: In spite of its name, the car actually has very little in common with the 911, its floorpan was taken from the 956/962 Group C car. In addition, the GT1 featured a water-cooled, twin-turbocharged and intercooled, four valve per cylinder flat-six in a mid-mounted position and making about 600 hp. Designed for competition in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the GT1 was also raced in the FIA GT Championship, in which this car was raced at both Sebring and Laguna Seca in 1997. Model by HIGH SPEED 1/43 |
1997 Porsche WSC-95 (LE MANS WINNER): Built for Porsche by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) and run by Joest Racing, the WSC-95 can trace its origin to a Jaguar sports car designed in 1991. The WSC-95 won Le Mans in both 1996 and 1997. This is the '97 livery of the car driven by Tom Kristensen, Stefan Johansson and Michele Alboreto. Using a highly modified spare Jaguar XJR-14 chassis, TWR built the car and used a Porsche 3.0L flat-six turbo charged engine. Model by ALTAYA/IXO |
2004 Porsche 996 GT3-RSR: The 996 GT3-R was first made available to privateers for the 1999 racing season. The GT3-RSR made a sequential gearbox available for the first time and mated to the 3.6L engine producing 440hp, it was a potent package! Over the years, the 996 variants won many races, including class wins at Le Mans, Daytona and Spa. This car in Brumos Racing livery and was driven by Dario Franchitti and Gunnar Jeannette in a IMSA GT3 race at Barber Park. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
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| DEREK BELL: Porsche racing icon, Bell won Le Mans 5 times and the Daytona 24 Hour 3 times, mostly in Porsches' and usually paired with Jackie Icyx. Here Bell is with two of his most successful rides, the Porsche 956 and the 962. Model by QUARTZO & ONYX 1/43 |
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JACKY ICKX: The other half of one of Porsche's most successful racing duos. |
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