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Le Mans movie set diorama: I wish my dioramas were this good! I came across this 1/43 scale diorama of the Le Mans movie set while surfing the Internet. The builder is M. Jean-Claude Baudier of Chrono 43 and the photos are from AutoModelisme magazine. 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. |
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1970 Porsche 911 ST (Le Mans, 1970): The ST was a very limited production of race prepared versions of the 911S, sold between 1970 and 1971. The cars had a 2.4L flat-six engine, which produced 270HP and weight was reduced to just over 2,000 pounds. The cars were successful in the GT classes of Sebring, Daytona, Targa Florio and Nurburgring. They were also a natural for Le Mans, with this car (CH#119 300 932) being entered by French race and rally driver Rene Mazzia in 1970. Model by DSN43/TROFEU 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 911 ST (Le Mans, 1970): Renen Mazzia drove at Le Mans six times between 1969 and 1974 driving Porsches. His best finish was 8th and 2nd in class in 1971. He was also a regular participant on the Tour de France. This car was sold after Le Mans and was raced again in 1971 and 72 by other privateers, failing to finish both times. Mazzia was joined in 1970 by fellow Frenchman and accomplished GT racer Pierre Mauroy. They finished unclassified (11th) in 1970, due to weather and not meeting the required distance. Model by DSN43/TROFEU 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 911 S (Le Mans, 1970): Another one of the private Porsche 911 entries at Le Mans in 1970, this car driven and entered by Claude Laurent and co-driven by Jacques Marche finished the race completing 262 laps in the heavy rains. Like most of the Porsche 911 entries at Le Mans that year, the weather prevented them from completing the required number of laps to be classified. They started at the back of the grid as the 51st starter on the grid. They had managed to avoid the many accidents and incidents that plagued faster cars, having run as high as 15th and would have finished 14th had they been classified as finishers. Model by DSN43/TROFEU 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 911 S (Le Mans, 1970): Laurent and Marche were old hands at Le Mans and both had driven there several times beginning in the early 1960's. Most of their entries were in Laurent's privately owned Lotus Elan's or Porsche 911's. Laurent did drive one of the SEC Automobiles Peugeot powered prototypes in 1966. The French pair of drivers also drove regularly on the Tour de France Auto and a couple of years on the Targa Florio, including 1971 in this 2.2L 911S (DNF). Never high in the finishing order when they completed a race, they are great examples of the privateer sportsmen that competed in these great races. Model by DSN43/TROFEU 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 911 S (Le Mans, 1970): Model by VITESSE 1/43 |
1970 Porsche 911 S (Le Mans, 1970): Model by VITESSE 1/43 |
To view other parts of our Porsche Racing collection take these links to the Porsche Sports Racing & Prototype Cars of the 1950's & 60's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990 to Current
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