Porsche 914/6GT '70 Le Mans 24

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Kit: Historic Racing Miniatures

Engine: Fujimi Enthusiast Porsche 911/930

Paint: Tamiya Bright White – from the can, no clear

Accents: Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black – airbrushed

Decals: DMC various sheets

Since Porsche’s beginning every car they have produced has had to prove its mettle on a race track. The 914 was no different. Soon after its introduction, in the fall of ’69, the competition department got hold of the 914 with purpose of developing a racing package. Known as a 914/6GT the package included adding steel flares to fit wider tires, welding in chassis stiffening and bolting on uprated brakes and suspension. Three versions were offered to the public, a fast street/weekend racer, a 160bhp rally version and the full-house 220bhp competition version.

This car (chassis # 914 043 1020) is one of only 12 factory built GTs. Powered by a 2.0-litre flat-six 901/20 engine (used in the 911R and the 906) it was entered in the 1970 Le Mans 24 under the guise of Porsche’s French Importer, Sonauto.

How did it do? Won the GT class beating all comers including a couple of Corvettes and every Porsche 911 entered. In fact it finished an astounding 6^th OA bested only by Porsche’s own purpose built prototypes (917K, 917LH & 908/2) and a couple from Ferrari (512S).

The build thread is here.

Edited November 12, 2014 by afx

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[cobraman]

Very nice work !

[bbowser]

Real nice, that engine looks very convincing from below.

[WizPorsche944]

WOW

[peter31a]

Thank You for the history on the car. It is a beautiful build. And it's also nice to see Historic Racing Miniatures new kit built up. Kudos & Thanks again.

[slusher]

Outstanding build..

[jeffs396]

Love it!

[Helix]

Nice work JC

[GeeBee]

Very nice work ....

[cruz]

Badass!!!!!

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Thanks guys. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It makes a nice companion for my street going 914/6.

[drodg]

Fantastic.

[Danno]

Nice!