24 hours of Le mans - any entrant, any scale

[Brudda]

1 hour ago, Brudda said:

Very nice!!!!

Ok I’m in…Ferrari P4 1/12 model factory hiro kit. 

[Gramps46]

Older Porsche

 

It is said confession is good for the soul.  I really debated whether to post this picture or not since some of the models are in such poor shape and one of them I can not identify what it is supposed to be.  But here goes anyway since the objective so to show what could have been available in the olden days.

 

 

 

 

[vamach1]

2 minutes ago, Gramps46 said:

Older Porsche

 

It is said confession is good for the soul.  I really debated whether to post this picture or not since some of the models are in such poor shape and one of them I can not identify what it is supposed to be.  But here goes anyway since the objective so to show what could have been available in the olden days.

 

 

 

 

You could have fooled me.  Keep them coming.

[vintagerpm]

Here are 3 built over the last 20 years.

1/87 Le Mans Miniatures 2001 Audi R8
1/43 Vroom 1971 Porsche 917LH
1/24 Fisher 1972 Matra 670 - race winner

 

[vamach1]

The 1/87 Lemans Miniatures kit is great for its size. ?

[Gramps46]

Well done mike especially considering their size.

[1959scudetto]

Cool models, Mike - fantastic the 1/87 (!) Audi racer - unbelievable; I tried a few 1/43 race car models 30 years ago, and gave up (too small!)

[1959scudetto]

7 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Older Porsche

 

It is said confession is good for the soul.  I really debated whether to post this picture or not since some of the models are in such poor shape and one of them I can not identify what it is supposed to be.  But here goes anyway since the objective so to show what could have been available in the olden days.

 

 

 

 

NIce collection Gary. of some seldom seen Porsches - besides the 1967 907 longtail (Heller kit?) what is this? It looks a bit like a 910.

[Brudda]

7 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Older Porsche

 

It is said confession is good for the soul.  I really debated whether to post this picture or not since some of the models are in such poor shape and one of them I can not identify what it is supposed to be.  But here goes anyway since the objective so to show what could have been available in the olden days.

 

 

 

 

Very nice!!!!

[Gramps46]

2 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

NIce collection Gary. of some seldom seen Porsches - besides the 1967 907 longtail (Heller kit?) what is this? It looks a bit like a 910.

The 907LH is the Heller kit and next to it is a 1967 910.  The Nakamura Sangyo plastic kit 910 was imported to the USA by AHM from Japan.  I always thought it looked kind of bloated but was the only 910 available at the time.

Just Googled the AHM kit and came across a photo of this model I had posted here on MCM.?

Edited April 13, 2022 by Gramps46

[Gramps46]

23 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Older Porsche

 

It is said confession is good for the soul.  I really debated whether to post this picture or not since some of the models are in such poor shape and one of them I can not identify what it is supposed to be.  But here goes anyway since the objective so to show what could have been available in the olden days.

 

 

 

 

Just found this old Revell Porsche 911 model on the shelf that I missed.  It was supposed to be the 1970 911T of Verrnier and Garant of Wicky Racing and it is not  accurate but it is old.

And then there is this ESCI kit of the 1976 Kremer 934.  

[vintagerpm]

Another one of my models to add to the list:
1/43 Starter 1971 Porsche 917/20

Sorry for the old, poorly lit photos.

Edited April 15, 2022 by vintagerpm

[magicmustang]

1 hour ago, vintagerpm said:

Another one of my models to add to the list:
1/43 Starter 1971 Porsche 917/20

Sorry for the old, poorly lit photos.

Great work, always got a kick out of this paint job.

[Gramps46]

Mike,

Do you remember how/why the Pink Pig 917-20 got painted that way?  All I remember is Giorgio Rossi refused to put his stickers (Martini Rossi) on it.

Edited April 15, 2022 by Gramps46

[vintagerpm]

18 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Mike,

Do you remember how/why the Pink Pig 917-20 got painted that way?  All I remember is Giorgio Rossi refused to put his stickers (Martini Rossi) on it.

If I remember correctly...

When the car went to the pre-race test session, the crew thought it looked like a pig. So they painted it pink with the meat cuts on it for the race. Mr. Rossi hated the livery and refuse to allow the Martini & Rossi logos to be put on it.  All these years later, it was probably a marketing mistake, as it is has become one of the most famous non-winning Le Mans cars.

[1959scudetto]

14 minutes ago, vintagerpm said:

If I remember correctly...

When the car went to the pre-race test session, the crew thought it looked like a pig. So they painted it pink with the meat cuts on it for the race. Mr. Rossi hated the livery and refuse to allow the Martini & Rossi logos to be put on it.  All these years later, it was probably a marketing mistake, as it is has become one of the most famous non-winning Le Mans cars.

You DID remember correctly, Mike - nice modei of "Big Bertha" by the way !

[Gramps46]

How about 2 Ferrari 330 P2s from 1965.  #18 is a K&B body on an Academy 250LM chassis and interior as entered by NART. 

#20 is a Strombecker body also on an Academy 250LM chassis and interior as entered by the factory.

 

[1959scudetto]

Nice models, Gary - which wheels did you use ? (I have a Tamiya slot-car body/reissue and want to combine this also with a Minicraft 250 LM)

[Gramps46]

57 minutes ago, 1959scudetto said:

Nice models, Gary - which wheels did you use ? (I have a Tamiya slot-car body/reissue and want to combine this also with a Minicraft 250 LM)

Helmut, I am trying to remember where the wheels came from and they might have been one of the Lotus Indy car kits, AMT Lotus 29, not sure though.  The tires are from the Academy/Minicraft kit.  Another option might be either the BBurago or Revell 250LM diecasts which have engines and more chassis detail.   This is the Revell 250LM

[Gramps46]

Ferrari GTOs at Le Mans

Revell body on an Aurora chassis

Original BBurago 

Gunze Sangyo review model by Wayne Moyer restored 

K&B Body on a Protar Chassis

Jouef 

Edited April 20, 2022 by Gramps46

[Brudda]

I believe this qualifies.1968 ford GT. 

[1959scudetto]

On 4/20/2022 at 2:26 PM, Gramps46 said:

Ferrari GTOs at Le Mans

Revell body on an Aurora chassis

Original BBurago 

Gunze Sangyo review model by Wayne Moyer restored 

K&B Body on a Protar Chassis

Jouef 

Great GTO collection, Gary - these were marvellous cars.

[1959scudetto]

7 hours ago, Brudda said:

I believe this qualifies.1968 ford GT. 

This one would  qualify for the LM winners thread ! Is this a 1/12 conversion of Meng's Mk II kit?

[Rich Chernosky]

On 4/20/2022 at 8:26 AM, Gramps46 said:

Ferrari GTOs at Le Mans

Revell body on an Aurora chassis

Original BBurago 

Gunze Sangyo review model by Wayne Moyer restored 

K&B Body on a Protar Chassis

Jouef 

 

Pretty cool collection of Ferrari's.  You got a few I don't have.   I'm jealous. 

[Brudda]

2 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

This one would  qualify for the LM winners thread ! Is this a 1/12 conversion of Meng's Mk II kit?

Hello 1959scudetto, this is a 1/8 scale DeAgostini kit. The purple barracuda is 1/25