(Discontinued) Porsche 934 RSR 1976, Le Mans, GT Series, HCC Skiwear, Drivers: Claude Haldi, Florian Vetsch, Limited Edition of 1976 pieces

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manufacturer brand, id & category

Exoto 18098 (Racing Legends)

scale

1:18

color

White with Pink / Blue / Orange stripes

limited edition of 1976 models

out of stock
This model is discontinued!

The Model

Our precise 1:18 scale model is an accurate reproduction of this classic Porsche model. Special features include full opening parts to showcase an unprecedented level of furious detail: fully wired and plumbed Flat-Six Turbo Boxer engine, water and oil cooling radiators in photo-etch, fully detailed cockpit, water pipes, hydraulic hoses, electrical wires, and much more...

Functioning features include: true-to-the-original suspension system with genuine coil springs and dampers, rotating disc brakes within fixed calipers, and lovely removable BBS wheels.

The Original

"Turbo" is a byword where Porsche cars are concerned: for all of Porsches most successful race cars have used forced induction.

In 1974, Porsche AG introduced the 930/911 Turbo to the public and set off on a new road. At the same time, the governing body of Motor Sport introduced the new "silhouette" formula to sports car racing. Thus the immortal 934 RSR series...

1976 Le Mans 24 Hours, Schiller Racing/HCC Skiwear 934, driven by Haldi & Vetsch

The Le Mans 24 Hours is a race that punishes cars and drivers like no other road race. From the time the race gets underway at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the adrenaline kicks in and the opening hours are a blur. Dusk comes on slowly, but then the night falls, the adrenaline wears off, and the greatest endurance race silently claims its victims. With dawn comes the harsh reality of Le Mans: cars stopped around the circuit suddenly become visible for the first time.

With the breaking of the morning light comes another revelation: 10 hours of racing still remain!

The #69 Schiller Racing Porsche 934, wearing very handsome HCC Skiwear livery, held 14th position overall as the sun rose over the Circuit de la Sarthe. The Schiller Racing team had good reason to feel hopeful. But gremlins strike without prejudice. Swiss drivers Claude Haldi, amongst the best Porsche drivers at the time, and Florian Vetsch were lying second in Group 4 when a valve failure, sadly, caused irreparable engine damage, resulting in their premature retirement.

( Courtesy of exoto.com )