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1/18 Scale model cars

1/18 scale model cars from the Le Mans 24 Hours race, corresponding to the 70’s and 80’s.

The winning team for each edition is shown in the table. In many cases, especially during the early years, there are still no 1/18 scale reproductions of the winners (known to the author, at least), these are indicated in orange text. The models included in the Collection (winning cars or otherwise) are shown in black text, while 1/18 existing scale models not in the Collection are marked in grey text (only for winning cars).

For the models included in the Collection, the links to their individual pages will be gradually updated over time.

1970 – 1979

YearPosNum – Drivers / Car / Reference
19701#23 – Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood
Porsche 917 K
AutoArt 80032 aka 87087
2#3 – Gerard Larrousse / Willi Kauhsen
Porsche 917 LH
AutoArt WAP.021.008.18
DNF#20 – Jo Siffert / Brian Redman
Porsche 917 K
AutoArt 80030
19711#22 – Dr. Helmut Marko / Gijs van Lennep
Porsche 917 K
Jouef 3901
DNF#17 – Jo Siffert / Derek Bell
Porsche 917 LH
AutoArt 87170
DNF#21 – Vic Elford / Gerard Larrousse
Porsche 917 LH
AutoArt 87171
DNF#23 – Willi Kauhsen / Reinhold Jöst
Porsche 917/20
Minichamps 186-716923 (LE 9.999)
19721#15 – Henri Pescarolo / Graham Hill
Matra MS670
Spark 18LM72
2#14 – Francois Cevert / Howden Ganley
Matra MS670
Spark 18S031
5#39 – Jean-Claude Andruet / Claude Ballot-Léna
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione
Kyosho Minichamps exclusive 08164E
17#46 – Jean-Pierre Laffeach / Gilles Doncieux
Ferrari 246 GT Dino
Mattel Elite T6258 (LE 5.000)
DNF#80 – John Fitzpatrick / Erwin Kremer
Porsche 911 Carrera S 2.4
Jouef 3208
19731#11 – Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse
Matra MS670B
Spark 18S012
2#16 – Arturo Merzario / Carlos Pace
Ferrari 312 PB LM
Profil24 KIT P1802K
3#12 – Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Matra MS670B
Spark 18S013
6#39 – Claude Ballot-Léna / Vic Elford
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione
Kyosho Minichamps exclusive 08164F
8#45 – P. Keller / E. Kremer / C. Schickenthanz
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (RSR Transkit)
Jouef 3201
14#48 – Peter Gregg / Guy Chasseuil
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.8
Jouef 3209
19741#7 – Henri Pescarolo / Gerard Larrousse
Matra MS670B
Spark 18LM74
2#22 – Gijs van Lennep / Herbert Müller
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1
AutoArt WAP.021.611.17
5#71 – Cyril Grandet / “Bardini”
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione
Kyosho Minichamps exclusive 08164A
19751#11 – Derek Bell / Jacky Ickx
Mirage GR8 Ford
Spark 18LM75
DNF#93 – Hervé Poulain / Sam Posey / Jean Guichet
BMW 3.0 CSL
Minichamps BMW 80.43.0.150.918
19761#20 – Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep
Porsche 936
2#10 – Jean / Louis Lafosse / Francois Migault
Mirage GR8 Ford
Spark 18S014
4#40 – Rolf Stommelen / Manfred Schurti
Porsche 935
EXOTO 18105S (LE 1.976)
10#42 – Harald Grohs / Sam Posey / Hughes de Fierlandt
BMW 3.5 CSL Gr. 5
Minichamps 180-762042
19771#4 – Hurley Haywood / Jacky Ickx / Jürgen Barth
Porsche 936/77
TrueScale TSM111801 (LE 3.000)
3#40 – Claude Ballot-Léna / Peter Gregg
Porsche 935
EXOTO 18107
7#58 – Bob Wollek / Philippe Gurdjian / “Steve”
Porsche 934 RSR
EXOTO 18096
DNF#87 – Bernard Decure / Jean-Luc Therier / “Cochise”
Alpine A310
OttOmobile OT164 (LE 2.500)
19781#2 – Didier Pironi / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Renault Alpine A442B
Norev 77.11.425.935
8#43 – Rolf Stommelen / Manfred Schurti
Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick”
Spark 18S030
19791#41 – Klaus Ludwig / Don Whittington / Bill Whittington
Porsche 935 K3
TrueScale TSM101802 (LE 3.000)
2#70 – Paul Newman / Dick Barbour / Rolf Stommelen
Porsche 935
EXOTO 19100
4#82 – Herbert Müller / Angelo Pallavicini / Marco Vanoli
Porsche 934 RSR
EXOTO 19091 (LE 1.979)
6#76 – M. Winkelhock / M. Mignot / H. Poulain
BMW M1
Minichamps BMW 80.43.0.150.922
LE = Limited Edition + units, CoA = Certificate of Authenticity

There is one additional model in this set of cars from the 70’s, at large scale: the #11 Ferrari 512 S Coda Lunga, a 1/12 scale kit from ABC:

YearPosNum – Drivers / Car / Reference
19704#11 – Sam Posey / Ronnie Bucknum
Ferrari 512 S Coda Lunga
ABC KIT 1202N

1980 – 1989

YearPosNum – Drivers / Car / Reference
19801#16 – Jean Rondeau / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Rondeau M379B Cosworth
Spark 18LM80
14#83 – Didier Pironi / Dieter Quester / Marcel Mignot
BMW M1
Minichamps 180-802983
19811#11 – Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
Porsche 936
2#8 – Jean-Louis Schlesser / Jacky Haran / Philippe Streiff
Rondeau M379C Cosworth
Spark 18S033
19821#1 – Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
Porsche 956 L
Minichamps 180-826901
19831#3 – Al Holbert / Hurley Haywood / Vern Schuppan
Porsche 956 L
Minichamps 180-836903
3#21 – Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / Philippe Alliot
Porsche 956 L
Minichamps 180-836921
19841#7 – Henri Pescarolo / Klaus Ludwig
Porsche 956 L
Minichamps 180-846907 (LE 1.260)
19851#7 – Klaus Ludwig / Paolo Barilla / “John Winter”
Porsche 956 B
Spark 18LM85
19861#1 – Derek Bell / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Al Holbert
Porsche 962 C
Spark 18LM86
3#8 – George Follmer / John Morton / Kenper Miller
Porsche 956 L
Minichamps 100-866508
7#180 – René Metge / Claude Ballot-Léna
Porsche 961 4+4
Spark 18S048 Porsche MAP.021.234.16
19871#17 – Hans-Joachim Stuck / Derek Bell / Al Holbert
Porsche 962 C
Spark 18LM87
19881#2 – Jan Lammers / Johnny Dumfries / Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-9LM
EXOTO Motorbox 00104
2#17 – Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr. / Klaus Ludwig / Derek Bell
Porsche 962 C
Eagle 4704
19891#63 – Jochen Mass / Manuel Reuter / Stanley Dickens
Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz
EXOTO RLG18196 (LE)
2#61 – Mauro Baldi / Kenny Acheson / Gianfranco Brancatelli
Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz
EXOTO RLG18195
DNF#25 – Geoff Brabham / Chip Robinson / Arie Luyendyk
Nissan R89C
EXOTO RLG88100 (LE 96)
LE = Limited Edition + units, CoA = Certificate of Authenticity
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