Classic Le Mans Cars in 1:18 Announced — Diecast News Roundup, November 4

Spark has opened thirteen Le Mans cars in 1:18, running from the Porsche 956s of 1983 and 1984 to the Jaguar XJR-12 that won in 1990 and the Audi R8 that won in 2004. Also today: GT Spirit announces twenty in three scales including four at 1:8, IXO opens four of its own at 1:8 led by the Martini Lancia 037, WERK83 does Jo Siffert’s Zeltweg-winning 917K in 1:12, and BBR brings the Ferrari 296 Speciale and the 849 Testarossa Assetto Fiorano down to 1:43 in thirteen colours between them.

Spark: thirteen Le Mans cars in 1:18

A run straight through the Group C years and into the GT1 era, every one of them at 1:18 and every one at an MSRP of $300.

18LM1990 — Jaguar XJR-12 #3, winner, Le Mans 1990, Martin Brundle, John Nielsen and Price Cobb
18LM2004 — Audi R8 #5, winner, Le Mans 2004, Seiji Ara, Rinaldo Capello and Tom Kristensen
18S1363 — Jaguar XJR-9 #22, fourth in 1988, Derek Daly, Kevin Cogan and Larry Perkins
18S1366 — Porsche 956 #26, second in 1984, Jean Rondeau, Preston Henn and John Paul Jr
18S1367 — Porsche 956 #33, third in 1984, David Hobbs, Philippe Streiff and Sarel van der Merwe
18S1365 — Porsche 956 #21, third in 1983, Mario and Michael Andretti with Philippe Alliot
18S3168 — Porsche 956 #47, 1984, Jürgen Lässig, Gérard Fouché and Jack Graham
18S1373 — Sauber C9 #62, 1987, Chip Ganassi and Johnny Dumfries
18S1238 and 18S1045 — Nissan R390 GT1, the #33 and #31 cars
18S1240 — Nissan R390 GT1, Le Mans test 1998
18S1200 — McLaren F1 GTR #41, Gulf Team Davidoff
18S1038 — Courage C41 #24, 1998, Yojiro Terada, Franck Fréon and Olivier Thévenin

GT Spirit: twenty, from 1:18 up to 1:8

Arriving in May and June 2027. The four 1:8 cars come with a display box, and the pick of them is a Shelby Cobra at a size that makes it nearly two feet long.

1:8

GTS800803 — Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, Rosso Corsa, 1967
GTS801502 — BMW M3 CS, Interlagos Blue, 2005
GTS801602 — Porsche 911 (992.2) GT3, Voodoo Blue, 2025
GTS802701 — Porsche 911 (993) Turbo, Arena Red metallic, 1995

1:12

GT616 — Porsche 911 (964) 3.8 RS, Speed Yellow, 1993
GT1022 — Koenigsegg Jesko Attack, Tang Orange Pearl, 2023

1:18

GT1015 — Nissan R390 GT1, Lightning Yellow, 2026 — the road car to go with Spark’s racers above
GT1033 — Chevrolet Corvette C4 Grand Sport, Admiral Blue, 1996
GT610 — Porsche 911 (930) S Targa, Blood Orange, 1989; GT614 — 911 (992.2) Turbo S, Vanadium Grey metallic, 2026
GT611 — RUF SCR, Blood Orange, 2018
GT605 — RWB Garuda, Garuda Gold, 2014; GT612 — RWB Rubi, Ruby Star Neo, 2025
GT608 — AC Schnitzer M5 Touring, Marina Bay Blue metallic, 2025; GT615 — AC Schnitzer X5 (G05 LCI), Sparkling Bronze metallic, 2025
GT613 — Audi RS 5 Avant, Progressive Red metallic, 2026
GT975 — Nissan GT-R (R35) Premium Edition, Super Silver, 2025
GT606 — Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear, 76 Brown, 2025; GT991 — Jesko Absolut, Candy Apple Red, 2021
GT607 — Indecent 005, Carmin Red, 2023

IXO: four at 1:8

A second maker at 1:8 on the same day, and a very different list — all four are listed for the first quarter of 2027, and the subjects are racing cars rather than the road cars GT Spirit has chosen.

20010022 — Lancia 037 #5, Martini Racing, winner, Tour de Corse 1984, Markku Alén and Ilkka Kivimäki
20010024 — BMW M3 (E30) 1987
Porsche 935 #40, Martini Racing Porsche System, fourth at Le Mans 1976, Rolf Stommelen and Manfred Schurti — reference not yet assigned
A second BMW M3 (E30) 1987 — reference not yet assigned

IXO has also opened the 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport in two versions at 1:64 (64RC004A and 64RC004B), a Koenig-bodied Mercedes 500 SL (R107) of 1982 at the same scale (64RC005A), and two in 1:43 — the Jaguar XJ6 4.2 MkI of 1968 (CLC663N) and the 1981 Chevrolet Caprice (CLC667N).

WERK83: Siffert’s Zeltweg 917K in 1:12

W1201801 is the Porsche 917K 4.9 that Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens took to victory in the 1000 km of Zeltweg in 1969 — the 917’s first win, and it came in the season the car was still notoriously unstable at speed.

Alongside it, W18063006 is the Porsche 908/2 of Team Ortega from Le Mans in 1973, in 1:18, due on 20 November.

BBR: thirteen Ferraris in 1:43

Two batches in three days, both bringing cars BBR has already done at 1:18 down to 1:43. The 296 Speciale is the one with the Piloti Ferrari livery that echoes the 499P from Le Mans.

Ferrari 296 Speciale

BBRC323G — Argento Nürburgring
BBRC323H — Giallo Modena with Blu NART stripes
BBRC323I — Nero DS with an Ambra stripe
BBRC323B3 — Rosso Corsa with Bianco Avus stripes
BBRC323M — Rosso Taormina
BBRC323N — Verde Germoglio with black stripes
BBRC323O — Azzurro La Plata with an Italian stripe

Ferrari 849 Testarossa Assetto Fiorano

BBRC329G — Azzurro La Plata with Bianco Cervino livery
BBRC329H — Giallo Modena with Bianco Cervino livery
BBRC329I — matt black
BBRC329L — Verde Abetone
BBRC329M — Rosso Corsa with Giallo Modena stripes
BBRC329M1 — Rosso Corsa with Argento Nürburgring and Blu America stripes

BBR says the open 296 Speciale A spider is getting the same 1:43 treatment, with Giallo Kuramochi and Blue Capri among the colours.

Minichamps: a Carrera 4 GTS, a BMW 2500, and the 2026 season in 1:64

155064120 — Porsche 911 (992.2) Carrera 4 GTS coupé 2024, 1:18
110024012 — BMW M3 Touring 2024, 1:18, a second reference alongside the one announced last month
410029204 — BMW 2500 (E3) 1968, 1:43
417251863 — Mercedes W16 #63, George Russell, winner of the Singapore GP 2025, 1:43
640260312 — Antonelli’s W17E, winner of the Japanese GP 2026, 1:64
640260163 — Russell’s W17E from the Australian GP 2026, 1:64
640260131 and 640260187 — the TGR Haas VF-26s of Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman from Australia, 1:64

Mini GT: the ZR1 and the new Prelude

Seven for the first quarter of 2027, all 1:64.

MGT01420-L — Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 coupé 2026
MGT01422-L — Honda Prelude 2026
MGT01419-L — Aston Martin Valkyrie 2021
MGT01421-L — Mazda MX-5 (NA) Pandem 2021
MGT01424-L — Lamborghini Huracán GT LB-Works 2026
MGT01435-BL — Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R #9, Bingo Racing, LM Corsa Japan Cup 2026
QZ-C005-SEA — a Qube Carz set of eight, from two R35 GT-Rs to a Countach 500S

LookSmart: the Temerario Tettonero in 1:43

Three versions of the Lamborghini Temerario in the Tettonero capsule specification — LS555TNA, LS555TNB and LS555TNC — for the first quarter of 2027.

GLM: a 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury

GLM191201, the 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury in 1:43 — the last year of the Forward Look fins before Chrysler squared everything off.

Quick hits

Shelby Collectibles has the 2013 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca in 1:18 in two versions, SC18015 and SC18016, for the fourth quarter of this year.
Tarmac Works has three in 1:64 — T64-075-RE2, the Ferrari F40 LM of 1994; T64-077-96MGP03, Frank Biela’s Audi A4 quattro that won the Macau Guia race in 1996; and T64-089-24RS04, Esapekka Lappi’s Hyundai i20 N Rally1 from Rally Japan 2024.
Pop Race has PR640198 and PR640234, Fernando Alonso’s and Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin AMR23s from 2023, plus PRE015, an RWB 997, all 1:64.
Bburago has Antonelli’s W17E from the Bahrain Grand Prix held in Malaysia in 1:18, with and without a showcase (18-18006-BA12 and 18-18027-BA12), and in 1:24 a Volvo 850 T-5R estate (18-21117R), a Miura SV (18-21122BK) and the Ferrari Luce (18-26037).
ACME says it is last call on the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C in Hertz Gold, in 1:18 and 1:64 — one of only two Cobras, the company says, ever finished in that colour.