[Closed] Three new Porsches for the 1981 Le Mans collection

Three new Porsches for the 1981 Le Mans collection

Recently I acquired three new 935s that I saw race at Le Mans in '81. Two are by Spark, one by TrueScale, though I'm sure it has Spark origins.

First up is Spark's 935J (J = Joest Racing). Not that the tail differs from all the 935 K3s. A similar 935J (maybe this car?) won Daytona the year before, also modelled by Spark. The car DNF'd due to fire after 3:00AM. An excellent replica, in the photo the front wheels are red, the rears gold, whereas the model's are all red, but that is one of those items that could change during the race, and I've seen a photo with all-red wheels. Note the flame burst out the exhaust, common on the turbo cars when shifted.
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TrueScale has a whole series of Coca-Cola sponsored cars for sale (including the '86 962 that won Sebring). The Miller-Akin-Seibert K3 almost made it to the end but was abandoned on the last lap while 2nd in class. Another nice replica. Look closely at the photos - in the B&W shot (taken in Saturday afternoon) the ads on the front of the nose match the model. The color shot from Sunday morning shows a few have disappeared - a review of the records shows the front nose was replaced at 1:15AM. I started off with a Record version (factory-built with uneven paint), then had the Quartzo (not bad for its day) - third times the charm as they say.
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Lastly is the Spark version of the Charles Ivey / Travel Cruiser entry which came in 4th overall and first in Group 5. Another winner from Spark, and probably better than the Fujimi, based on a comparison of rear wing shape. My photo is from the pits before the start of the race.
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