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Porsche 963 – The end of an ERA? – Sparky FEATURETTE
As expected, Porsche is pulling out of the WEC: after three years, the programme in the World Endurance Championship is coming to an end. Fortunately, the 963 is far from being history at Sparky’s, and in 1:64 scale, it will hopefully remain in our memories for a long time to come. Is the hype surrounding the Hypercar prototype class already over? What has been common knowledge for months is official since last week: Porsche is withdrawing from the World Endurance Championship (WEC). This is not the first withdrawal since the Hypercar class was introduced in 2021. Private constructors Glickenhaus, Vanwall and Isotta-Fraschini only had a short-term chance of survival against…
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Legends of Le Mans: Porsche 956 vs 962 – What’s their difference? – Sparky FEATURETTE
The model car manufacturer Spark has been supplying excellent models in all possible scales for many years, and has been doing so for more than 25 years since. Now, on the occasion of the company’s 25th anniversary, Spark continues to deliver consistently and releases racing legends by the meter. Under the name Sparky we understand the models in scale 1:64, which Spark has also covered for several years. For us as collectors of model cars in this scale, this is a special welcome gift. Thanks to Spark, we collectors have the opportunity to place officially licensed vehicles with a very high standard of detail in our display cases. This includes…
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PORSCHE – Racing legends for eternity -Tarmacworks, Schuco, Spark, Kyosho FEATURETTE
The living legend, built for eternity Three out of every four Porsches ever built are still on the road. Or are somewhere in the air-conditioned halls of collectors. This fact not only emphasises the outstanding production quality of the Swabian sports car manufacturer – it also shows how much enthusiasm there is for the brand. The amount of love and care with which the vehicles from Zuffenhausen have been preserved over the decades is probably unparalleled – and in most cases a worthwhile investment. An endless winning streak Porsche has celebrated over 30,000 race victories since it was founded. Among them: Eight world championships in endurance racing, several world championship…
