Proslot Porsche 911 GT2 #68 TBF White PS1007
Checked before listing. Photos show the actual item for sale.
€39.95
Item details
- Condition grade
- Car C10, box C10. Photos show the item offered.
- Used status
- New, checked before listing.
- Digital status
- Analog. No digital chip installed.
- Modified
- No visible performance modifications.
- Vehicle year
- 1994
- Photos
- Product photos are of the actual item for sale.
The new 1:32 slot car sits in its clear Porsche 911 GT2 presentation case. Its Proslot reference is PS1007.
The Porsche 911 GT2 is a real and legendary car. The Proslot racetrack car is a miniature version of the Porsche 911 GT2 (type 993), which Porsche introduced in 1994.
The real car was originally built as a homologation model to participate in the international FIA GT2 racing class.
Features of the real 993 GT2:
Power: A 3.6-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder boxer engine with a minimum of 430 hp.
Drive: Purely on the rear wheels (as opposed to the four-wheel-drive 911 Turbo from that time).
Nickname: Due to the extreme power, the lack of electronic tools and the fierce rear-wheel drive, the GT2 series was later given the infamous nickname "The Widowmaker."
Appearance: Directly recognizable by the extremely wide, screwed-up wheel arches and the giant rear wing with extra air intakes.
Rarity: Of the original air-cooled 993 GT2 street version, only 57 copies were built at the time, making it a multimillion-dollar object for collectors today.
The real-world car depicted by this Proslot model most famously raced at the Circuit de la Sarthe during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998.The Real Story Behind the CarThe #68 slot car represents a very specific entry from the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was entered by the Swiss racing team Elf Haberthur Racing and sponsored by Tuiles TBF (a French roofing tile manufacturer).The Famous Circuit: Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans, France).The Drivers: The car was driven by Eric Graham, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière, and the famous French auctioneer Hervé Poulain.The Result: They finished in 20th place overall.Why the Proslot Car is "Plain White"In real life, this car is a legendary "Art Car". Hervé Poulain commissioned the famous French cartoonist Georges Wolinski to design the livery. Wolinski drew a giant, humorous cartoon of a naked woman stretching across the hood and sides of the car (often referred to by collectors as the "Naked Lady" Porsche).Because Proslot sold this model under reference PS1007 as a plain white version with just the #68 and TBF logos, it represents the car either as it appeared during early test sessions before the artwork was applied, or it was sold as a "white kit" base intended for hobbyists to apply their own aftermarket Wolinski decals.Other Potential Circuits Because Elf Haberthur Racing campaigned their Porsche 911 GT2 cars heavily in the late 1990s, cars in this exact TBF-sponsored stable also raced on European tracks in the BPR Global GT Series and the FIA GT Championship, including:Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)Silverstone Circuit (UK)Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Italy)Circuit Paul Ricard