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Porsche 911 996 GT3 R #1 C. Kwan Carrera Cup Asia 2004 AUTOart 1:18

Porsche 911 996 GT3 R #1 C. Kwan Carrera Cup Asia 2004 AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
80487
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About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 R #1 C. Kwan Carrera Cup Asia 2004 AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Porsche 996 GT3 R reproduces C. Kwan's number 1 entry from the 2004 Carrera Cup Asia season, with opening doors exposing the stripped competition interior. A specific, documented one-make racing subject cast in zinc alloy diecast.

The 996-generation GT3 R formed the backbone of Carrera Cup Asia in its early years, and this casting fixes a specific driver and season rather than a generic race shell.

Diecast Livery Accuracy on a One-Make Racer

The doors open to show a cabin stripped of road-car trim, fitted instead with a roll cage, racing seat and simplified dashboard, a treatment that separates it clearly from AUTOart's road-going 996 castings. The number 1 livery and sponsor graphics are printed sharply, without the blur that lower-tier tampo work sometimes shows, and the cup-spec wheels and wider rear arches distinguish the race car's stance from the standard 911. As zinc alloy diecast, the shell carries real weight, and the wider panel gaps typical of a hinged casting are less noticeable beneath a busy competition livery than they would be on a plain road car.

Building a Carrera Cup Asia Grid

One-make series like Carrera Cup Asia reward collectors who chase specific grids rather than one-off subjects, since each casting differs only in livery and number while sharing the same underlying 996 GT3 R shell. Paired with other 2004-season entrants, this piece anchors a documented grid rather than a loosely themed group of race cars. For a Porsche-focused or motorsport-themed shelf, cataloguing a season's grid is a genuinely rewarding, achievable pursuit, and this casting is a solid, well-detailed starting point for it.

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