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Porsche 935 Jolly Club #3 C. Facetti / M. Finotto 24 Hours of Daytona 1977 Minichamps 1:43

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Porsche 935 Jolly Club #3 C. Facetti / M. Finotto 24 Hours of Daytona 1977 Minichamps 1:43 400776303 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Porsche 935 reproduces the Jolly Club number 3 car Carlo Facetti and Martino Finotto campaigned at the 1977 24 Hours of Daytona. The sealed zinc-alloy body holds sharp flared-arch precision with the Italian team's livery in crisp tampo print. A distinctive centrepiece for an international Porsche 935 display.
Porsche 935 Jolly Club #3 C. Facetti / M. Finotto 24 Hours of Daytona 1977 Minichamps 1:43
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Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
400776303
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About the Porsche 935 Jolly Club #3 C. Facetti / M. Finotto 24 Hours of Daytona 1977 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Porsche 935 reproduces the Jolly Club number 3 car Carlo Facetti and Martino Finotto campaigned at the 1977 24 Hours of Daytona, one of America's toughest endurance rounds for European entries. The sealed zinc-alloy body carries the Italian team's livery, built as a display casting rather than an opening-panel model.

Daytona's 24-hour format tested European teams against a fast, banked American circuit unlike anything on their home calendars, and Jolly Club's Facetti and Finotto partnership took that challenge on repeatedly through the late 1970s. This 1:43 Minichamps diecast marks their 1977 entry, an Italian-run 935 competing on American soil against factory Porsche and Chevrolet-powered rivals.

Facetti and Finotto's Jolly Club Entry at Daytona

A Fast, Banked Circuit Foreign to European Crews

Daytona International Speedway combines high-banked oval sections with a flatter infield road course, a layout that puts unfamiliar demands on cars and drivers accustomed to European road circuits. Sustained high speed on the banking heats tyres and brakes differently than a typical European endurance venue, and the 24-hour format still requires the same reliability across day and night stints that any long-distance race demands. European teams travelling to Daytona in the late 1970s faced a genuinely different technical challenge on top of the usual logistics of an overseas campaign.

An Enduring Italian Partnership in the 935

Carlo Facetti and Martino Finotto built one of Italian endurance racing's most durable driving partnerships, campaigning together across multiple seasons and various Porsche machinery under the Jolly Club banner. Jolly Club itself was a well-established Italian team with a long competition history, giving its 935 entries genuine backing rather than a one-off overseas excursion. Their 1977 Daytona appearance reflects that continuity, a proven pairing in a well-prepared car taking on one of the sport's most demanding overseas events.

An Italian-Liveried 935 in Minichamps Diecast

Sealed-Body Construction Holding Flared-Arch Precision

Minichamps casts this 935 as a single sealed zinc-alloy shell, with the doors, engine cover and rear wing represented without any hinged, moving parts. That construction keeps every shut line tight and consistent, and the model's dramatically flared arches, one of the 935's most recognisable styling features, hold sharp, clean edges rather than the softened look lower-tier tooling sometimes produces on this subject. The whale-tail rear wing sits correctly proportioned relative to the body rather than oversized.

Jolly Club's Colours in Sharp Tampo Print

Jolly Club's livery is applied in tampo print, holding sharp edges and consistent colour across the body's curved panels rather than showing the slight waviness a decal can develop over complex bodywork. Race number 3 sits cleanly within its designated space, and the Italian team's sponsor markings are placed in period-correct positions across the doors and nose. Minichamps keeps the wheel offset correct for the 935's flared arches, and the front splitter holds its shape without the softening some lower-tier castings show.

A Daytona Entry for an International 935 Collection

At around 10cm, this 935 pairs naturally with other Daytona and IMSA-era liveries in a 1:43 collection, letting a collector show how the same Porsche platform was campaigned by teams from across Europe and North America. Because the body is sealed, the model's value comes down to livery accuracy, flared-arch precision and stance, and it compares favourably with comparable 1:43 diecast. For collectors building a genuinely international Porsche 935 display, an Italian team's Daytona effort adds a distinctive angle.

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