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Nissan R390 GT1 #32 R. Calderari / J-D. Deletraz / B. Gachot Team Nissan 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 GT Spirit 1:18

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Nissan R390 GT1 #32 R. Calderari / J-D. Deletraz / B. Gachot Team Nissan 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 GT Spirit 1:18 GT529 Resin
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GT Spirit's 1:18 resin Nissan R390 GT1 #32 reproduces the Calderari, Deletraz and Gachot entry at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sealed resin construction captures the homologation-special GT1 racer's aggressive bodywork with sharp, consistent panel lines.
Nissan R390 GT1 #32 R. Calderari / J-D. Deletraz / B. Gachot Team Nissan 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 GT Spirit 1:18
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Car Brand
Nissan
Model Manufacturer
GT Spirit
Scale
1:18
Material
Resin
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
GT529
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About the Nissan R390 GT1 #32 R. Calderari / J-D. Deletraz / B. Gachot Team Nissan 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 GT Spirit 1:18

TL;DR: GT Spirit's 1:18 resin reproduces the Nissan R390 GT1 #32, driven by Calderari, Deletraz and Gachot at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sealed resin construction suits this homologation-special GT1 racer's compound curves, trading opening features for sharper, more consistent panel lines than diecast would allow.

Nissan built the R390 specifically to satisfy GT1 homologation rules, a road-legal cousin existing largely on paper so the racer could compete. The #32 car brought that engineering exercise to the 1998 Le Mans grid with the Calderari, Deletraz and Gachot crew aboard.

Sealed Resin Construction for a Compound-Curve Body

GT1-era Le Mans cars were shaped almost entirely by aerodynamic necessity, and the R390's bodywork carries the kind of continuous, flowing surfaces that reward resin's sealed-body approach. Without hinge tolerances to accommodate, GT Spirit's tooling can hold tighter, more even panel lines around the wheel arches and rear diffuser than an opening diecast version could manage at the same price. The trade-off is straightforward and worth stating plainly: no doors or bonnet open on this piece, so anyone wanting to display an interior or engine bay should look elsewhere. What resin buys instead is fidelity to the exterior shape, which for a race car defined almost entirely by its aerodynamics is arguably the more important trade to make.

A Homologation Special on the Le Mans Grid

The R390 GT1's road-car sibling existed in barely any numbers, built to satisfy the letter of GT1 regulations rather than to be sold, which makes any faithful replica of the race version a rare window into a genuine engineering workaround. The 1998 Le Mans entry list included several such homologation specials, and this #32 car represents Nissan's specific approach among them.

For a Historic GT and GTE display, it is a subject with real technical intrigue behind the livery.

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