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Porsche 911 996 GT3 R J. Ickx 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 AUTOart 1:18

Porsche 911 996 GT3 R J. Ickx 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
80379
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About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 R J. Ickx 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Porsche 996 GT3 R carries Jacky Ickx's 2003 Le Mans livery, with opening doors, bonnet and boot revealing the stripped race interior. A genuine endurance subject built in weighty zinc alloy diecast with sharp livery registration.

Few names carry more weight in endurance racing than Jacky Ickx, and a Le Mans GT3 R bearing his name is a genuinely significant subject for a Porsche collection.

Diecast Construction and Opening Detail

The doors, bonnet and boot open on this model, and lifting the shell from its display base immediately signals the density of zinc alloy diecast underneath the livery. Inside, the stripped cabin, roll cage and fuel filler detail all carry through, the kind of mechanical honesty a GT racing subject demands. AUTOart holds tight panel registration around the opening points, no small feat when a livery's number panels and sponsor decals need to line up cleanly across separate body sections.

Jacky Ickx and the Le Mans Legacy

Ickx remains one of the most decorated drivers in Le Mans history, and his continued presence in GT racing well into his later career gave entries like this one genuine credibility in the paddock. The 996 GT3 R was Porsche's serious GT weapon of the era, built specifically to contest exactly this kind of 24-hour endurance format, and this livery documents a real entry rather than a generic race scheme.

A Centrepiece for a Le Mans or Porsche Display

This model rewards a well-lit spot in a cabinet, since the opening bonnet and boot are genuine selling points worth showing off rather than hiding against a wall. Paired with other Porsche GT entries from the same era, it builds a coherent endurance racing narrative; paired with other Ickx liveries across different marques, it tells a driver's story instead. Either approach gives this piece real purpose beyond simple shelf-filling.

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