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Porsche 917K #2 Gulf P. Rodriguez / J. Oliver 1000km Monza Winner 1971 Eagles Race 1:18

Porsche 917K #2 Gulf P. Rodriguez / J. Oliver 1000km Monza Winner 1971 Eagles Race 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
Eagles Race
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
903008
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About the Porsche 917K #2 Gulf P. Rodriguez / J. Oliver 1000km Monza Winner 1971 Eagles Race 1:18

TL;DR: Eagles Race's 1:18 diecast Porsche 917K #2 reproduces Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver's Gulf-liveried winner from the 1971 1000km Monza. Diecast construction captures the pale blue and orange livery that made the JW Automotive team's 917s instantly recognisable across endurance racing history.

Few racing liveries carry the recognition of Gulf's pale blue and orange, and the Porsche 917K wore it during the car's most dominant seasons. This diecast puts that specific Monza-winning entry on the shelf.

Reproducing a Livery That Defines Endurance Racing

The Gulf scheme's real challenge for any diecast producer is precision, since the pale blue field and orange striping have to sit exactly right or the whole livery reads as off. Eagles Race's zinc alloy body gives the tampo-printed graphics a stable, flat surface to sit on, and the diecast weight suits a car whose real counterpart was itself a purposeful, engineered machine rather than a styling exercise. The 917K's long tail and low, wide stance come through clearly at 1:18, a scale that gives this genuinely long prototype real shelf presence. Panel lines and cockpit detail sit at the level expected of production diecast rather than a hand-built resin racing specialist, but the livery accuracy is what actually matters for a subject this recognisable, and it is where the model earns its place.

The 917K's Place in Porsche's Racing History

The 917 arrived as Porsche's answer to the era's biggest prototype rules loophole, a car built to homologation minimums and refined at speed until it became one of the most successful endurance racers of its generation. The Gulf-liveried entries run by John Wyer's JW Automotive team were the public face of that success, and pairings like Rodriguez and Oliver became closely associated with the car's reputation on circuits across Europe and America. Displayed beside a Martini-liveried 917K from the same season, this Gulf example tells one half of a genuine two-team story, the moment Porsche's endurance prototype had more than one route to victory.

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