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Porsche 956L BP #47 P. Henn / C. Ballot-Lena 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 Minichamps 1:18

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Porsche 956L BP #47 P. Henn / C. Ballot-Lena 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 Minichamps 1:18 180836947 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 956L reproduces the BP liveried #47 driven by P. Henn and C. Ballot-Lena at the 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours. The long-tail Group C prototype body, cast in solid diecast metal, captures the era when privately entered 956s ran wheel to wheel with the works cars. A strong choice for endurance racing displays built around Group C's golden age.
Porsche 956L BP #47 P. Henn / C. Ballot-Lena 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180836947
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About the Porsche 956L BP #47 P. Henn / C. Ballot-Lena 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 956L recreates the BP sponsored #47 entry of P. Henn and C. Ballot-Lena at the 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours. The long tail Group C prototype body and period sponsor colours make this a genuine endurance racing piece for a Group C shelf.

Group C sportscar racing produced few silhouettes as distinctive as the Porsche 956, and the 956L variant modelled here carried the specific bodywork developed for Le Mans's long straights.

Why the 956L Body Differs From the Standard 956

The "L" in 956L denotes the long tail bodywork Porsche developed specifically for the Mulsanne Straight, stretching the rear deck to trim drag at the expense of some downforce that shorter circuits rewarded. Minichamps casts that elongated profile in diecast metal, and the extra body length shows in the proportions the moment the model sits next to a standard-tail 956 or a 962. The weight in hand is honest diecast heft, appropriate for a car whose flat six twin turbo engine and ground effect underbody made it the benchmark prototype of its category. Panel lines around the rear wing mounts and side radiator intakes hold up well under close inspection, which matters on a subject with this much aerodynamic detail to get right.

BP Colours and a Privateer at Le Mans

Customer 956s like this BP liveried #47 ran alongside the works Rothmans cars throughout the early 1980s, and Le Mans was where that gap mattered least. P. Henn and C. Ballot-Lena brought genuine endurance racing pedigree to the seat, the kind of experienced privateer pairing that Le Mans's 24 hour format rewarded over outright pace. The 956's dominance through 1983 makes any period entry a credible piece of that story, works or private. Displayed within a Group C theme, this BP car adds the privateer counterpoint to the factory cars, the detail that separates a themed shelf from a single hero piece.

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