
Porsche 917K #3 Martini V. Elford / G. van Lennep 12 Hours of Sebring Winner 1971 Eagles Race 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Eagles Race
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 905002
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Prototype Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group Racing Historic
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3539183905002
About the Porsche 917K #3 Martini V. Elford / G. van Lennep 12 Hours of Sebring Winner 1971 Eagles Race 1:18
TL;DR: Eagles Race's 1:18 diecast Porsche 917K reproduces the #3 Martini car of Vic Elford and Gijs van Lennep, winner of the 1971 12 Hours of Sebring. Diecast construction carries Martini Racing's striped livery, a scheme that made the 917K one of the most photographed prototypes of its era.
Martini's stripes turned an already dramatic car into one of endurance racing's most recognizable liveries, and the 917K wore them as well as any car ever has.
Reproducing a Striped Livery in Diecast
Martini's narrow, precisely spaced stripes run over the 917K's rounded fenders and low tail, and getting that spacing consistent across curved bodywork is a real test of tampo accuracy. This diecast holds the stripe alignment cleanly, along with correct sponsor placement and the #3 racing number the Sebring-winning car carried. The zinc-alloy body brings honest weight, and the model's proportions capture the 917K's aggressive stance, wide rear haunches tapering to that long, low tail designed for top-speed stability on fast circuits like Sebring. As with most subjects this well documented, livery fidelity is the feature that matters most, and it's where this piece earns its keep.
Elford and van Lennep's Sebring Victory
Vic Elford, known for his versatility across rallying and circuit racing, paired with Gijs van Lennep to take the #3 Martini Porsche to victory at the 1971 Sebring 12 Hours, one of the marquee events on the endurance calendar. That win added to the 917K's reputation as one of the dominant prototypes of the early 1970s, a car that piled up results across multiple teams and liveries in a remarkably short competitive life.
A Companion Piece for a Gulf 917
Displayed alongside a Gulf-liveried 917K, this Martini car makes the point that the 917's dominance wasn't tied to one team or one paint scheme. Together they tell a more complete story of the car's era.










