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Porsche 908/03 #4 V. Elford / G. Larrousse 1000km Nurburgring 1971 AUTOart 1:18

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Porsche 908/03 #4 V. Elford / G. Larrousse 1000km Nurburgring 1971 AUTOart 1:18 87181 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Porsche 908/03 reproduces car #4 driven by Vic Elford and Gerard Larrousse at the 1971 1000km Nurburgring. The zinc-alloy replica opens its doors and rear engine cover, showing the short-tail prototype's spaceframe-inspired layout. A genuine endurance-racing subject for collectors of period Porsche prototypes.
Porsche 908/03 #4 V. Elford / G. Larrousse 1000km Nurburgring 1971 AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Porsche
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
87181
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About the Porsche 908/03 #4 V. Elford / G. Larrousse 1000km Nurburgring 1971 AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Porsche 908/03 #4 reproduces the Vic Elford and Gerard Larrousse entry at the 1971 1000km Nurburgring. Doors and rear engine cover open on this zinc-alloy replica. A focused subject for period Porsche endurance-prototype collectors.

The 908/03 was Porsche's answer to the tight, twisting demands of circuits like the Nurburgring and Targa Florio, and this AUTOart replica puts a specific, documented 1971 entry on the shelf rather than a generic prototype.

The 908/03's Purpose-Built Short-Tail Design

Porsche developed the 908/03 specifically for circuits that punished the longer, faster prototypes built for Le Mans, giving it a dramatically shortened tail and lighter overall structure aimed at agility over top speed. Vic Elford and Gerard Larrousse were established Porsche factory drivers in this period, and pairing their names with car number 4 ties this replica to a specific, real race weekend rather than a generic livery choice. The 1971 1000km Nurburgring sat within an era when Porsche's prototype program was pushing hard against rival manufacturers across the World Sportscar Championship.

Diecast Construction and Opening Detail

AUTOart builds this 908/03 in zinc-alloy diecast, giving the compact prototype body real weight despite its lightweight racing intent. The doors and rear engine cover open, exposing a simplified flat-eight engine layout typical of Porsche's prototype program at the time, letting a collector examine the mechanical packaging that made the short-tail design work. Panel gaps sit at the functional tolerances typical of hinged diecast, a fair trade for the added mechanical viewing this construction provides on a subject built around engineering rather than road-car polish.

Collecting a Documented Race Entry

This replica anchors well within a Porsche endurance-racing display, and the specific driver pairing and race identification give it a documented context that a generic prototype livery would not carry.

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