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Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car GT Spirit 1:18

Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car GT Spirit 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Nissan
Manufacturer
GT Spirit
Scale
1:18
Material
Resin
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
GT403
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About the Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car GT Spirit 1:18

TL;DR: GT Spirit's 1:18 resin model reproduces the 1997 Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car, a sealed one-piece body capturing the extremely limited homologation special Nissan built to satisfy GT1 rules for its Le Mans racing program.

GT1 regulations required manufacturers to build a small number of road-going versions of their race cars, and Nissan's R390 GT1 road car remains one of the rarest results of that rule, a car built essentially to unlock Le Mans eligibility rather than for genuine sale.

Resin Fidelity on a Race-Derived Road Car

A homologation special like the R390 carries functional aerodynamic elements straight from its racing counterpart, and cast resin handles that kind of purposeful, low, wide bodywork with real precision, avoiding the softer surfacing a diecast die might introduce on such an aggressively raked shape. This casting has no opening doors, hood, or trunk, so the exterior alone tells the story: the low ride height, the wide rear haunches housing the mid-mounted engine, and the functional-looking vents that separate this from a purely styled road car. GT Spirit's resin specialization fits this exceptionally rare subject well, since a mainstream diecast manufacturer would almost never justify tooling for a car built in such tiny numbers.

A Genuine Rarity for Le Mans Collectors

Few road cars carry a more direct competition lineage than a GT1 homologation special, and the R390 offers Le Mans-focused collectors a genuinely rare subject rarely covered by other manufacturers. At around 21-22cm given its low, wide stance, it commands real shelf attention, and pairing it with other GT1-era homologation cars from Porsche or Mercedes tells a compelling story about a rules era that produced some of the strangest road cars ever built.

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