
Porsche 906 LH #31 H. Herrmann / H. Linge Porsche System Engineering 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 100666131
- Year
- 1966
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- Prototype Models
- Vehicle Class
- Le Mans Prototypes
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138100794
About the Porsche 906 LH #31 H. Herrmann / H. Linge Porsche System Engineering 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 906 LH #31 reproduces the factory Porsche System Engineering entry driven by Hans Herrmann and Herbert Linge at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. The long-tail Langheck body gives this early Porsche prototype a distinct, low-drag silhouette on a shelf.
Long before Porsche dominated Le Mans outright, the 906 was the car proving the concept could work.
Reproducing a Low, Aerodynamic 1960s Prototype
The 906's fiberglass body was built for straight-line speed on the Mulsanne, and this Langheck long-tail version stretches that intent further with a tapered rear deck that Minichamps renders with clean, sharp lines rather than the soft edges a lesser tool would produce. Diecast construction gives the low coupe real weight in hand despite its slim proportions, and the #31 Porsche System Engineering livery keeps to simple period racing numbers and minimal sponsor clutter, true to how understated factory Porsche entries looked in the mid-1960s. Gull-wing doors, a rounded nose, and a low windshield line all read correctly at 1:18, details that matter on a subject this specific.
An Early Step in Porsche's Le Mans Story
Hans Herrmann and Herbert Linge were established factory Porsche drivers through the 1960s, and the 906, also known as the Carrera 6, was one of Porsche's first purpose-built prototypes aimed squarely at international endurance racing rather than road use. It came years before Porsche's later Le Mans prototypes would turn outright wins into a habit, making the 906 a formative chapter rather than a headline one. For a collector tracing Porsche's competition history from the ground up, this long-tail 1966 entry belongs at the start of that shelf, not buried among the more famous cars that followed it.















