
Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup #57 M. Snow IMSA GT3 Challenge 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400086757
- Year
- 2008
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- One-Make Cup Series
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138087576
About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup #57 M. Snow IMSA GT3 Challenge 2008 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:43 diecast reproduces M. Snow's #57 Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup from the 2008 IMSA GT3 Challenge. The body is a sealed zinc casting with tampo-printed livery. A companion piece to the sister #56 car from the same season.
Running a 996-generation Cup car in the same 2008 field as a newer 997 shows how IMSA's GT3 Challenge often mixed generations, since older Cup chassis remained competitive within the series' technical rules.
A Generation-Specific Casting Detail
The 996 GT3 Cup body is a sealed one-piece zinc casting, and Minichamps captures the round headlights and earlier bumper treatment that distinguish the 996 generation from the 997 shape used elsewhere in this same collector's grid. The Snow livery is tampo-printed onto the shell with the same crisp edge quality as the sister #56 casting, keeping the two cars visually consistent as a pair despite the generational difference. The rear wing and splitter are separately molded and fitted for the correct cup-car stance. Paint reads flat and functional, appropriate to the series' racing livery rather than a road car finish.
Pairing Two Generations on One Shelf
Displayed alongside its #56 sister car, this 996 entry gives a collector a small but genuine study in how the 996-to-997 transition looked on an identical livery and team. At 1:43, the pair takes minimal shelf space while telling that generational story clearly. Keep both away from strong light to preserve the matching tampo graphics evenly across the set.















