
Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup EMC2 #3 W. Henzler Porsche Carrera Cup 2004 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400046203
- Year
- 2004
- 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
- 4012138058545
About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup EMC2 #3 W. Henzler Porsche Carrera Cup 2004 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Porsche 996 GT3 Cup #3 carries EMC2's livery driven by Wolf Henzler in the 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup season. The sealed one-piece body captures the standardized cup racer's shape without opening panels, documenting an early season for a driver who later became a Porsche factory regular.
Wolf Henzler went on to a long career driving for Porsche's factory GT programs, making this 2004 Carrera Cup entry a genuinely early chapter in that trajectory.
Sealed 1:43 Diecast Detail on This Cup Racer
This casting has no opening doors or hood, so the GT3 Cup's widened fenders and vented hood detail are molded directly into the shell, letting Minichamps hold tight, consistent panel lines around the car's most distinctive body features. Zinc alloy construction gives the small-scale model real density, and the EMC2 livery prints with clean registration across the doors and hood, sized appropriately for the compact scale. The correct Carrera Cup-spec wheel design and lowered stance round out the standardized racing presentation shared across the identically prepared field.
Henzler's Early Career in Porsche Cup Racing
Henzler's later career included extensive Porsche factory GT drives across multiple international series, and this 2004 Carrera Cup season with EMC2 documents an earlier point in that career before those factory opportunities arrived. One-make cup racing has long served as a proving ground for drivers who go on to factory GT programs, since the identical car format highlights genuine driver skill more directly than mixed-machinery categories. For collectors who track driver careers from their formative seasons, this piece offers that early-career context.
Placing This Model in a Cup Racing Collection
This piece pairs naturally with other 2004 Carrera Cup liveries, letting a collector build a season-specific grid display. Because the body is sealed, it handles well without hinge concerns, a practical advantage for a compact-scale piece likely to share shelf space with many similarly sized cup racers. Its driver's later factory career adds a useful narrative thread for a broader Porsche motorsport collection.















