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Porsche 911 GT1 #38 T. Boutsen / M. Kelleners 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 UT Models 1:18

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Porsche 911 GT1 #38 T. Boutsen / M. Kelleners 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 UT Models 1:18 39817 Diecast
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UT Models' 1:18 diecast Porsche 911 GT1 #38 recreates Thierry Boutsen and Marc Kelleners's entry at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. Zinc alloy construction gives the model real weight, and genuine opening doors and hood reveal the engine bay behind the GT1's race-tuned rear bodywork. A key piece for a historic GT endurance racing collection.
Porsche 911 GT1 #38 T. Boutsen / M. Kelleners 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 UT Models 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Porsche
Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
39817
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About the Porsche 911 GT1 #38 T. Boutsen / M. Kelleners 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Porsche 911 GT1 #38 recreates Thierry Boutsen and Marc Kelleners's entry at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. Zinc alloy construction brings real weight, with opening doors and hood revealing engine bay detail. A key piece for a historic Le Mans GT collection.

Porsche's 911 GT1 stretched the definition of a homologation special about as far as it could go, sharing little more than a name with the road-going 911, and this UT Models diecast documents a specific entry from the car's most famous race, the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Diecast Detail and Opening Access

The zinc alloy construction here delivers the density that separates a serious diecast from a lighter promotional piece, and that solidity suits a car built almost entirely for competition rather than road comfort. This model has genuine opening doors and hood, letting a collector view the GT1's mid-engine layout directly, a meaningful feature given how far the race car's mechanical package departed from anything resembling a production 911. The #38 livery is applied with the crisp registration needed to identify sponsor branding and race numbers accurately, and panel fit around the opening features holds the tolerances typical of a diecast built for genuine handling rather than sealed display.

The 1998 Le Mans GT1 Battle

The 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans saw Porsche's factory GT1 program compete directly against Mercedes and Toyota's own homologation specials in one of the most technically extreme GT1 seasons the category ever produced, before regulations shifted away from cars this far removed from anything road-legal. Documenting a specific driver pairing and race number from that season gives this model genuine motorsport provenance beyond a generic Porsche livery.

An Endurance Racing Cornerstone

At 1:18, the GT1's low, wide competition bodywork gives it serious presence among other late-1990s endurance racers, and it anchors a historic GT or Le Mans-focused collection meaningfully. Its opening features reward careful handling, and the exposed engine detail benefits from periodic dusting to stay presentable within a display that invites closer inspection.

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