
Porsche 911 S #36 B. Waldegard / C. Cheneviere 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 107716836
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138128705
About the Porsche 911 S #36 B. Waldegard / C. Cheneviere 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 resin Porsche 911 S #36 recreates B. Waldegard and C. Cheneviere's entry from the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans. A sealed-resin piece documenting an early 911's place on endurance racing's most storied grid.
Le Mans has hosted Porsche entries in some form for decades, and this 1971 911 S represents one of the shape's earliest appearances on that specific circuit before the marque's later prototype dominance.
Resin Construction for a Le Mans Grid Entry
A period Le Mans entry carries a specific kind of livery discipline, race number, driver names, and minimal sponsor marking laid over an otherwise recognizable production shape, and Minichamps' resin body handles that combination cleanly. The 911 S's compact, rounded proportions benefit from resin's sealed construction, holding tight surfacing along the car's subtly flared arches without the panel-gap compromise a hinged diecast body would introduce. Race number 36 and the period graphics are printed with sharp edges, essential since a Le Mans livery from this era is comparatively sparse and any misregistration would be immediately visible against the car's mostly clean bodywork. Waldegard's presence in the driver lineup adds genuine motorsport pedigree to this specific entry, a name recognized well beyond just this one Le Mans appearance.
An Early 911 on Racing's Most Famous Grid
Porsche's relationship with Le Mans stretches back decades, and 911-based entries like this one represent an earlier, less prototype-dominated chapter of that history compared to the purpose-built racers the marque would field in later decades. For a display centered on Le Mans history broadly, or Porsche's presence there specifically, this 1971 911 S offers a genuinely different kind of entry than a modern factory prototype, closer in spirit to the production-based racing that defined the category's earlier decades.















