10% discount on your first order — create a free account

Create Account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before shipping ✓ Secure checkout
Account

Porsche 956K Grand Prix Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop #47 D. Galica / D. Sutherland / P. Henn Brands Hatch 1000km 1983 Minichamps 1:18

Sold out
Porsche 956K Grand Prix Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop #47 D. Galica / D. Sutherland / P. Henn Brands Hatch 1000km 1983 Minich
1 / 6
Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 956K reproduces the #47 T-Bird Swap Shop entry driven by Galica, Sutherland, and team owner Preston Henn at the 1983 Brands Hatch 1000km. The sealed body carries the distinctive Group C prototype livery. A significant piece for a classic prototype racing collection.
Porsche 956K Grand Prix Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop #47 D. Galica / D. Sutherland / P. Henn Brands Hatch 1000km 1983 Minichamps 1:18
Current price: 73.00 €
Sold out

This model is currently sold out. Enter your email and we'll let you know when it's back in stock.

Browse Porsche models
Pay securely with
Shipping to United States (US) Worldwide delivery
Prices exclude VAT No hidden costs
Shipping from 18.00 € Tracked & insured
Pay in EUR € Local currency
Specifications
Brand
Porsche
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
155836647
100% authentic Direct from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Easy returns 14 days, no questions asked
Secure payment 256-bit SSL encryption

About the Porsche 956K Grand Prix Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop #47 D. Galica / D. Sutherland / P. Henn Brands Hatch 1000km 1983 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 956K reproduces the #47 Grand Prix Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop entry from the 1983 Brands Hatch 1000km. The sealed body carries the Group C prototype's full period livery, a significant piece for a classic endurance racing collection.

Preston Henn's flamboyant American-flavored entries brought a genuinely different flavor to European Group C racing, and this Brands Hatch livery captures that character distinctly.

Sealed-Body Diecast on an American-Backed Prototype

This 956K uses a sealed zinc alloy body, letting Minichamps focus its tooling on the car's distinctive ground-effect underbody and sweeping bodywork, a shape shaped almost entirely by aerodynamic necessity. The T-Bird Swap Shop sponsor livery sits with sharp, clean registration across the car's low, wide surfaces, and the metal casting's genuine weight sets it apart from lighter toy-grade alternatives. Without opening panels, the model's full visual impact rests on surface precision, and the 956's radical ground-effect shape reads with real clarity even at this scale.

Preston Henn's Colorful Group C Program

Preston Henn, an American businessman and racing enthusiast, ran his Swap Shop-sponsored 956 program with real flair, and this Brands Hatch entry paired Divina Galica and David Sutherland alongside Henn himself in the driving lineup. His participation brought an American commercial sponsorship flavor to European Group C racing, a category otherwise dominated by more traditionally European liveries and teams. This entry represents a genuinely colorful, well-remembered corner of Group C's international appeal during its early-1980s peak.

Collecting a Colorful Group C Entry

At 1:18, this 956K's low, wide stance and vibrant American sponsor livery give it genuine standout presence among more conventionally liveried European prototypes. Since the body is sealed, the model shows off its distinctive livery cleanly from any angle. For collectors tracking Group C's full international character or Preston Henn's colorful racing history specifically, this Swap Shop entry documents a genuinely memorable chapter.

From the same collection

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 model cars by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW — Models118 first-order offer
0