[Diecast/Models] Le Mans 1:18 Winners

[Alfa Fan]

Just released in the last couple of weeks. My example arrived today, very nice model!

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Alfa Fan

Just released in the last couple of weeks. My example arrived today, very nice model!

Good stuff Alfa Fan, are you able to tell me where you got it from?

[Alfa Fan]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Good stuff Alfa Fan, are you able to tell me where you got it from?

I got it from Trax Models, they are out of stock now, Spark 1:18s tend to go quick. It only came out a couple of weeks ago, yet it already seems to be attracting a premium on ebay.

[Craig]

Can anyone post an up to date list of 1:18 LM winners which have been released? I am somewhat out of touch having had my collection in storage for 3-4 years. Thanks for any help!

[thetool]

2014 Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Spark 1:18*
2013 Tom Kristensen Allan McNish Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Spark 1:18
2012 Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Spark 1:18
2011 Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 TDI Spark 1:18
2010 Mike Rockenfeller Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Audi Sport North America Audi R15 TDI plus Spark 1:18
2009 David Brabham Marc Gené Alexander Wurz Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Minichamps 1:18
2008 Tom Kristensen Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI Spark 1:18
2007 Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Marco Werner Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI Spark 1:18
2006 Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Marco Werner Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI Spark 1:18
2005 JJ Lehto Marco Werner Tom Kristensen ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 Spark 1:18
2004 Seiji Ara Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport Japan Team Goh Audi R8 Spark 1:18
2003 Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Guy Smith Team Bentley Bentley Speed 8 Autoart 1:18
2002 Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 Spark 1:18
2001 Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 Spark 1:18
2000 Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 Spark 1:18
1999 Pierluigi Martini Yannick Dalmas Joachim Winkelhock Team BMW Motorsport BMW V12 LMR Kyosho 1:18
1998 Laurent Aïello Allan McNish Stéphane Ortelli Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1-98 Spark 1:18
1997 Michele Alboreto Stefan Johansson Tom Kristensen Joest Racing TWR Porsche WSC-95 Spark 1:18
1996 Manuel Reuter Davy Jones Alexander Wurz Joest Racing TWR Porsche WSC-95 Spark 1:18
1995 Yannick Dalmas J.J. Lehto Masanori Sekiya Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing McLaren F1 GTR Minichamps 1:18
1994 Yannick Dalmas Hurley Haywood Mauro Baldi Le Mans Porsche Team Dauer 962 Le Mans Spark 1:18
1993 Geoff Brabham Christophe Bouchut Eric Hélary Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Evo 1B Spark 1:18
1992 Derek Warwick Yannick Dalmas Mark Blundell Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Evo 1B Spark 1:18
1991 Volker Weidler Johnny Herbert Bertrand Gachot Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Mazda 787B Autoart 1:18
1990 John Nielsen Price Cobb Martin Brundle Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-12 MISSING
1989 Jochen Mass Manuel Reuter Stanley Dickens Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9-Mercedes-Benz Exoto 1:18
1988 Jan Lammers Johnny Dumfries Andy Wallace Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9LM Exoto 1:18
1987 Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962C Spark 1:18
1986 Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962C Spark 1:18
1985 Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla "John Winter" Joest Racing Porsche 956 MISSING
1984 Klaus Ludwig Henri Pescarolo Joest Racing Porsche 956 MISSING
1983 Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Minichamps 1:18
1982 Jacky Ickx Derek Bell Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche System Porsche 956 Minichamps 1:18
1981 Jacky Ickx Porsche System Porsche 936 MISSING
1980 Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Jean Rondeau Rondeau M379B-Ford Cosworth Spark 1:18
1979 Klaus Ludwig Bill Whittington Don Whittington Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 935 K3 TSM 1:18
1978 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Didier Pironi Alpine Renault Renault Alpine A442B Norev 1:18
1977 Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 936/77 TSM 1:18
1976 Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 936 MISSING
1975 Jacky Ickx Derek Bell Gulf Research Racing Co. Mirage GR8-Ford Cosworth Spark 1:18
1974 Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse Equipe Gitanes Matra MS670C Spark 1:18
1973 Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse Equipe Matra-Simca Shell Matra MS670B Spark 1:18
1972 Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill Equipe Matra-Simca Shell Matra MS670 Spark 1:18
1971 Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep Martini Racing Team Porsche 917K MISSING
1970 Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood Porsche KG Salzburg Porsche 917K Autoart 1:18
1969 Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver J.W. Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 Mk. I Spark 1:18
1968 Pedro Rodriguez Lucien Bianchi J.W. Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 Mk. I Spark 1:18
1967 Dan Gurney A.J. Foyt Shelby-American Inc. Ford GT40 Mk. IV Exoto 1:18
1966 Bruce McLaren Chris Amon Shelby-American Inc. Ford GT40 Mk. II Exoto 1:18
1965 Jochen Rindt Masten Gregory Ed Hugus North American Racing Team Ferrari 250LM MISSING
1964 Jean Guichet Nino Vaccarella SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275P MISSING
1963 Ludovico Scarfiotti Lorenzo Bandini SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 250P MISSING
1962 Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spyder MISSING
1961 Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TRI/61 MISSING
1960 Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR59/60 MISSING
1959 Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori David Brown Racing Dept. Aston Martin DBR1 Shelby 1:18
1958 Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR58
1957 Ron Flockhart Ivor Bueb Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type
1956 Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type Exoto 1:18
1955 Mike Hawthorn Ivor Bueb Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-Type Autoart 1:18
1954 José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Plus BBR 1:18
1953 Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar C-Type Autoart 1:18
1952 Hermann Lang Fritz Riess Daimler-Benz A.G. Mercedes-Benz 300SL CMC 1:18
1951 Peter Walker Peter Whitehead Peter Walker Jaguar XK-120C MISSING
1950 Louis Rosier Jean-Louis Rosier Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport MISSING
1949 Luigi Chinetti Peter Mitchell-Thomson Lord Selsdon Ferrari 166MM MISSING
1939 Jean-Pierre Wimille Pierre Veyron Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Type 57S Tank Spark 1:18
1938 Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet Delahaye 135CS MISSING
1937 Jean-Pierre Wimille Robert Benoist Roger Labric Bugatti Type 57G Tank Spark 1:18
1935 Johnny Hindmarsh Luis Fontés Arthur W. Fox / Charles Nichol Lagonda M45R Rapide MISSING
1934 Luigi Chinetti Philippe Étancelin Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MISSING
1933 Raymond Sommer Tazio Nuvolari Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spark 1:18*
1932 Raymond Sommer Luigi Chinetti Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spark 1:18*
1931 Earl Howe Henry Birkin Earl Howe Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MISSING
1930 Woolf Barnato Glen Kidston Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley Speed Six MISSING
1929 Woolf Barnato Henry Birkin Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley Speed Six MISSING
1928 Woolf Barnato Bernard Rubin Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley 4½ Litre MISSING
1927 Dudley Benjafield Sammy Davis Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport MISSING
1926 Robert Bloch André Rossignol No Team Name Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 MISSING
1925 Gérard de Courcelles André Rossignol No Team Name Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 MISSING
1924 John Duff Frank Clement Duff & Aldington Bentley 3 Litre Sport MISSING
1923 André Lagache René Léonard Chenard & Walcker SA Chenard & Walcker Sport 3-Litre MISSING

*Announced but not yet released.

[Craig]

Picked up a couple of cabinets on ebay yesterday from an antiques shop in Stow on the Wold that was closing down... what do you reckon? It's great to get the models out again after they have been in storage for the past four or five years but I now have gaps in the collection to fill! There have been a lot of new releases whilst I have been away

[Craig]

I have seen there are some new models announced from look smart. Has anyone seen their cars before? What is the quality like?

[BertMk2]

Looking good Craig Those cabinets look ideal for the 1:18 models. Where are they - in a general 'family' room or in a man cave?

Are you sticking with the 1:18 models now and moving away from the Super Tourers completely? I'm thinking I may have to thin my collection out - I just don't have the space.

[Craig]

I have slowly been selling my collection off over the past four years. First was my Montoya collection - all bar a few - then I am half way through the 100 or so super tourers I had. Next up will be the aye ton senna 1:18s. Will be sticking to the Le Mans winners now.

The display is actually in my office at work. We'll away from the kids! Would love to bring them home if ever I got a room back here but it's unlikely as there is no space to expand where we are and I cba to move!

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by Craig

I have slowly been selling my collection off over the past four years. First was my Montoya collection - all bar a few - then I am half way through the 100 or so super tourers I had. Next up will be the aye ton senna 1:18s. Will be sticking to the Le Mans winners now.

I was thinking about sticking to one series / theme as a way of limiting my collection but I've found that too hard - there's just too much of the "I can't get rid of that one it's just too cool" about it. I'm planning on thinning out duplicates (I've got about 15 different S2000 BMWs for example) and reducing the collection that way.

Originally Posted by Craig

The display is actually in my office at work. We'll away from the kids! Would love to bring them home if ever I got a room back here but it's unlikely as there is no space to expand where we are and I cba to move!

Away from the kids is a good idea - I came home one day to find a Lister Storm and TVR 400R being raced around the living room floor I've now got 2 small cabinets on the wall in my man cave / home office and a couple of shelves in a bookcase. Nowhere near enough space for the whole collection (hence the need to thin it out).

[Craig]

I may have been slightly uncontrolled in my spending in the past ten days. Must get that under control again! Oops

[Craig]

My little collection sans the Porsche 962 which is sitting here awaiting decals applying. I have to say that I am delighted to get them out their boxes again (and to welcome some newcomers!) I should be looking to fill the gaps in the modern part of the collection as I have seen a lot of those races myself however I actually find myself feeling most interested in the smaller cabinet of the two which complains the pre-1970 cars... they look awesome!

[Akrapovic]

Does anyone own the TSM version of the Bentley Speed 8 Le Mans winner from 2003? I owned the AutoArt version, but unfortunately my entire collection (30+ LMPs) was stolen during a house move. So I'm starting from scratch. Don't know whether to buy the TSM or AutoArt versions.

The AutoArt version I bought for £40 in 2004, brand new. But now they sell for around £100. The TSM version is around £120. So it'd have to be better quality. Does anyone have experience with this?

[Craig]

Sorry to hear about that, I'd be devastated if that happened!

I added a the 86 and 87 Rothmans Porsches this morning so this is how it's looking right now. The nice people where I buy my new models added the decals for me as a Christmas present! That's what I call customer service

[Akrapovic]

I was devastated. But the plus side was that the house move was moving out from a druggy flatmate into a nice flat with my soon-to-be-wife and with a new job to round it off. So whilst I was gutted, my view was I gave away my model car collection to start a new life, and it's worked out very well as the collection is now growing (both 18 and 43).

I ended up buying an AutoArt Bentley in 18 rather than TSM because someone listed one wrongly, so I got it for £60. I might get the TSM GT3 though.

I *LOVE* your collection Craig. When I'm making big bucks, I want a similar layout.

[Craig]

When I'm earning big bucks I may be able to actually afford it lol

[Craig]

Took delivery of the latest addition this morning: the 1965 winner as produced by Looksmart. My first time buying a model from this manufacturer and reasonably happy with it. Look forward to their other new releases which are coming soon!

[Craig]

Been waiting for this one for ages! 1990 LM winner in 1:18 finally! 46 of 125 pieces.

[Craig]

Now sitting happily with it's stable mate from 1988

[thetool]

How much did you pay for it? Picked one up for about £200, fear I might have overpaid somewhat, but given how limited it appears to be, didn't know how many more opportunites there's going to be.

[Craig]

It's horribly overpriced particularly given the quality of the way it's been put together. I've seen many people report that they've received theirs with bits fallen off or missing (mine had a minor non functioning part of the suspension broken and one of the rear wing uprights was loose but a small blob of glue will fix those) but the seller had the decency to mark it's value as $30 on the customs declaration so I only paid £18 duty/VAT/handling. I think it totally around £190 including the shipping and customs. I'd never normally spend that much but this was such a short run I thought I might not see another for sale and, well, you know what collectors are like when they need to fill a gap in the collection...

[thetool]

Originally Posted by Craig

I'd never normally spend that much but this was such a short run I thought I might not see another for sale and, well, you know what collectors are like when they need to fill a gap in the collection...

Exact same reasoning for me too. I've not yet been able to make that justification work for the £800 the 89 winning #63 C9 would set me back though.. Making do with one of the team-mate cars for now.

[Craig]

Same. Well an unmarked version in my case. Figured I might investigate some decals at some point but life is just too busy

[Craig]

Had the 2015 winner on back order with Trax for six or eight months and finally got the request for payment through this am so it must be ready for release at last

If you are going to Le Mans be sure to report back on any other new models you spot! And pick up at least one and be sure to make something off of eBay!

[Akrapovic]

Just a public service announcement about the Spark Porsche 919 winning car from 2015.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-91...8AAOSwbYZXa-9z

Be VERY careful when purchasing these. If it is the cheaper packaging with the Porsche branding, rather than the Le Mans branding, then it is NOT the 2015 car. It is the 2014 car, with a 2015 paint scheme. That's why its £25 cheaper than the Le Mans branded version.