ADAC 1000km 1970 #79 Racing Team AAW Porsche 911S Class Winner

Going Bananas!

AFX Porsche 911S 1.000km Nürburgring 1970

1.000km Nürburgring 1970 Porsche 911S Racing Team AAW Dieter Fröhlich / Pauli Toivonen GT Class Winners

Slotcar Porsche 911S Custom Nürburgring 1970 #79

Porsche 911S Custom Slot  Car 1:64 AFX Magnatarction

Nickname for the 911 was “Bananendampfer” banana steamer. In the 1970s bananas were still an exotic fruit and Chiquita was the main importer distributer in Germany. By chance Chiquita became the main sponsor offering 1.000 DM for each win. The “Bananendampfer” was born. 1969 was the most successful year for the team, finishing first in 13 races. In 1970 the Team once again won the GT Class and became 14. overall.

Two Porsche 908-03 finished first and second that year.

#22 Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg Vic Elford / Kurt Ahrens

#15 Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood

Porsche 911S Bananendampfer Nürburgring 1970 Siger GT Kalsse

Slot Car Custom Porsche 911S #79 Banendampfer Nürburgring 1970

Werksfoto Porsche

Werksfoto Porsche

Quelle:Die Historie der Bananendampfer

Making a h0 slot car version of the car an Aurora AFX Porsche Carrera was modified. Front and rear end bumpers changed, rear spoiler and the lumpy mirror was removed. Color was striped, body primed and painted. Window trim and exhaust were detailed. Decals are all custom made and professionally printed by Decals Print. The body received a protecting clear coat. AFX Magnatraction chassis with Turbine rims and Fuchs inserts on the front to match the original setup.

Sponsor Logos:
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Chiquita

ACAR Slot Car Custom 1.000 km Nürburgring 1970

Porsche 908/03 #22 Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg Vic Elford / Kurt Ahrens Porsche

Porsche 908/03 #15 Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood

Porsche 917K #54 Gesipa Racing Team Helmut Kelleners / Jürgen Neuhaus

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ACAR Slot Car Custom 1.000 km Nürburgring 1971

Porsche 908-03 #3 International Martini Racing Team Vic Elford / Gérard Larrousse

Porsche 908-03 #1 J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche Pedro Rodríguez / Jo Siffert

Porsche 908-03 #4 International Martini Racing Team Gijs van Lennep / Helmut Marko

Ferrari 312PB 2 #15 S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC Jacky Ickx / Clay Regazzoni

Porsche 908/03 #2 J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche Jo Siffert / Derek Bell

Porsche 911S #82 Kremer Racing Erwin Kremer / Jürgen Neuhaus Winner GT Class

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Porsche Kremer 911S Nürburgring 1971 No 82 – h0 Slotcar Custom

Hard to resist! The Kremer Porsche 911S Nürburgring 1970.

Porsche Kremer Racing 911S 1000km Nürburgring 1971 Slot Car h0

For those who have been following my blog the Kremer Porsche does not come as surprise. Porsche has been on the agenda for quite a while. Especially the cars from the 1970s and 1980s. (Not a conscious choice at all.) And Kremer Racing has been a very active part in Racing thru out that period. With a fresh approach on the graphics, their cars would draw some interest. That is why it is hard to resist reproducing the race cars for the h0 racetrack.

Porsche 911S Kremer Racing Custom Slot Car

Der Porsche 911S Kremer Racing mit den typische Fuchs-Felgen

The Porsche 911 S with Erwin Kremer / Jürgen Neuhaus came first in their class GT 2.0. While three Porsche 908/03 would finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd. (You can find the h0 replicas of the winning trio in some of the older posts.) The white arrow style ornament on the hood was difficult to reproduce. Detailed research on all the graphics has proven time intensive. But as many times before it was also very interesting. Reproducing the logos and sponsoring for the model has its merits, especially once they fit and look good on the body.

Porsche 911S Kremer Racing mit den sehr schön wirkenden Super Tires

Porsche 911S Kremer Racing für die h0 Rennbahn - bringing the past alive!

The procedure on the Kremer 911 S was very much the same as with all the others that had be created lately. Some significant changes transformed the AFX Porsche Carrera into a Porsche 911S. Front and rear were altered, mirror and rear spoiler removed. The body was cleaned, primed and painted. After decals were applied the body way protected with clear coat. Wheels by RRR and AFX with some Fuchs inserts by Custom FX on the front. There are many more 911S I would like to transform into h0 slot cars. If it was not for the time, each model is demanding. So far, I like the results, How about you?

h0 Slot Car Porsche 911S Kremer Racing mit dem komplett überarbeiteten Heck

The Porsche 911 S is a nice addition to the growing numbers of 1.000 Km Nürburgring cars in my collection. It is possible that we will see more cars of the 1970 and 1971 races being replicate in h0 in the near future.

Kremer Porsche 911S 1.000km Nürburgring 1971 Class Winner

From the collection

1.000 km Nürburgring 1971

Porsche 908-03 #3 International Martini Racing Team Vic Elford / Gérard Larrousse

Porsche 908-03 #3 International Martini Racing Team Vic Elford / Gérard Larrousse

Porsche 908-03 #1 J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche Pedro Rodríguez / Jo Siffert

Porsche 908-03 #4 International Martini Racing Team Gijs van Lennep / Helmut Marko

DNF

Ferrari 312PB 2 #15 S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC Jacky Ickx / Clay Regazzoni

Porsche 908/03 #2 J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche Jo Siffert / Derek Bell

1.000 km Nürburgring 1970

Porsche 908/03 #22 Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg Vic Elford / Kurt Ahrens Porsche

Porsche 908/03 #15 Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood

Porsche 911S #79 Racing Team AAW Dieter Fröhlich / Pauli Toivonen

Porsche 917K #54 Gesipa Racing Team Helmut Kelleners / Jürgen Neuhaus

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Porsche at Le Mans 1970 – h0 Slot Car Custom

Porsche 907 and 910 at 24h Le Mans 1970 - the Unknown Heroes

Slot Car Custom Porsche 910 and Porsche 907 24 Hours Le Mans 1970

If you like historic race cars and you also like h0 slot cars, you will not find to many of the iconic race cars ready to buy, collect or race in that scale. There are some Porsche, Ferrari, Ford GT40 and Cobra Daytona’s available, that can be converted into one of the legendary cars to be found on popular classic car meetings these days. To escape the limitations of h0, customizing bodies becomes a necessity. The variation of slot cars available in larger scales can be very tempting. When it comes to track building the size would be a drawback. The combination of the two, modelling slot cars and a slot tracks, offers more options. This is why making unique cars in 1:64 has become fascinating challenge. What can be achieved?

Porsche 907 #61 Wicky Racing Team und zwei weitere Porsche 910

Porsche 910 #61 Guy Verriere 24h Le Mans 1970 Slot Car im Maßstab h0

Racing Legends h0 - Porsche at Le Mans 1970 - ho Slot Cars

In case of the Porsche 910, 907 or 906 Carrera the TYCO 908 has proven to be a good starting point. The bodies even allow to swop the chassis for the preferred AFX Magnatraction. Modifications on the front wheel wells create a better look. With the rear exhaust removed, altered air intakes and side vents added, the body resembles some of the significant features. Proportions of doors and roof, rear deck lid, head lights have not been changed. With the almost correct graphics the Porsches are a good interpretation of the original race cars.

The growing collection h0 slot cars from the 24 hours Le Mans 1970 was never intended. In the beginning the collection of resin bodies by Ryotaro +R Models

drew my interest. At the time the focus was mainly on the Ferrari 512. The AFX Porsche 917 could be transformed into the race winning car and some of the other teams. Customizing various Porsche 911 on bases of the AFX Porsche 911 Carrera brought up the idea of making some of the interesting Porsche 911S of the race. The 910 and 907 followed. You can also scale the blog for more 24 hrs. Le Mans 1970 slot cars.

Porsche 910 24h Le Mans 1970 Christian Poirot #46

Slotcar Porsche 910 24h Le Mans 1970 Guy Verrier #60

Porsche 910 24h Le Mans 1970 Christian Poirot #46

ACAR 24 hours Le Mans Slot Car Overview

24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911 Slot Car Custom

Slot car h0 24h Le Mans 1970 – ACAR Custom Slotcar h0

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24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911 Slot Car Custom

History Repeating – 24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911S

Metting Porsche 911 24h Le Mans 1970 h0 Slot Car at Forest Hill

You might have seen the iconic Porsche 911 S with the number 277. This car became Magnus Walkers and also the Outlaw Porsche enthusiasts trademark. The design, with colour accents on the bumpers, the red hood with number and sponsors represents a time, when teams would enter cars with the similar look and feel to the main races, like the 24h of Le Mans 1970. Growing up during that period, the taste for those graphics stayed with me. After the first attempts converting the AFX Carrera to a 911 S, the idea grew to make more of the Porsche 911 entries at the 24h Le Mans 1970.

Custom Porsche 911 24h Le Mans 1970 ho Slot Cra

Having fun out on the track Porsche 911 from the 24h Le Mans 1970

Researching images of the various cars and background information proofed to be time consuming. 24h Le Mans 1970 seemed to be well documented. The internet has proven to be a great source for all sorts of information over the years. Finding detailed information on the teams and cars has proven to be rather difficult. Teams no longer exist. Sponsors changed logos or went out of business. Many images are of poor quality. Identifying names and graphics can take forever. Only by chance some of the logos could be identified. Some are still a vague reproduction of what was deciphered. Still the little Porsche 911 S look good and perform well on the track.

AFX Porsche Carrera converted to Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970

Porsche 911 Meeting at Forest Hill

All of the cars sport an AFX Magnatraction chassis, like most of my custom-built slot cars  Wheels are mostly RRR or similar AFX rims with Custom FX Fuchs inserts. Bodies are based on the AFX Porsche Carrera. All bodies underwent modification on front and rear spoilers and bumpers, the rear-view mirror was removed, a lump on the driver’s side. All the cars were treated with great care. All the paint removed, sanded, base coat applied, sanded, painted and repeated if necessary. Window trim, headlights, exhausts etc. were detailed with Revell Aqua Paint. Some decals came from Le Mans decals. Others are custom made decals for better proportions and detail, printed by Decal Print. The Porsche 911s are a nice addition the growing collection of h0 slot cars, representing the 1970 Le Mans grid.

Custom h0 Slot Car Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970

Matthias Pohl 24h Le Mans 1:32 

#43 Porsche 911 S LM 1970 Jean-Pierre Gaban

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 Jean-Pierre Gaban #43

#59 Porsche 911 S LM 1970 Team Jean Egreteaud

Porsche 911 S 24h Le Mans 1970 Team Jean Egreteau #59

#63 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Team Ray Racing

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 Team Ray Racing #63

Porsche 911S LM 1970 Claude Haldi-HART SKI Racing #65

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 Claude Haldi-HART SKI Racing #59

#67 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Jacques Dechaumel

Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 1970 Jacques Dechaumel #67

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Porsche 911S 24h Le Mans 1970 – Slot Car Custom h0

Unknown Heroes 24h Le Mans 1970 Porsche 911S

We all know the winning Porsche 917K Porsche Salzburg #23. Most would not know who came second or third that year. The Porsche 917L Martini Racing Team ­#3 driven by Gérad Larrousse and Willi Kausen finished in second place. Helmut Marko and Rudi Lins came third with the Martini Racing Team Porsche 908/2LH #27.

24h Le Mans 1970 - Sieger Porsche 917K #23 - weniger bekannt,
viele Porsche 911S von kleineren Teams, die am Rennen teilnahmen.

But there were several Porsche 911S participating in the event. Private entries with little hope for the big success. All off them displaying unique and compelling liveries. Unfortunately, these cars were not as well documented as the ones entered by powerful companies or racing teams. It took some time to find some reliable sources in order to recreate the liveries with logos from unknow companies that went out of business some time ago. Modelers like myself are not historians and do not necessarily have all the resources and contacts to retrieve the desired information. Still, some of the 911S have come to fruition. Even thou they are only h0 slot cars with all the drawbacks, they recreate some of the spirit of these days.

Here is a teaser - the #65 Porsche 911S Hart Ski Racing Team Claude Haldi / Arthur Blank.

Slotcar Porsche 911 S Hart Ski Racing Team (CH) #65
Claude Haldi (CH)/Arthur Blank (CH), Result: DNF
Sponsors: HART SKI / METALLOSA SA / Esso

Slotcar Porsche 911S Custom AFX Porsche Carrera

Porsche 911S Le Mans 1970
Hart Ski Racing Team Claude Haldi (CH) / Arthur Blank (CH)

The name of Claude Haldi popped up frequently during research. It became obvious that Claude Haldi, a Swiss driver, had entered the 24h of Le Mans on serval occasions with little success. And to my surprise I had made some of these cars into slot cars over the years.

More Porsche at Le Mans with Claude Haldi

Porsche 934 Schiller Racing (CH) Le Mans 1976 #69

Slot Car Porsche 934 Schiller Racing (CH) Le Mans 1976 #69
Claude Haldi (CH)/Florian Vetsch (CH), Result: DNF)

Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche System Engineering Ltd #47

Slotcar Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche System Engineering Ltd. (D) Le Mans 1973 #47
Reinhold Jöst (D) / Claude Haldi (CH), Result: DNF)
Sponsors: MARTINI RACING

The 911S was made from an AFX Porsche Carrera. Front spoiler had to be reworked. The rear spoiler was removed. And the rear bumper underwent subtle changes. The rear-view mirror had to be removed. It looks like a lump, not much of a mirror. ­ After reworking the body on all of the 911S, base coat was applied, sanded, another layer of base coat, sanded and painted. Custom decals for all the cars had to be designed and printed. Details painted, fog lights added on some and the right rims mounted to the chassis. The front wheels mainly feature the Fuchs inserts by Custom FX.

This is an earlier Porsche 911S from the 24h Le Mans 1970
Jean Egreteaud (F) #59

Slotcar Porsche 911 S Jean Egreteaud (F) #59
Jean Égreteaud (F)/Jean Mésange (F), Result: DNF)
Sponsors: Esso

Porsche 911 S 24h LeMans 1970

#43 Porsche911 S LM 1970 Jean-Pierre Gaban

#59 Porsche911 S LM 1970 Team Jean Egreteaud

#63 Porsche911S LM 1970 Team Ray Racing

#65 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Claude Haldi HART SKI Racing

#67 Porsche 911S LM 1970 Jacques Dechaumel

Claude Haldi

Le Mans 1983: Claudi Haldi mit Angelo Pallavicini, Peter Sauber und Marco Vanoli
(Foto: Jimmy Froidevaux/Archiv Zwischengas.com).