A scratch built 1:5 scale model of a 'Rothmans' Porsche 965C by Javan Smith,

The Bond Street Sale: Important Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia|16 December 2022, 14:00 GMT|London, New Bond Street

A scratch built 1:5 scale model of a 'Rothmans' Porsche 965C by Javan Smith,

a detailed replication of Porsche's favoured size for their styling, wind tunnel and promotional models, this "kerbside" model similar to the promotional models but with the addition of having full headlight, wheel, brake discs, callipers and cockpit detailing, a rare hand-constructed model in GRP, mounted on a tarmac effect plinth 102 x 47x 25cm high overall.

Footnotes

The astonishing Porsche 956 and 962C's were the totally dominant race cars to compete in arguably the most exciting world series of motor racing, the World Sportscar Championship - in the 1980s and 1990s. This 1:5 scale model would make a spectacular centrepiece in any showroom, office or private collection.

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