1955 Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder #37
Pilots: H. Polensky, R. von Frankenberg
Team: Porsche KG
Race: 4th overall (1st in S 1.5 class) at Le Mans in 1955
Spark - S9710 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder #37
REVIEW – Porsche 911T #43
1968 Porsche 911T #43
Pilots: J-P. Gaban, R. van der Schrick
Team: Jean-Pierre Gaban
Race: 12th overall (1st in GT 2.0 class) at Le Mans in 1968
Spark - S9738 (resin)
Review HERE
W-143 is 6 years old!
On June 14th, W-143 celebrated our sixth anniversary! Boy, time flies… I still remember the beginning, with me struggling to understand how to make a blog. I wasn’t certain of how it should look or what kind of “features” a 1:43 model blog should have. Not that I know all that now, but what I was/am certain about is what kind of content I wanted to present. Just like what it says on top of the page, W-143 is all about the models, with reviews and a little bit of info on the real deals. And that’s what I will continue offering 🍻.
REVIEW – Peugeot 205 T16 #3
1985 Peugeot 205 T16 #3
Pilots: T. Salonen / S. Harjanne
Team: Peugeot Talbot Sport
Race: 1st overall (B12 class) at the 1000 Lakes Rally 1985
Ixo - RAC118 (diecast)
Review HERE
LM-GT3 and LMP2 winners
Oh well…
Against all my wishes, Maranello wins again… 🤣 At least it was a privateer (whatever the brand, I’ll always side with the little guy). Nonetheless, a nice race, and contrary to last year, almost no safety car. After the hyperpole I had hopes specially for Cadillac and perhaps, Alpine and BMW. Yet, Cadillac never got close to the lead, just like BMW and Alpine. About Toyota, on the other hand, I was sure they would be up in the front, with Ferrari and Porsche, but they had a very slow race.
Nonetheless, my money was on Ferrari to win again, unless they had their F1 team to manage things in La Sarthe 😂. I didn’t think the 963 had a great chance and I was glad to see the Valkyries finishing the race. In LMP2, my favorite, the ORECA 07 #199 “Spike the Dragon”, finished in third (well, first in LMP2 Pro-Am). For GT3 I was routing for the Iron Dames’ #85, but they finished all the way in the back 😥.
A nice race overall, with not much drama on track. In terms of 1:43rd, I really want the Spike ORECA, BMW’s M Hybrid V8 #20 (beautiful!) and the Dames’ #85. Oh, and possibly Mercedes AMG-GT3 #61.
IT’S ON!!!!!
Le Mans 2025 🏁🏁🏁
REVIEW – Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta #19
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta #19
Pilots: R. Sommer, C. Biondetti
Team: Raymond Sommer
Race: DNF (5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1938
Spark - S9439 (resin)
Review HERE
Iron Dames’ 2025 livery
Nice, huh? 😍
Hope the gals do well.
Group B in HD!
Stumbled upon this 4-minutes gem the other day. Usually, Group B rallying footage isn’t the best. Well, back in the 80s we didn’t have HD videos, so most of the stuff that you can find on YouTube is low definition. Yet, this video is in HD! The audio track is chill, with mostly not-terrible music and some original ambient sound. In the end, a pretty neat video for the rally fan.