Porsche 550A RS (Le Mans 1957) - 1:43 Scale Model Car by Tecnomodel

1:43 Scale (approximately four inches in length) Resin body, features no opening parts Comes with acrylic dust cover and display base Limited edition of 80 units worldwide Bolstered by the success of their new 550A RS Spyder in the preceding year's Targa Florio, Porsche arrived at Le Mans in 1957 with a pair of the nimble roadsters set to contest the S-1500 category, with another three cars fielded by private entries. In a race marked by attrition, the class would be won by American privateer Ed Hugus and Dutch co-driver Carel Godin de Beaufort in their 550A RS Spyder, taking a highly credible eighth place overall against a field of big-displacement Jaguars, Ferraris and Maseratis. The historic Ed Hugus 550A is now commemorated by a beautifully detailed 1:43-scale resin replica by Tecnomodel. Resplendent in the traditional white-with-blue-stripes American national livery, it features highly accurate trim (including impossibly delicate badging, bonnet straps and chassis lighting) and