LIMITED EDITION LONG TAIL

Attention, aficionados of the acutely esoteric. We have the scale model for you. This 917 recreation isn’t just a masterfully accurate 1:18 scale resin rendition of the classic 917 racer. It also, we believe, captures the 917 in the long-tail spec and livery in which it was shown at the 1969 London motor show. This 917 was displayed in Gulf colours to publicise Porsche’s then new partnership with John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE), an outfit that was in turn sponsored by Gulf Oil. JWAE’S job was to focus on the actual racing, freeing Porsche’s engineers to concentrate on car development. Available as a limited production run of just 290 pieces and the work of resin model specialist BBR, you can grab this slice of history for €259.95 or £220 from www.selectionrs.com.