Q to ADMIN Porsche 956

[Ando]

I just noticed the Porsche on the opening page,could it possible to get Minichamps to do the Bob Jane T-Marts version shared by Brock and Perkins,ThanksANDO.

[admin]

Like the BMW 3.0CSL, this is a different model to the one Peter drove at Lemans.
When and if the correct body shapes are made we will make them.
Admin

[Ando]

You Beauty,thanks Admin, ANDO.

[jager]

Hi Admin

Could you expand on the 'Correct Bodyshape' comment.

I recently picked up the book '50 Years of Porsche at LeMans' which showed the 1984 Brock-Perkins car (Chassis 007) was one of the ex factory team cars originally run in 1982. The book has a comprehensive section on the 956 including a picture of the Brock-Perkins car and I can't see any difference to the other LeMans versions of the 956 ?.

I have 5 variations of the 1/43 Minichamps LeMans Porsche 956L covering 1982 to 1985 and they all use the same body casting ?

[passenger]

i also read in a book that the 1984 brock \ perkins car was a 956T . the 1983car in Ques is a 956L can`t really see the diff .
am thinking of buying this model and converting it to a brock\perkins but just sore admin saythey might bring it out might wait and see . also alan jones drove LE-MANS in 1984 also i think in the team car of the one to be released #11 :)

[jager]

Mark

There were two versions of the 956 - the 956L for langheck (long tail) and the 956K or kurzheck (short tail). Suposedly all langhecks were from Le Mans, and all kurzhecks were from other races. Perhaps the Brock - Perkins LeMans car was a short tail version but this would be unusual. Both versions of the 956 had a twin-turbocharged engine which I think is why the model is sometimes referred to as the 956T (T for Turbo).

Here's a picture of the car :-

http://svc002.bne011i.server-web.com/catalogue/autopics/cache/item-639public.html?cache=no