The Porsche 936 is a textbook Porsche Le Mans car. Not as famous as the 917 or the later 956 it nevertheless dominated sportcar racing in the mid to late seventies. For Matchbox, it was an obvious slot racing product and their interpretation is spot on.
Works Porsches were festooned with Martini striping, but the Matchbox product makes do with subtle badging and striping to the rear flank. A pity, considering the effect of the striping on the real life car. Care should be taken of the rear fins as the decals peel away easily in this area (below). Examples that have not peeled should be worth more I reckon.
Works Porsches were festooned with Martini striping, but the Matchbox product makes do with subtle badging and striping to the rear flank. A pity, considering the effect of the striping on the real life car. Care should be taken of the rear fins as the decals peel away easily in this area (below). Examples that have not peeled should be worth more I reckon.
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The Porsche went through a few iterations. The first was a vehicle with more Martini striping than usual and really looked the part, having much more of a scale model effect than the regular item.
The other was the Pacer version supplied in the Slipstream set. This was a standard 936 with the Pacer script stuck on both sides.
Given the privateer nature of Porsche racing cars it's a real shame more imagination wasn't invested in other liveries. The Powertrack Plus revision in 1981 was a prime example of this lack of imagination.
