Hot Wheels Car Culture released the Circuit Legends set in 2018. The set is comprised of the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, the ’69 COPO Corvette, the Porsche 962, the ’16 Ford GT Race and the Mazda 787B.
The Circuit Legends pays homage to legendary race cars as the series name suggests. How legendary?
The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe took home several GT class wins from 1964 to 1965 in several races ranging from the 24 hours of Le Mans, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 12 Hours of Reims among others. The Central Office Production Order Corvette is the Holy Grail of COPOs in that there was only one example of the ’69 COPO Corvette to ever leave the factory. The L88 was also known for its performance in Sebring and Le Mans. The Porsche 962 was built as a replacement for the 956 and has garnered wins in the IMSA GT Championship, the Interserie Championship, the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship and the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship. The Ford GT Race is relatively new and was created as part of the Ford Race program. The car debuted at the 2016 24 Hour of Dayton finishing 7th. In the same year, it finished first in the 24 Hour of Le Mans in the LMGTE Pro class marking 50 years after the original Ford GT40’s spectacular win in the same race. The Mazda 787B is another 24 of Le Mans champion but it is wearing a different belt as it has the distinction of being the only Japanese manufacturer and only Rotary engine car to ever win the legendary endurance race.
These cars are very nice. To be honest, I am not really a big fan of GT cars. I still like watching GT races but not as much as I watch World Rally Championships and F1 races. Let’s just leave it at that. Getting back to the cars, they are very nicely detailed. Even for a GT race car, the decals and livery are spot on. It would be nice to have these on a diorama race track just to imaging them tearing up the asphalt.
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