{"product_id":"matra-simca-ms670-3-0l-v12-team-equipe-matra-simca-shell-n-15-winner-24h-le-mans-1972-henri-pescarolo-graham-hill-bluette-white","title":"Matra Simca MS670 Equipe Matra-Simca Shell No. 15 Pescarolo Hill Winner 24h Le Mans 1972 IXO Models 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1:43 scale model of the race-winning #15 Matra Simca MS670 from Le Mans 1972 — the car that launched Matra's three consecutive victories and completed Graham Hill's Triple Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, run on 10–11 June, produced one of the most consequential results in endurance racing history. Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill drove the #15 Matra Simca MS670 to an outright victory, completing 344 laps. IXO Models has reproduced that car as a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast, capturing the Bluette pale metallic blue and white Shell livery that defined a French motorsport era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"matra-ms670-le-mans-machine\"\u003eThe Matra Simca MS670: Engineering for La Sarthe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Bernard Boyer, the MS670 was built around a Matra-developed 60-degree V12 engine. Its aerodynamic long-tail body was conceived specifically for the high-speed straights of Le Mans. The drivetrain was a fully in-house Matra effort, backed by Simca (then part of Chrysler France) and Shell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"1972-le-mans-triple-crown-pescarolo-hill\"\u003eOne Race, Two Legends, One Triple Crown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham Hill's victory with Pescarolo in the #15 MS670 sealed his status as the only driver in history to have won the Formula 1 World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans — motorsport's so-called Triple Crown. For Henri Pescarolo, it was the opening chapter of a four-win Le Mans career, three of them with Matra. The 1972 result also initiated a run of three consecutive Matra victories at Le Mans (1972, 1973, 1974), establishing the French constructor as the dominant force of early-1970s endurance racing. The Equipe Matra-Simca Shell entry ran under race number 15 throughout the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ixo-models-1-43-die-cast-ms670\"\u003eThe 1:43 Scale Model by IXO Models\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIXO Models produced this replica in die-cast metal at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e. The model replicates the Bluette and white livery of the #15 car, including Shell sponsorship graphics, as raced on 10–11 June 1972. Die-cast construction at this scale allows for precise surface detailing and faithful reproduction of the MS670's distinctive long-tail silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IXO MODELS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60319554404736,"sku":"LM1972","price":51.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-lm1972-front34-v2_d16ff5a5-0e1b-4388-ba7c-feca16016ccf.jpg?v=1793816482","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/matra-simca-ms670-3-0l-v12-team-equipe-matra-simca-shell-n-15-winner-24h-le-mans-1972-henri-pescarolo-graham-hill-bluette-white","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}