{"product_id":"porsche-908-2-spider-n-53-winner-6h-watkins-glen-1969-jo-siffert-brian-redman-white-orange","title":"Porsche 908\/2 Spyder No. 53 Siffert Redman Winner 6h Watkins Glen 1969 Werk83 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale model car by Werk83 capturing the Siffert\/Redman Porsche 908\/02 Spyder, race number 53, that won the 1969 6 Hours of Watkins Glen — one of the defining results of the 1969 World Sportscar Championship season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Porsche 908 programme occupies a pivotal chapter in the marque's prototype history, and the open Spyder variant — the 908\/02 — became the weapon of choice on technical, slower circuits. At Watkins Glen in October 1969, chassis number 53, a Porsche works entry, delivered one of the cleanest results of the season: a flat-out win for Jo Siffert and Brian Redman in the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, a round of the World Sportscar Championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"porsche-908-02-spyder-engineering\"\u003eThe 908\/02 Spyder: open bodywork, flat-eight precision\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1969, the 908\/02 Spyder was developed directly from the closed 908 coupe by stripping the bodywork to an open configuration optimised for circuits demanding agility over top-speed stability. Power came from Porsche's air-cooled flat-eight displacing 2997 cc and producing approximately 350 hp. The car weighed around 545 kg, a figure that gave it a decisive edge over heavier rivals on technical layouts. The 908 flat-eight came first, and the 917 flat-twelve was subsequently developed from the same architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"siffert-redman-gulf-1969\"\u003eSiffert, Redman and the white-and-orange livery at the Glen\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJo Siffert and Brian Redman were among the most effective endurance pairings of the 1969 WSC season, accumulating multiple race wins together. At Watkins Glen, their number 53 908\/02 ran in white with orange detailing, entered as a Porsche works entry. The outright win contributed valuable points to Porsche's constructors' tally in a season of intense rivalry with Ferrari. Siffert, who died in a racing accident in 1971 at the age of 35, remains one of the most celebrated Swiss drivers in motorsport history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"werk83-118-die-cast-model\"\u003eThe Werk83 1:18 scale model: die-cast detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWerk83 produces this replica as a die-cast \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale model car. Werk83 has built a reputation in the collector market for accurate livery rendering and detailed cockpit work on \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e racing replicas, with photo-etched components a recurring feature of their releases. Here, the white-and-orange livery, race number 53 and the open Spyder bodywork of the 908\/02 are the centrepiece of the reproduction, documenting a confirmed WSC race winner from the 1969 season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WERK83","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60246597403008,"sku":"W18063004","price":74.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-w18063004-front34-v2.jpg?v=1793224434","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/porsche-908-2-spider-n-53-winner-6h-watkins-glen-1969-jo-siffert-brian-redman-white-orange","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}