ixo-MODELS
Series - Le Mans & GT Cars (Classic)
Le Mans Winner blue color carton sleeve*
LM1923 – CHENARD & WALKER
car #9, Winner Le Mans 1923
Die Cast
1:43 Scale
Retails up to $35.00
Discount price is available for regular customers.
This model represents the first Le Mans race winner car that was driven by: A. Lagache / R Leonard (F) The racetrack was 10.726 miles; the car covered the distance of 1372.9 miles with the average speed of 57.21mph. The company entered the race with 3 cars and all three finished the race (1st, 2nd and 7th positions).
Next year the team consisted of 6 cars with 4 different engines but only two cars finished the race but the team scored the first place in 2 liters class (4th overall position). The last year of Le Mans competition for the team was 1925.
Ernest Chenard established his company of production and sale of cycles in 1888. A friendship was established between Ghenard and one of the company client named Henri Walcker, a young engineer. Chenard propose Walker to join the company and on January 19, 1899 engineers-constructor company was establish. Henri Walker passed away in 1912 and Ernest Chenard in 1922, but the company directed by Rene Donnay continued business until 1936. In 20’s the company become the fourth car manufacturer in France, which was among leaders in world car production. ‘Automobiles Chenard & Walcker’ had large chain of agencies in France and many other countries.
*I don’t’ believe that the Le Mans Winner Car models get a special collection status among IXO products. It appears that it is a sub-series within the ‘Le Mans Classic Series’. Models from this sub-line have different catalogue numeration system that consists of letters LM and a four digits number that represents the year of the win. Models come with a standard IXO display case but have a special design outer carton sleeve.
Please be advise that some Le Mans Winner Car models were previously released by IXO under it standard catalogue numeration (LMC – Le Mans Classic). Such models are identical but have different packaging and obviously different catalogue number.
ABOUT THE MODEL MAKER
ixo-MODELS are made in China by SONIC INTERNATIONAL (TOYS) LIMITED.
Packaging is attractive, models attached w/a screw to the black plastic display case w/printed model name on it, has a clear acrylic top, display packed in a carton sleeve.
Ixo made models of good to very good quality, which is very competitive to famous brand of M_inichamps, with high quality paint job and accurate livery representation on racing cars (mostly stamps, some high quality decals). Many new castings issued in 2006 featured an outstanding achivment in detalisation (models featuring all chrome on windows trim, moldings, etc.) those models are defenetely among the best that are currently available on 1/43 scale die cast models market and undoubdly have the best price to quality ratio. Similar quality model from their competitors could have double price.
