Published February 29, 2024 | Last update August 7, 2025 | 20 models online
This collection was dedicated to the Bob Akin Coca-Cola Porsche at first but I changed it because Coca Cola sponsored also other teams and drivers. Such as Nissans and a Lola from Japan,BMW, Riley & Scott and it all began with David Piper’s Porsche 917.
David Piper
1969 Kyalami 9h, Porsche 917. The first Porsche 917 was very difficult to drive because of bad aerodynamics and therefore very dangerous because the car would get unstable at high speeds. David Piper was one of the first customers and not afraid and also a very fine driver. He raced this 1969 version in the 9-hour at Kyalami together with Richard Attwood and won. Piper was also the first to introduce not-motorsport-related sponsorship. It that time it was quite common to have stickers on your car from the tires, oil and spark plugs that you used but not from Sandeman of Coca-Cola.
#9 David Piper (GB) / Richard Attwood (GB) – 1st
David Piper Porsche 917 – 4.5 liter Porsche flat-12, approx. 550 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 010
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 114312 (resin)
1970 Kyalami 9h, Porsche 917K. David Piper had won in Kyalami 6 times before but was unable to race this year after his accident during the filming of Steve McQueen’s “Le Mans”. His partner from 1969, Richard Attwood, drove Piper’s car which was upgraded to 1970 K-specs together with local hero John Love but they retired with a failure in the brake system.
#1 Richard Attwood (GB) / John Love (SA) – DNF
David Piper Porsche 917K – 4.5 liter Porsche flat-12, approx. 550 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 010
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 114311 (resin)
Coca-Cola in Japan
1972 Fuji 250-miles, Lola T280. After years with the Lola T70, a good car but always in the shadow of the giants of that era Porsche and Ferrari, the new 3-liter rules were welcome to Lola. Eric Broadley build a light sportscar using the reliable Cosworth Formula 1 engine. The Lola’s not only raced in Europe. Noritake Takahara took one to Japan and used in the Fuji Grand Champion Series with sponsorship of Coca Cola. He won the 250 mile race with it.
#3 Noritake Takahara (J) – 1st
Takahara Lola T280 – 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFV V8, approx. 450 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 660 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. Lola #HU 03
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 113341 (resin)
1982 Japanese Silhouette Saloon Championship, Nissan Bluebird turbo. In Europe we had group 5, IMSA GTX in the USA and in Japan they raced Super Silhouettes which are comparable with the group 5 cars. This is one of the powerful Nissans which looks like a Nissan Bluebird but is built around a space frame.
#20 Haruhito Yanagida (J) – 4th championship
Central 20 Nissan Bluebird turbo (K910) – 2.1 liter Nissan LZ20B straight-4 turbo, approx. 570 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1000 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. #unknown
- TRUE SCALE MINATURES TSM 104314 (resin)
1984 Japanese Silhouette Saloon Championship, Nissan Bluebird turbo. Central 20 didn’t only race the turbo Bluebirds but also the LM03 Nissan prototypes. Yanagida took the title in 1983 and 1984 which was the last year of the Silhouette Series.
#20 Haruhito Yanagida (J) – 1st championship
Central 20 Nissan Bluebird turbo (K910) – 2.1 liter Nissan LZ20B straight-4 turbo, approx. 570 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1000 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. #unknown
- TRUE SCALE MINATURES TSM 104315 (resin)
1983 Fuji 1000 km, Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C. In 1983 and 1984, Central 20 Racing Team also competed with support from Nissan. Central 20 relied on the Japanese built LM chassis with the same 4-cylinder Nissan engine as the Silvia turbo C.
#20 Haruhito Yanagida (J) / Takao Wada (J) / Hiroshi Tomioka (J) – DSQ
Nissan Fairlady Z turbo V – 2.1 liter Nissan LZ20B straight-4 turbo, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 920 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. LM 03C #unknown
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 104316 (resin)
1984 Fuji 500 km, Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C. In 1983 and 1984, Central 20 Racing Team also competed with support from Nissan. Central 20 relied on the Japanese built LM chassis with the same 4-cylinder Nissan engine as the Silvia turbo C.
#20 Haruhito Yanagida (J) / Takao Wada (J) – 3rd
Nissan Fairlady Z turbo V – 2.1 liter Nissan LZ20B straight-4 turbo, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 920 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. LM 03C #unknown
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 104317 (resin)
BMW
1976 Daytona 24h, BMW 3.5 CSL. The factory “Bavarian Motor Works” team won the Sebring 12-hour race last year and this year’s Daytona 24-hour race. The Coca Cola sponsored #24 BMW finished 10th despite the damage, #25 retired. Drivers to the winning #59 were Peter Gregg, Brian Redman and John Fitzpatrick whose name isn’t on the car. He originally drove the #25 car together with Tom Walkinshaw.
#24 David Hobbs (GB)/ Benny Parsons (USA) – 10th
#59 Peter Gregg (USA) / Brian Redman (GB) / John Fitzpatrick (GB) – 1st
BMW 3.5 CSL – 3.5 liter BMW M49/1 – straight-6, approx. 440 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnrs. BMW E9 #unknown
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 114347 (resin)
Bob Akin
1980 Daytona 24h, Porsche 935. Bob Akin’s Racing Associates entered three Porsche 935’s for this year’s Daytona 24-hour race, two K3-versions and a ‘normal’ one. The K3 version of the Porsche 935 was a fantastic car. After Ludwig won the DRM and Le Mans in 1979, the Kremer brothers sold lots of K3’s. Bob Akin entered two for the Daytona 24-hour race of 1980. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, all three retired.
#05 Porsche 935 K3 – Bob Akin (USA) / Roy Woods (USA) / Bobby Rahal (USA) – DNF
Porsche 935 K3/80 – 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #930 009 0005
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 10431 (resin)
#55 Porsche 935 – Ralph Kent Cooke (USA) / Claude Ballot-Léna (F) / Gérard Bleynie (F) – DNF
Porsche 935/79 – 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo – approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 990 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #930 770 0957
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 114313 (resin)
1981 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935 K3/79. In 1981 GT’s were a majority on the grid. This Akin Motorsport car retired after 320 laps.
#43 Bob Akin (USA) / Craig Siebert (USA) / Paul Miller (USA) – DNF
Porsche 935 K3/80 – 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #930 009 0013
- QUARTZO Q3014 (diecast)
1982 Daytona 24h, Porsche 935 K3/80. In Europe the career of Porsches 935 ended with the disappearance of group 5. In the USA the cars fitted in the GTP regulations and were able to compete with the real prototypes. This Bob Akin 935 K3 finished 2nd in this year’s Daytona 24-hour race.
#5 Bob Akin (USA) / Craig Siebert (USA) / Derek Bell (GB) – 2nd overall
Porsche 935 K3/80 – 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #930 009 0005
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 09433 (resin)
1982 Road Atlanta 500 miles, Porsche 935 LT1. In Europe the career of Porsche’s 935 ended with the disappearance of group 5. In the USA the cars fitted in the GTP regulations and were able to compete with the real prototypes. Bob Akin had this 935 LT1 developed with the aerodynamic nose of a Lola T600 sports car and improved monocoque. It finished 7th at Road Atlanta.
#5 Bob Akin (USA) / Derek Bell (GB) – 7th overall / 5th in GTP
Porsche 935 LT1 – 3.2 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Akin #935L-1
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 10431 (resin)
1983 Daytona 3h, Porsche 935/84. Bob Akin had this extreme 935/84 built by Fabcar for the 1984 season. It made its debut in the last round of the 1983 championship – the 3 hours of Daytona – with a fine 2nd place. Of course, it ran in the familiar red-white of sponsor Coca Cola.
#5 Bob Akin (USA) / John O’Steen (USA) – 2nd
Porsche 935/84 – 3.2 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 970 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Fabcar 935/84
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 10434 (resin)
Porsche 962 replaces the 935
1984 Watkins Glen 6 hours, Porsche 962. Bob Akin raced the first half of the 1984 season with his Porsche 935/84 and then moved to this 962. The first results with the 962 were not better. In 1985 with the improved Fabcar chassis, it turned out to be a winner.
#5 Bob Akin (USA) / John O’Steen (USA) – 15th overall / 9th in GTP
Porsche 962 – 3.2 liter Porsche 962/70 flat-6 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 860 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. 962-102
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 09432 (resin)
1986 Sebring 12h, Porsche 962. The Porsche 962 is improved version of the 956. The American GTP versions ran in different configurations than in Europe where they used the double turbo 962C with water-cooled cylinder heads, but were just as successful. This Bob Akin Motorsport car won the 12-hour race at Sebring with an 8-lap advantage. Note the Coke advertisement in stead of Coca-Cola.
#5 Bob Akin (USA) / Hans J. Stuck (D) / Jo Gartner (A) – 1st
Porsche 962 – 3.2 liter Porsche 962/70 flat-6 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 860 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. 962-102
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 09431 (resin)
1986 Mid-Ohio 500km, Porsche 962. Hans Joachim Stuck put this Bob Akin Motorsport Porsche at pole position in Mid-Ohio, but retired after only 3 laps after he got hit from behind. The Akin Motorsport Porsche used an additional front wing in the second half of the 1986 season. The car drove with a black crape across the front, this is not on the scale model.
#5 Bob Akin (USA) / Hans J. Stuck (D) / James Weaver (GB) – DNF
Porsche 962 – 3.2 liter Porsche 962/70 flat-6 turbo, approx. 650 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 860 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. 962-102
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 10438 (resin)
After Bob Akin
1993 Sebring 12h, Gunnar 966 Porsche. Kevin Jeanette built this Gunnar Porsche 966, the world’s first WSC Sportscar. The car was based upon the chassis of a Porsche 962 and has its engine. The car raced between 1991 and 1993 but never achieved great success. Typical Gunnar style; the car had a different livery every race. At Sebring 1993 it was sponsored by Diet Coke and tool producer Snap-On. It retired after a crash.
#66 Jay Cochran (USA) / Bobby Carradine (USA) / Chip Hanauer (USA) / Dennis Case (USA) – DNF
Gunnar 966 – 3.2 liter Porsche 935/86 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium + carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Chapman #C05
- TRUE SCALE MINIATURES 114303 (resin)
1998 Le Mans 24h, Riley & Scott Mk III – Ford. French team Solution F entered this Coca-Cola sponsored Riley & Scott for a team including former motorbike 500 cc World Champion Wayne Gardner. The team had to retire with a broken engine.
#21 Philippe Gache (F) / Didier de Radigues (B) / Wayne Gardner (AUS) – DNF
Solution F Riley & Scott Mk III – 5.1 liter Ford V8, approximately. 540 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 900 kg. Steel space frame with composite panels, chassisnr. R&S #015
- SPARK Riley & Scott Collection SCRS 04 (resin)
2019 Road Atlanta – Petit Le Mans, Porsche 911 RSR-19. In 2019 the Porsche factory teams used some historic liveries on their 911 RSRs. At Le Mans the cars ran in Pink Pig and Rothmans colors and in the USA, it was the red, white and blue of Brumos and this Coca Cola outfit.
#911 Patrick Pilet (F) / Nick Tandy (GB)/ Fred Makowiecki (F) – 15th overall / 6th in GTE-PRO
Porsche 911 RSR-19 – 4.2 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6 normally aspirated, approx. 525 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. unknown
- SPARK Porsche Collection WAP020 9300 LCCL (resin)
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