Garage 56 Die-Cast Models Are Finally Here

Despite not competing in any actual class, Chevrolet and NASCAR's Garage 56 Camaro was the star of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Hendrick Motorsports team built a stock car safe enough to run with a full field of sports cars at Le Mans, blew fans away with the car's ridiculous sound, and found a way to win a pit-stop competition as the only team using a floor jack. All of that meant that everyone involved achieved the goal of showing the world what makes NASCAR great, but the car was still missing one NASCAR tradition: A die-cast model car. That is finally about to change.

Hendrick Motorsports, the team that ran the Garage 56 car, is now offering four different die-cast models of the winglet-heavy Camaro on its team shop. Models come in both 1:43 and 1:18 sizes, with both sizes available in either pre-race or post-race condition. Both are produced by the parent company of TSM Model, although the larger 1:18ths are part of the group's Top Speed line.

Unfortunately, the model cars are not exactly as reasonably priced as a traditional stock car die-cast. The smaller 1:43 models are available at just under $100, while the larger 1:18 models come in at over $200. Both are currently available for pre-order with an expected ship date in mid-June, just in time for this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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