FIA Diecast 62 to 65

From 1962 to 1965, the FIA called the top series the International Championship for GT Manufacturers. Prototypes did race, but only at Sebring, LeMans, Nurburging and the Targa Florio. The GT championship was the only really important series, and Ferrari proudly dominated with their 250 GTO.

1962

Daytona Continental

Bill France staged a southern-fried World Championship event using the infield road course, thus inventing the "roval". Despite the cultural void between the somewhat-prissy Europeans, the event was well received, and would evolve into the famous 24-hour event.

International Championship for GT Manufacturers 1962
Place	Car Sponsor	Car # Class	Model	Ref. #	Image
Daytona
1	Lotus 19B Climax Dan Gurney	96 S 2.5	Spark	S0256
			Top Model 'Gold'	030
4	Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale Stirling Moss	18 GT 3.0	Bang	7195
Sebring
2	Ferrari 250 GTO Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien	24 GT 3.0	Box	8432
			Bang	432
8	Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale Ed Hugus George Reed	28 GT 3.0	Bang	7198
Targa Florio
4	Ferrari 250 GTO Giorgio Scarlatti Pietro Ferraro	86 GT 3.0	Box	8408
Le Mans
2	Ferrari 250 GTO Jean Guichet Pierre Noblet	19 GT 3.0	Box	8464
			Bang	464
			Kyosho	05121A
3	Ferrari 250 GTO "Eldé" "Jean Beurlys"	22 GT 3.0	Kyosho	05121B
4	Jaguar E-Type Briggs Cunningham Roy Salvadori	10 GT 4.0	Spark	S2101
			Best	9022
9	Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale Ed Hugus George Reed	21 GT 3.0	Bang	7197
DNF	Ferrari 250 GTO Innes Ireland Masten Gregory	20 GT 3.0	Box	8402
DNF	Ferrari 330 GTO Mike Parkes Lorenzo Bandini	7 EXP 4.0	Bang	7354
DNF	Jaguar E-Type Maurice Charles John Coundley	8 GT 4.0	Spark	S2103
Tourist Trophy
1	Ferrari 250 GTO Innes Ireland	15 GT +2.0	Bang (Promotional)	521
4	Jaguar E-Type (Lightweight) Roy Salvadori	11 GT +2.0	Best	9035
6	Jaguar E-Type Coupe Dick Protheroe	14 GT +2.0	Best	9016
DNF	Ferrari 250 GTO John Surtees	6 GT +2.0	Box	8404
Montlhéry
1	Ferrari 250 GTO Pedro Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez	1 GT +2.0	Bang	7095

1963

1963 saw the arrival of the Shelby Cobra, the quintessential American sports Car.

Chevrolet also got into road racing by developing the Corvette 'Grand Sport'. While it looked like a normal corvette, this car was actually one of the first GTP's. It had little in common with the production version, and GM sold the 5 cars to top-level privateers.

International Championship for GT Manufacturers 1963
Place	Car Sponsor	Car # Class	Model	Ref. #	Image
Daytona
29	Shelby Cobra Dan Gurney Phil Hill	15 GT+4.0	Box	8414
			Bang	414
Sebring
23	Shelby Cobra Skip Hudson	97 GT 5.0	Bang	7293
Le Mans
1	Ferrari 250 P Lorenzo Bandini Ludovico Scarfiotti	21 P 3.0	IXO ('Le Mans Winners')	LM1963
2	Ferrari 250 GTO "Jean Beurlys" Gerard Langlois von Ophem	24 GT 3.0	Kyosho	05121C
3	Ferrari 250 P Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli	22 P 3.0	IXO	LMC070
7	Shelby Cobra Ninian Sanderson Peter Bolton	3 GT +3.0	Box	8438
			Bang	438
DNF	Ferrari 250 P John Surtees Willy Mairesse	23 P 3.0	IXO	LMC071
DNF	Shelby Cobra Ed Hugus Peter Jopp	4 GT +3.0	Box	8420
			Bang	420
Nurburgring
6	Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper Ed Cantrell	47 GT 3.0	Bang	7165
Tourist Trophy
1	Ferrari 250 GTO Graham Hill	11 GT 3.0	Box	8409
			Bang	409
5	Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper	16 GT 3.0	Box	8403
Tour de France
1	Ferrari 250 GTO José Behra Pierre Noblet	165 GT+2.0	Bang	7291

1964

Porsche 904

The Porsche 904 was run early in the season in the Prototype class. Later it was homologated, and was then able to run as a GT car. It scored a crucial overall win at the Targa Florio, which broke Ferrari's longtime domination of major events.

This represents a major gap for collectors, as there have been few versions of these cars. Vitesse issued some nice Le Mans units, but went went out of business shortly thereafter. Ebbro released an item from the 1964 Japan GP, but there are many other more famous variations that would be more collectable. Minichamps has had a 'Daytona Continental' version listed for years, but so far there has been no sign of an actual model.

International Championship for GT Manufacturers 1964
Place	Car Sponsor	Car # Class	Model	Ref. #	Image
Daytona
2	Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper Lucien Bianchi	35 GT+2.0	Bang	7141
DNF	Porsche 904 Chuck Cassel Augie Pabst	50 GT 2.0	Minichamps (Unreleased)	400 646550
Sebring
13	Alfa Romeo TZ1 Jim Kaser Chuck Stoddard	53 GT 1.6	Best	9190
18	Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Roger Penske Jim Hall	4 P+3.0	Eagle's Race	2010
21	Ford Cortina Lotus Mk I Jim Clark Ray Parsons	59 GT 1.6	Minichamps	400 648259
23	Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport A.J. Foyt John Cannon	2 P+3.0	Eagle's Race	2001
32	Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Delmo Johnson David Morgan	3 P+3.0	Eagle's Race	2002
Targa Florio
3	Alfa Romeo TZ1 Roberto Bussinello Nino Todaro	58 GT 1.6	Best	9067
8	Shelby Cobra 'Goodyear' Dan Gurney Allan Grant	146 GT+3.0	Bang	423
			Box	8423
DNF	Shelby Cobra Zourab Tchkotoua Tommy Hitchcock	152 GT+3.0	Bang	7352
DNF	Shelby Cobra 'Goodyear' Phil Hill Bob Bondurant	142 GT+3.0	Bang	7310
DNF	Shelby Cobra 'Goodyear' Masten Gregory Innes Ireland	148 GT+3.0	Bang	7339
Nürburgring
9	Ford GT40 Phil Hill Bruce McLaren	140 P+3.0	Bizarre	BZ269
DNF	Ferrari 250 LM "Jean Beurlys" Pierre Dumay	134 P+3.0	Box	8435
			Best	9009
Le Mans
7	Porsche 904 GTS Robert Buchet Guy Ligier	34 GT 2.0	Vitesse	VCC99006
8	Porsche 904 GTS Ben Pon Henk van Zalinge	33 GT 2.0	Vitesse	VCC99052
10	Porsche 904 GTS Gerhard Koch Heinz Schiller	31 GT 2.0	Vitesse	VCC99031
11	Porsche 904 GTS Herbert Müller Claude Sage	35 GT 2.0	Vitesse	VCC99063
DNF	Ford GT40 Phil Hill Bruce McLaren	10 P +3.0	Bizarre	BZ271
DNF	Ford GT40 Richie Ginther Masten Gregory	11 P +3.0	Bizarre	BZ272
DNF	Ford GT40 Richard Attwood Jo Schlesser	12 P +3.0	Bizarre	BZ273
DNF	Alfa Romeo TZ1 Jean Rolland Fernand Masoero	40 GT 1.6	Best	9068
Reims
2	Ferrari 250 LM John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini	8 P+3.0	Best	9187
Sierre Montagna
4	Shelby Cobra 'Goodyear' Bob Bondurant	176 GT+3.0	Bang	7342
Monza
7	Alfa Romeo TZ1 Antonio Nicodemi	7 GT 1.6	Delprado ('World Racing Car Collection')
Tour de France
1	Ferrari 250 GTO Lucien Bianchi Georges Berger	172 GT 3.0	Box	8458
			Bang	458
			Kyosho	05121D
7	Alfa Romeo TZ1 Jean Rolland Gabriel Augias	150 GT 1.6	Best	9074

1965

The year 1965 was the end of the classic GTIII era. Shelby took the championship over Ferrari, who had abandoned the GT class to concentrate on prototypes. It was also the last year of the legendary Reims 12 hours, which began at 11PM and lasted through the night. The ruins of the pits, scoreboard, and grandstands are still on the side of the same country road in the beautiful Champagne reigon of France. The GT cars were road-legal, displayed license plates, and drove themselves to the event.

Prototypes also ran at Monza, and the manufacturers interest shown by Ford, Porsche, and Chevrolet prompted the FIA to include prototypes at all events in 1966.