The Mazda 787 and 787B are Japanese endurance prototype race cars developed by Mazda for competition in Group C in the World Sportscar Championship for 1990 and 1991. Designed by Nigel Stroud, the car was powered by a 2.6L R26B four-rotor engine. First competing in 1990 to mixed success, the car was upgraded to "B"-spec in 1991. It was at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans where the 787B saw its greatest success, where Bertrand Gachot, Volker Weidler and Johnny Herbert, racing for Mazdaspeed, won the race; while the car may not have had the pace of the cars it contended against, the 787Bs were significantly more reliable than its competition. After 1991, with piston engines essentially becoming a mandate, Mazda would replace the 787B with the MXR-01 the next year, which saw mixed success.
As of 2022, this remains the only overall victory at Le Mans of a car without a reciprocating engine, a feat unlikely to be repeated; this was also the last overall victory for a Japanese manufacturer at the race until 2018. Five chassis were produced.
The 2018 and 2025 releases are based on chassis 787B-001 which competed at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans with a generic Mazda livery; the 2019 Team Transport release is also based on 787B-001 but in the form it was in when competing in the 1991 All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship with the ɛ̃fini livery. The 2020 Replica Entertainment livery is based on the 787B Stealth Model from Gran Turismo 5. The 2024 release is based on 787B-002, the winner of the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Renown livery.
This casting features a removable engine cover and a flexible plastic wing which is often found bent; the blister design was modified for 2025 to fix the bending wing issue to an extent. The casting was retooled for the mainline in 2023, featuring a metal wing and a non-removable engine cover.
2018 Car Culture: Circuit Legends
2020 Team Transport #16
2020 Replica Entertainment: Gran Turismo
2023 Retro Racers
2023 Retro Racers
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2023 Retro Racers
2024 HW Race Day
2024 HW Race Day
HTF39 is 145/250 in the mainline set, 7/10 in the HW Race Day series, and a 2024 Super Treasure Hunt. It is Spectraflame orange decorated with a Mazda livery.
Mazda, Brembo, and Hot Wheels logos detail the car along with the number “55” in a white square. “TH” can be found on the sides in front of the rear wheels.
Features include tinted windows, a gray interior, a black plastic Malaysia base, and Real Rider wheels.
This vehicle can be found in mix “K” of 2024 Hot Wheels mainline cases.
The Mazda 787B made its Hot Wheels debut in the 2018 Car Culture: Circuit Legends series. It is based on the rotary engine-powered race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991.
2025 Car Culture: Hammer Drop
2025 Peak Pursuit
