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Jaguar XK180 Green Maisto 1:18

Jaguar XK180 Green Maisto 1:18
Current price: £33.00
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Specifications
Car Brand
Jaguar
Model Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
50337
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About the Jaguar XK180 Green Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Jaguar XK180 in green reproduces the 1998 one-off concept built on the XK8's mechanical platform. Entry-tier diecast construction captures the show car's open-top roadster silhouette, a design study that never entered production.

Jaguar built the XK180 as a design exercise rather than a production prospect, stretching the XK8's proportions into a lower, longer roadster shape purely to gauge reaction.

Diecast Take on an Unproduced Design Study

Concept cars rarely get affordable model treatment, since low-volume resin runs usually target that market, so a diecast XK180 fills an unusual gap at an accessible price. Maisto's build carries the car's long bonnet and cut-down windscreen with the typical panel-gap tolerances of entry-tier diecast, an honest limitation given the price rather than a flaw specific to this subject. Green suits the show car's clean, uncluttered surfacing, letting the elongated proportions read clearly without a busy multi-tone scheme competing for attention. Opening features, where present at this tier, let a buyer glimpse the simplified cabin beneath the low, curved windscreen.

A Talking-Point Piece for Concept Car Collectors

Because the XK180 never reached production, this model is the closest most collectors will get to owning one, and that scarcity of the real car gives even an entry-tier diecast genuine conversation value. It sits well in a dedicated concept car display alongside other manufacturers' show cars and design studies, standing apart from production-model shelves entirely. For Jaguar collectors specifically, it offers a design-history angle that the brand's regular production models don't provide.

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