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Opel Calibra V6 #2 K. Rosberg Bye Bye DTM 1995 UT Models 1:18

Opel Calibra V6 #2 K. Rosberg Bye Bye DTM 1995 UT Models 1:18 180954282 Diecast
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UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra V6 reproduces Keke Rosberg's #2 car in its 'Bye Bye DTM' livery from the German touring car series' final 1995 season. Detailed 1990s touring car diecast for collectors tracing DTM's transition into the wider International Touring Car Championship.
Opel Calibra V6 #2 K. Rosberg Bye Bye DTM 1995 UT Models 1:18
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Car Brand
Opel
Model Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
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180954282
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About the Opel Calibra V6 #2 K. Rosberg Bye Bye DTM 1995 UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra V6 reproduces Keke Rosberg's #2 car in its 'Bye Bye DTM' livery from 1995, the German touring car series' final season before its transition into the International Touring Car Championship. Detailed 1990s touring car diecast for collectors following DTM's closing chapter.

'Bye Bye DTM' was more than a slogan on the flanks of a race car; it marked the end of an era, the last season before Germany's domestic touring car series gave way to a wider international format.

UT Models' Diecast Detail on the Calibra's Farewell Livery

The Calibra's DTM aerodynamic kit reshaped an ordinary coupe into a wide-arched, heavily winged racer, and UT Models' diecast reproduces that transformation with crisp bodywork lines and a rear wing set at the aggressive angle DTM regulations of the period allowed. The 'Bye Bye DTM' graphics run across the bonnet and flanks in bold lettering, applied with the sharp tampo printing that made UT Models' touring car range stand out during the 1990s, a period when the manufacturer built a strong name for detailed motorsport diecast at a time when options in this scale were limited. Rosberg's #2 sits prominently on the doors, exactly as it would have appeared trackside that season. Weight in hand confirms genuine diecast construction, a reassuring density plastic touring-car toys of the era never matched.

Keke Rosberg and the Final Season of DTM

Keke Rosberg arrived in touring cars carrying serious pedigree, having already won the Formula One world championship in 1982, and his presence in DTM added genuine star power to a series already known for fielding accomplished drivers in production-based machinery. By 1995 DTM itself was approaching a crossroads: falling manufacturer participation and rising costs pushed the series toward merging with the International Touring Car Championship for 1996, effectively ending DTM in its original German-only format. A 'Bye Bye DTM' livery captured that transitional mood directly rather than treating the season as business as usual.

Paired with an ITC-liveried Calibra from 1996, this piece tells the fuller story of how quickly German touring car racing changed format in the mid-1990s. On a shelf built around DTM's original run, the farewell livery gives the display a natural closing point rather than an arbitrary cut-off.

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