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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth #8 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Rally Tour de Corse 1988 AUTOart 1:18

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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth #8 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Rally Tour de Corse 1988 AUTOart 1:18 88812 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Ford Sierra RS Cosworth recreates Didier Auriol and Bernard Occelli's #8 car from the 1988 Tour de Corse, one of Group A rallying's defining machines. This used example has opening doors, bonnet and boot, and the outer box shows traces of storage; the model itself is unaffected. A strong period piece for a Group A or Ford rally display.
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth #8 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Rally Tour de Corse 1988 AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
88812
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About the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth #8 D. Auriol / B. Occelli Rally Tour de Corse 1988 AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Ford Sierra RS Cosworth reproduces Didier Auriol's #8 Tour de Corse 1988 entry, with opening doors, bonnet and boot revealing the rally interior. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact. A genuine Group A subject for tarmac-rally or Ford collections.

The Sierra RS Cosworth arrived at the point Group A rallying demanded turbocharged, homologated road cars, and the Tour de Corse tarmac event suited its rear-drive, high-boost character.

Construction and Livery Detail on the AUTOart Sierra

This Sierra is a zinc alloy diecast, and its heft is immediately apparent once lifted from its tray, a density resin cannot replicate at the same price point. The opening doors, bonnet and boot let a collector view the roll cage detailing and turbocharged four-cylinder that defined the road car's homologation special status, features a sealed body would keep hidden. Diecast tolerances mean the shutlines sit a little wider than a cast-resin equivalent would achieve, a sensible compromise given how much interior detail the format needs to expose. The Tour de Corse livery carries sponsor graphics and the #8 roundel with tight registration, important on a subject where the paint scheme is the entire point of the model. As a used example, the piece shows the traces of storage its box carries, though the casting itself presents cleanly, the rally graphics intact.

Collecting Group A and Tarmac Rally Subjects

Group A rallying ran on a broader range of surfaces than the gravel-heavy Group B era it replaced, and tarmac events like the Tour de Corse rewarded cars, like the Sierra, that combined power with predictable rear-drive handling. A themed shelf built around this period benefits from mixing manufacturers, since Lancia, Audi and Ford all fielded genuinely different approaches to the same regulations. This Sierra pairs naturally with other AUTOart rally-liveried diecast at the same scale, keeping proportions and finish consistent across a row. Buyers should weigh the opening bodywork as a genuine strength here: a rally subject's interior, roll cage and stripped-out cabin are as much the story as the exterior graphics, and a sealed resin casting would trade that access for tighter panel lines the subject does not particularly need.

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