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BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18

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BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18 18RMC132 Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast BMW E30 M3 in the #20 Duez/Lopes livery from the 1989 1000 Lakes Rally captures Group A homologation racing at its peak. A genuine motorsport livery for a BMW or rally-themed display.
BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC132
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About the BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: This IXO BMW E30 M3 1:18 diecast reproduces car #20, driven by M. Duez and A. Lopes at the 1989 1000 Lakes Rally. It captures the E30 M3's Group A homologation racing career on one of the World Rally Championship's most demanding gravel rounds.

The E30 M3 was built first for racing, with the road car existing largely to satisfy homologation rules, and its Group A competition history spans touring car circuits and, as here, rally gravel.

A Specific Livery from Rally Racing's Peak Era

IXO's diecast reproduces the #20 car's livery in detail appropriate to a dedicated rally-model line, with sponsor graphics and body detailing set against the E30's boxy, homologation-widened arches. The 1000 Lakes Rally, held in Finland, is remembered among rally enthusiasts for its high-speed jumps and demanding pace over undulating gravel roads, a genuine test for any car and crew. This livery captures that context directly rather than offering a generic rally-spec repaint, which is exactly what collectors of specific event liveries are looking for.

Where a Named Livery Fits a Motorsport Collection

Named-crew, named-event models like this one work best in a themed run built around Group A or 1980s rallying, where the specific driver pairing and event give each car in the row its own documented story rather than a generic repaint. The E30 M3's road car homologation origin adds a further layer for BMW collectors, connecting this rally liveried piece back to the mainstream 3 Series lineage. At IXO's accessible pricing, building several liveries from the same era and category stays realistic, which is really the point of collecting this kind of model.

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