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BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 R. Metge / C. Ballot-Léna Bavaria Automobiles 24 Hours of Spa 1985 Minichamps 1:18

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BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 R. Metge / C. Ballot-Léna Bavaria Automobiles 24 Hours of Spa 1985 Minichamps 1:18 155852513 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 635 CSi E24 recreates Bavaria Automobiles' #12 endurance racer, driven by R. Metge and C. Ballot-Léna at the 1985 24 Hours of Spa. A genuine Group A endurance subject in full period sponsor livery for touring car collectors.
BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 R. Metge / C. Ballot-Léna Bavaria Automobiles 24 Hours of Spa 1985 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155852513
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 R. Metge / C. Ballot-Léna Bavaria Automobiles 24 Hours of Spa 1985 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This 1:18 Minichamps diecast reproduces the #12 BMW 635 CSi E24 entered by Bavaria Automobiles for R. Metge and C. Ballot-Léna at the 1985 24 Hours of Spa, one of touring car racing's toughest endurance events. A genuine Group A subject in full period livery for endurance and touring car collectors.

Spa's 24-hour touring car race demanded genuine durability from Group A machinery, and this 635 CSi documents a specific entry from that grid rather than a generic BMW coupé livery.

Minichamps' Diecast Recreation of the Bavaria Automobiles Entry

The 635 CSi's long, elegant coupé silhouette is cast in zinc alloy with crisp, well-defined panel lines, and Bavaria Automobiles' period sponsor livery is applied with clean, well-registered graphics, a detail that matters enormously on an endurance-racer subject carrying multiple sponsor decals across the bodywork. Diecast construction at this scale usually permits opening doors and bonnet, revealing the stripped, roll-caged racing interior that separated the Group A 635 CSi from BMW's road-going coupé. Panel gaps sit at the tighter end typical of Minichamps' motorsport range, appropriate given the model's focus on faithful race-livery presentation.

The 635 CSi in Group A Endurance Racing

BMW's 635 CSi competed as a genuinely capable Group A entry through the mid-1980s, and events like the 24 Hours of Spa tested both car and driver pairing over a genuinely demanding distance. R. Metge and C. Ballot-Léna were an established pairing on the touring car endurance scene, and preserving their specific 1985 entry in scale ties this model to a real slice of Group A history rather than a generic touring car colour scheme.

A Piece for a Dedicated Endurance Collection

This model suits collectors focused specifically on 1980s Group A touring car racing or endurance events like the Spa 24 Hours, where it sits naturally alongside rival manufacturer entries from the same grid. At 1:18 the 635 CSi's long coupé lines command genuine shelf presence, and displayed within a broader Group A theme it demonstrates how varied the competing machinery was across that fiercely contested era of touring car racing.

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