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BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 C. Ballot-Léna / Deyne 500km Monza 1985 Minichamps 1:18

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BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 C. Ballot-Léna / Deyne 500km Monza 1985 Minichamps 1:18 155852512 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 635 CSi E24 reproduces the #12 car of Christian Ballot-Léna and Deyne at the 500km Monza race in 1985, a period touring car livery from a genuinely competitive era of BMW racing.
BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 C. Ballot-Léna / Deyne 500km Monza 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
155852512
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About the BMW 635 CSi E24 #12 C. Ballot-Léna / Deyne 500km Monza 1985 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This 1:18 diecast reproduces the #12 BMW 635 CSi E24 driven by Christian Ballot-Léna and Deyne at the 1985 500km Monza endurance race. Minichamps' diecast build captures the era's boxy touring car aerodynamics and livery detail, suited to a Group racing history collection.

Ballot-Léna's long endurance racing career included several seasons in BMW touring cars, and this Monza entry sits within that broader body of work rather than standing as an isolated one-off appearance.

Recreating a Group Racing Livery at 1:18

The 635 CSi's long bonnet, twin headlamp treatment and boxy coupe roofline are period-correct BMW styling cues that translate clearly at this scale, and the Group-spec front splitter and rear spoiler give the racing version a distinctly more aggressive stance than the road car. Minichamps applies the sponsor and number-12 livery by tampo print, and doors on this racing range typically open to reveal a simplified cockpit rather than a full roll cage assembly. The zinc alloy body carries genuine weight, and period touring cars like this one tend to reward close inspection of their livery blocks and window banner decals as much as their overall shape, since much of the era's visual character sat in that graphic detail rather than in bodywork alone.

A Piece for Historic Group Racing Collections

The mid-1980s produced a distinctive chapter of touring car racing before the later, more aerodynamically extreme Group A and DTM eras took over, and this 635 CSi is a genuine example from that earlier, boxier period. Collectors tracing BMW's endurance and touring car history, or building a broader 1980s Group racing shelf, will find this a solid, well-documented entry with a specific event and driver pairing attached rather than a generic team colour scheme. It sits comfortably alongside other period BMW coupes from the same racing era.

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