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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #10 Zung Fu N. Amorim Guia Race Macau 1991 Minichamps 1:18

Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #10 Zung Fu N. Amorim Guia Race Macau 1991 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155913610
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About the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #10 Zung Fu N. Amorim Guia Race Macau 1991 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II carries N. Amorim's #10 Zung Fu livery from the 1991 Guia Race in Macau. The Evo II's flared arches and towering rear wing were built for Group A homologation, and this diecast reproduces that racing silhouette in detail.

The 190E Evo II is one of the more extreme homologation specials Mercedes ever built, its aerodynamic addenda designed purely to satisfy Group A racing rules, and touring car grids across Europe and Asia carried cars very like this one.

Reproducing a Homologation Special in Diecast

The Evo II's bodywork is defined by its box-flared wheel arches, front splitter, and that unmistakable multi-element rear wing, none of which were styling flourishes but functional additions demanded by racing rules. Minichamps' diecast holds these add-on panels with genuinely sharp shut lines against the standard 190E saloon body beneath, which is the detail worth checking closely on a car this heavily modified. The Zung Fu livery's sponsor graphics and race number are tampo printed onto the doors and bonnet rather than applied as stickers, keeping edges clean around the car's already busy bodywork. At 1:18, the saloon proportions sit larger than the touring cars of later decades, giving genuine shelf presence for a car whose racing career was built on Group A regulations rather than raw power.

Macau's Guia Race and Regional Touring History

The Guia Race at Macau's street circuit was, and remains, one of the significant touring car events outside Europe, drawing entries built to the same Group A rules that governed DTM and other regional series. A Zung Fu-liveried 190E competing there places this specific car within Asia's touring car scene of the early 1990s rather than Germany's domestic championship, a distinction worth noting for anyone collecting by series rather than by marque. Displayed beside European DTM-liveried Evo IIs, this Macau entry adds genuine geographic breadth to a touring car shelf.

Display and Collecting Notes

The rear wing and front splitter are the most exposed points on this casting, so handle the model by the roof or underside rather than by its aerodynamic extremities. For collectors building a Group A touring car theme, this Macau-liveried Evo II is a genuinely distinct entry rather than a repeat of a more familiar European livery.

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