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Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18

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Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18 100798601 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 reproduces Harald Ertl's #1 Sachs-liveried car from the 1979 DRM season. Flared arches and wide slicks mark this out as period Group 5 silhouette racing at its most extreme.
Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
100798601
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About the Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 reproduces Harald Ertl's #1 Sachs-sponsored car from the 1979 DRM season. Flared bodywork and a bold sponsor livery capture Group 5 silhouette racing at its wildest, a strong statement piece for a Ford or DRM display.

Group 5 rules let manufacturers keep only a car's roofline and doors while reworking almost everything else, and few cars pushed that freedom further than the turbocharged Capri.

Ertl's Sachs Capri and Group 5 Excess

Harald Ertl, an Austrian racer who also competed part-time in Formula 1, drove this Sachs-backed Capri during the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft's most flamboyant era, when Ford and its rivals turned modest road cars into flared, turbocharged silhouette specials. Minichamps' body reproduces the exaggerated wheel arch extensions and deep front spoiler that defined the look, and the diecast construction gives that bodywork the crisp, angular edges the real cars needed to house their oversized slick tyres. The Sachs livery's bold lettering and colour blocking is printed rather than applied as a decal on this piece, which keeps the graphics flush against the panel surfaces instead of sitting proud of them. Turbocharged Group 5 Capris were notoriously difficult to drive on the limit, and that raw, unfiltered character is part of what still draws collectors to this specific period of Ford's racing history.

A Statement Piece for a DRM or Ford Shelf

This Capri's width and aggressive stance make it a natural centrepiece rather than a supporting piece in a Group 5 or DRM-themed display, where its silhouette contrasts sharply with the more restrained Group 2 and Group A touring cars that followed it into competition. Paired with a standard road-going Capri, it also demonstrates just how far manufacturers stretched the same base model under different rulebooks.

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