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Alfa Romeo 155 V6 #12 M. Alboreto DTM 1995 Minichamps 1:43

Alfa Romeo 155 V6 #12 M. Alboreto DTM 1995 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Car Brand
Alfa Romeo
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
430950312
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About the Alfa Romeo 155 V6 #12 M. Alboreto DTM 1995 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:43 diecast reproduces the Alfa Romeo 155 V6 #12 driven by Michele Alboreto in the 1995 touring car season. The former Ferrari and Tyrrell F1 driver moved into touring cars in the mid-1990s, and this diecast captures his Alfa livery in compact race scale.

Michele Alboreto spent years racing Formula 1 for Ferrari and Tyrrell before shifting into touring cars, bringing a level of pedigree to the Alfa 155 grid that few other entries could match.

A Former Ferrari Driver in Alfa's 155

By the time Alboreto took the wheel of the 155 V6, the car had already proven itself as a genuinely competitive touring car chassis, and his experience at the top level of motorsport added real credibility to Alfa's later-season entries. The #12 livery reflects the period's typical sponsor branding over the 155's boxy, purposeful silhouette, a shape defined more by aerodynamic function than styling flourish. For a collector, an ex-F1 driver's name on a touring car entry is a genuine point of interest, tying two very different eras of a single driver's career together on one shelf. It's the kind of detail that turns a straightforward livery model into a small piece of motorsport biography.

Minichamps Diecast Detail at Compact Scale

Minichamps keeps the focus on accurate graphics and body proportions at 1:43, which suits the 155's flat panels and simple surfacing well. The scale also allows a collector to assemble a fuller field from a single season without the shelf space demands of 1:18, useful when a grid runs to a dozen or more distinct liveries. Set against Alfa's factory-team entries, Alboreto's car adds a personal narrative thread that pure livery variety alone doesn't provide.

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