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Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior #33 T. Hezemans / G. van Lennep Hezemans Jarama 1972 Minichamps 1:18

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Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior #33 T. Hezemans / G. van Lennep Hezemans Jarama 1972 Minichamps 1:18 100721233 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior reproduces the #33 car raced by Toine Hezemans and Gijs van Lennep at Jarama in 1972. A compact touring car with a genuine European Touring Car pedigree.
Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior #33 T. Hezemans / G. van Lennep Hezemans Jarama 1972 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Alfa Romeo
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
100721233
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior #33 T. Hezemans / G. van Lennep Hezemans Jarama 1972 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior reproduces car #33, driven by Toine Hezemans and Gijs van Lennep at Jarama in 1972. The compact GT body and period Alfa racing livery suit a touring car shelf built around Alfa Romeo's European campaigns.

Small, light and nimble, the GTA Junior was Alfa Romeo's touring car weapon against far more powerful rivals, winning on handling where it could not win on horsepower alone.

A Pairing With Genuine Racing Pedigree

Toine Hezemans built his reputation in European Touring Car racing during exactly this era, and Gijs van Lennep would go on to win Le Mans outright twice for Porsche, so this pairing on a GTA Junior reflects a genuinely strong crew rather than a padded entry list. The 1300 Junior's stubby, upright coupe silhouette is one of the more compact GT shapes Minichamps has reproduced at this scale, and that smaller footprint makes the diecast body's tight shut lines and crisp badge printing easier to appreciate up close. Alfa Romeo's factory-associated racing liveries of the period favoured bold numerals over heavy sponsor graphics, and this model keeps that cleaner look, which reads well under direct display lighting where fussier liveries can start to look busy.

A Compact Piece for an Alfa or Touring Car Theme

Because the Junior is physically smaller than most 1:18 GT cars of its period, it slots efficiently into a crowded touring car cabinet without demanding the shelf space a Capri or Escort would need. It works particularly well alongside other early-1970s European touring cars, where the contrast between the GTA's small, agile shape and the larger British and German entries tells its own story about how differently manufacturers approached the same regulations. For collectors following Alfa Romeo's competition history specifically, this is an efficient, honestly detailed way to add depth to that period.

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