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Audi Quattro #12 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally de Portugal 1981 Minichamps 1:18

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Audi Quattro #12 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally de Portugal 1981 Minichamps 1:18 155811112 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Audi Quattro reproduces car #12 from the 1981 Rally de Portugal, driven by Michèle Mouton and Fabrizia Pons for Audi Sport. This Group B era rally replica carries tampo-printed livery detail and rally-spec wheel arches onto a collector's shelf.
Audi Quattro #12 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally de Portugal 1981 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Audi
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155811112
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About the Audi Quattro #12 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally de Portugal 1981 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Audi Quattro reproduces car #12 from the 1981 Rally de Portugal, driven by Michèle Mouton and Fabrizia Pons for Audi Sport. Diecast construction and tampo-printed livery bring one of rallying's pioneering all-wheel-drive entries to a Group B collection.

Michèle Mouton's Audi Quattro drives are among the most significant in rally history, and this 1981 Rally de Portugal entry, co-driven by Fabrizia Pons, captures the car during the earliest seasons of Audi's all-wheel-drive assault on the World Rally Championship.

Diecast Detail on an Early Group B Rally Icon

The Quattro's boxy proportions and flared arches translate well into diecast, and Minichamps holds the panel lines tight around that distinctive wide-body silhouette. Race number 12 and the Audi Sport livery are tampo-printed rather than decalled, giving crisp lettering that survives close inspection rather than fading at the edges. The model's ride height and rally-spec wheels reflect the car's stage-ready stance, and the bonnet lifts to reveal engine bay detail appropriate to the turbocharged five-cylinder that powered the original. Diecast weight gives the model real presence in the hand, distinguishing it clearly from a lighter promotional toy. As with any diecast rally replica, opening features come at some cost to the ultimate sharpness a sealed resin casting achieves, but the trade suits a car collectors want to examine from every angle.

Mouton, Pons, and the Quattro's Rallying Breakthrough

Audi's Quattro reshaped world rallying by proving all-wheel drive could win outright against established rear-wheel-drive machinery, and Michèle Mouton became one of its most celebrated drivers, later that same year becoming the first woman to win a round of the World Rally Championship. Fabrizia Pons sat alongside her for many of those drives, including this Rally de Portugal entry, and the pairing remains one of the most recognised in the sport's history. That significance gives a Mouton-liveried Quattro genuine standing well beyond typical rally replica appeal.

Anchoring a Group B Rally Collection

This Quattro pairs naturally with other early 1980s rally liveries, particularly other Audi Sport entries, letting a collector trace the Quattro's rapid rise through the championship season by season.

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