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Audi Quattro A1 #2 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz Audi Sport Rally Monte Carlo 1983 Minichamps 1:18

Audi Quattro A1 #2 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz Audi Sport Rally Monte Carlo 1983 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Audi
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155831102
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About the Audi Quattro A1 #2 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz Audi Sport Rally Monte Carlo 1983 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the #2 Audi Sport Quattro A1, driven by Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz at the 1983 Rally Monte Carlo. Mikkola would go on to win the 1983 World Rally Championship drivers' title in the same car.

Monte Carlo's mixed tarmac and snow stages exposed every weakness a rally car had, and the Quattro's four-wheel-drive advantage showed there as clearly as anywhere on the calendar.

A Championship Car in Diecast Detail

Audi Sport's factory livery, white with distinctive red and black striping, is one of Group B's most recognisable schemes, and Minichamps' diecast reproduces the layout with clean, well-registered graphics along the bonnet and rear arches. The Quattro's flared wheel arches, necessary to house genuinely wide rally tyres, are cast with sharp, consistent panel definition, and the doors open to reveal a stripped works interior with roll cage and bucket seats appropriate for a title-contending entry. The model's metal build gives it real presence, matching the seriousness of a genuinely championship-calibre machine.

A Title-Winning Season Captured Mid-Stride

This particular Monte Carlo entry sits within the same season Mikkola secured the world title, giving the piece genuine championship-adjacent significance beyond a single event result. Alongside other Quattro liveries from Audi's Group B dominance, it marks one of the defining seasons in the marque's rallying history.

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