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BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution Cecotto Edition Red AUTOart 1:18

BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution Cecotto Edition Red AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
70566
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About the BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution Cecotto Edition Red AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution Cecotto Edition in red has opening doors, bonnet and boot. This 1992 road-going special honoured Johnny Cecotto's DTM racing success with a named production run.

BMW named this M3 Sport Evolution variant after Cecotto directly, a road-going tribute that connects a race-winning driver to a limited-production street car.

AUTOart's Diecast Build of the Cecotto Edition

Zinc alloy construction gives this M3 genuine weight, and doors, bonnet and boot all open, with the bonnet revealing the engine bay shared with the standard Sport Evolution. The red paint sits with a deep, even gloss, and the Cecotto Edition's specific badging and any unique trim details distinguishing it from a standard Sport Evolution are picked out with the crispness the naming honour deserves. The E30's boxed wheel arches and rear spoiler, both homologation-driven design elements, are rendered with the clean edges diecast tooling handles well on this generation's flat bodywork.

A Named Edition's Value in a BMW Collection

Driver-named special editions carry a particular appeal for collectors, since they connect a specific competition success directly to a road car available to buy, a link that a generic livery simply doesn't offer. This Cecotto Edition sits well alongside the standard black Sport Evolution and Cecotto's own DTM race cars from the same range, letting a collector build a complete story from race track to showroom. At around 21cm, it fits naturally into any BMW E30 M3 display, and the diecast construction gives it the long-term durability such a themed grouping deserves.

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