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Ford Capri 3.0 #11 Allam Motor Services Silverstone Club Circuit Race BSCC 1979 Minichamps 1:18

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Ford Capri 3.0 #11 Allam Motor Services Silverstone Club Circuit Race BSCC 1979 Minichamps 1:18 155798611 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Capri 3.0 wears the #11 Allam Motor Services livery from a 1979 BSCC race on the Silverstone Club Circuit. A sealed one-piece casting, it puts the focus on the Capri's long-bonnet stance, touring-car profile and period sponsor graphics. A home-market classic for anyone building a British Saloon Car Championship shelf.
Ford Capri 3.0 #11 Allam Motor Services Silverstone Club Circuit Race BSCC 1979 Minichamps 1:18
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Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
155798611
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About the Ford Capri 3.0 #11 Allam Motor Services Silverstone Club Circuit Race BSCC 1979 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: The Minichamps Ford Capri 3.0 1:18 is a diecast replica of the #11 Allam Motor Services car from a 1979 British Saloon Car Championship race at Silverstone's Club Circuit. A sealed one-piece body highlights the long-bonnet stance and sponsor graphics, a natural fit for collectors of British touring cars and 1970s Ford racing.

Late-1970s British saloon racing was close, loud and fiercely local, and the Ford Capri was one of its natural faces. This Minichamps Ford Capri 3.0 carries a BSCC club-circuit entry into 1:18, where the long bonnet and short tail read at a glance from across the room.

Minichamps Ford Capri 3.0 in Diecast: Stance and Finish

Casting the Coupe Profile

The Capri's silhouette is its identity: a long bonnet, a low glasshouse, a short tail. A metal casting preserves those proportions with a hardness that resists the slight edge softening lighter materials can show over time. At 1:18 the body lands around 24 cm, a generous footprint that gives the roofline and rear-quarter shape room to read. This model is one sealed shell, so doors, bonnet and boot are fixed shut lines. The advantage shows along the flanks: a single unbroken sweep with consistent grooves, nothing to rattle and nothing to catch the light unevenly. For a car whose appeal is its profile, an uninterrupted body suits the subject very well.

Sponsor Graphics and Number 11

Allam Motor Services appears in the name, and the #11 and sponsor lettering carry the model's whole identity. Check that lettering sits parallel to the body line, that the number panels have sharp edges and that colour transitions stay crisp rather than feathered. Racing liveries on a long, flat bonnet show any print flaw, so look at that panel first. Wheels should sit centred in the arches with tyre sidewalls of realistic proportion; stance is what separates a good Capri from an approximate one, and it is the quickest check to make on arrival.

British Saloon Car Championship and the Silverstone Club Circuit

Home-Market Racing Heritage

The BSCC belongs to Britain's touring-car lineage, and the product data places this car at a 1979 race on Silverstone's Club Circuit, a shorter layout within the well-known airfield track. For UK collectors that local specificity matters: this is a model tied to a named circuit, a named entrant and a year, the kind of provenance British buyers tend to prize. The data does not supply a result, so treat the model as a record of the entry rather than the outcome, and enjoy it for what it reproduces: a period race Capri in club-level trim.

What the 3.0 Designation Tells You

Capri 3.0 refers to the 3.0-litre V6 version of Ford's coupe, the engine layout that gave the road car its muscular reputation. In racing trim the model shows the body as a purposeful competitor rather than a showroom coupe, which is why it pairs so well with road-going Capris in a lineage display. Putting a race Capri beside a road car in a cabinet tells the story of how a family coupe became a circuit contender far better than any caption could, and 1:18 is large enough to make that comparison obvious.

Collecting Context and Display

Building a British Touring Shelf

This Capri sits happily as the anchor of a British-flavoured shelf, with other 1970s saloons and coupes around it. Minichamps diecast at 1:18 offers the tolerances and printing quality expected in the mid tier, and the sealed body keeps handling simple. Display it at eye level under cool, indirect light, which shows paint depth without fading the graphics. Dust it with a soft brush rather than a cloth that can catch on lettering. British collectors tend to care about completeness, so note that this model is one chapter in a wider run of period racing Fords and rival saloons. If you want to buy a Capri with real race context rather than showroom paint, this one earns its place.

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