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Ford Capri Mk1 RS 2600 Red with Black Hood MCG 1:18

Ford Capri Mk1 RS 2600 Red with Black Hood MCG 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
MCG
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
MCG18538
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About the Ford Capri Mk1 RS 2600 Red with Black Hood MCG 1:18

TL;DR: MCG's 1:18 diecast Ford Capri Mk1 RS 2600 in Red with a Black hood reproduces the homologation coupe Ford built around a 2.6-litre V6 to satisfy touring car racing regulations. The black bonnet was a genuine period styling cue, not an invented detail, that marked out the RS-badged Capri from standard road cars.

A black bonnet against red paint reads as a period racing cue rather than a modern styling flourish, and MCG's diecast leans into that contrast honestly.

The RS2600's Touring Car Pedigree

MCG's diecast preserves the Capri's familiar long-bonnet silhouette while adding the RS 2600's specific visual markers: the contrasting bonnet colour, revised badging, and the more purposeful stance that distinguished a homologation special from a base Capri. The red and black combination shown here matches genuine period liveries from Ford's touring car programme, and MCG's mid-tier diecast detailing around the front grille and wheel arches reflects the RS's slightly flared bodywork appropriately. This is a subject that rewards a buyer who wants motorsport connection without needing an actual race-liveried variant.

A V6 Homologation Special Built for the Track

Ford developed the Capri RS 2600 in the early 1970s specifically to satisfy homologation rules for European touring car racing, fitting a fuel-injected 2.6-litre V6 into the standard Capri bodyshell to create a road-legal basis for its competition programme. The car went on to contest the European Touring Car Championship, giving the Capri genuine motorsport credentials beyond its road-going pony car image. For a collector tracing the Capri's evolution from affordable coupe to competition tool, the RS 2600 represents that transition directly.

Displayed beside a standard Mk1 Capri, the contrast between road car and homologation special becomes immediately obvious.

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