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Ford Escort WRC #8 B. Thiry / S. Prevot RAC Rally 1998 IXO 1:18

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Ford Escort WRC #8 B. Thiry / S. Prevot RAC Rally 1998 IXO 1:18 18RMC170B Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort WRC recreates Bruno Thiry and Stéphane Prévot's #8 car from the 1998 RAC Rally, Britain's round of the World Rally Championship. This diecast replica reproduces Ford's late-1990s rally flagship shortly before the Focus WRC took over, a solid addition to a Ford rallying collection.
Ford Escort WRC #8 B. Thiry / S. Prevot RAC Rally 1998 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC170B
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About the Ford Escort WRC #8 B. Thiry / S. Prevot RAC Rally 1998 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort WRC reproduces Bruno Thiry and Stéphane Prévot's #8 car from the 1998 RAC Rally, Britain's round of the World Rally Championship. Diecast construction suits this late-generation Escort, raced during the final years before the Focus WRC succeeded it.

By 1998 the Escort WRC was nearing the end of its front-line career, having carried Ford's rally hopes through several seasons before the Focus took over the following year.

Diecast Detail on Ford's Late-1990s Rally Flagship

This Escort WRC's diecast body carries the widened arches, deep front splitter and rally-spec ride height that separated the works cars from their road-going Escort namesake. IXO reproduces the Ford Rallye Sport livery and #8 numbering with clean tampo printing across the metal shell, and the model's stance reflects the raised suspension and aggressive track width needed for rough British forest stages. The Escort WRC's shape by this stage in its development had matured considerably from its early-1990s introduction, and this diecast captures that later, more refined aerodynamic specification rather than an earlier, less developed version of the car.

Thiry, Prévot and Britain's Round of the World Championship

The RAC Rally, run on Britain's demanding forest stages, has long been one of the World Rally Championship's toughest and most respected rounds, testing car and crew against mud, tight tree-lined tracks and unpredictable weather. Belgian driver Bruno Thiry, partnered by Stéphane Prévot, competed for Ford in an Escort WRC that was, by 1998, a well-proven if ageing platform against increasingly competitive Group A-based rivals. That combination of a mature car on a classic British event gives this livery genuine period relevance for UK-based rally collectors.

On a Ford or WRC-themed shelf, this Escort sits naturally ahead of the Focus WRC that replaced it, marking the changeover point in Ford's rallying history.

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