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Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina Monza Rally Show 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina Monza Rally Show 2008 Minichamps 1:43 400088946 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Focus RS WRC reproduces the #46 car Valentino Rossi shared with Carlo Cassina at the 2008 Monza Rally Show. The sealed zinc-alloy body carries the full rally livery cleanly, a crossover piece for motorsport collectors who follow Rossi beyond MotoGP.
Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina Monza Rally Show 2008 Minichamps 1:43
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Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
400088946
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About the Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina Monza Rally Show 2008 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Focus RS WRC reproduces the #46 car driven by Valentino Rossi and Carlo Cassina at the 2008 Monza Rally Show. The zinc-alloy body is sealed, so the rally livery, wide arches, and roof scoop carry the whole presentation on this compact motorsport crossover piece.

Valentino Rossi's rallying outings were always treated as genuine competition rather than a celebrity sideshow, and the Monza Rally Show gave the MotoGP champion a proper stage to test that skill against specialist drivers in genuinely competitive machinery like the Focus RS WRC.

Minichamps' Sealed-Body Take on a WRC-Spec Focus

Wide Arches and Tampo-Printed Livery

Minichamps casts this Focus RS WRC as a single zinc-alloy shell, and a sealed body suits a World Rally Car whose entire visual character comes from its bodywork rather than an opening panel. The WRC-spec wide arches, the roof-mounted air scoop, and the rally-spec bumper are all captured as one continuous casting. The #46 livery is tampo-printed rather than applied as a decal, keeping sponsor graphics and door numbers flat against the paint.

Rally Wheels and Zinc-Alloy Weight

Rally-spec wheels carry the correct offset and gravel-clearance stance, sitting properly within those flared arches rather than tucked in too far. Weight in the hand comes from the zinc-alloy build itself, a dense, stable casting that holds its shape and colour depth under display lighting far longer than a lighter material would. For a model built around one specific rally show appearance, that surface-level precision is what actually earns the shelf space.

Valentino Rossi and the Monza Rally Show

A MotoGP Champion in a Genuine World Rally Car

The Monza Rally Show has long served as an off-season stage where circuit and rally specialists mix with drivers from entirely different disciplines, and Rossi used it repeatedly to indulge a genuine passion for rallying alongside his motorcycle career. Sharing the #46 Focus RS WRC with co-driver Carlo Cassina at the 2008 edition put the MotoGP champion behind the wheel of a genuine World Rally Car, built to regulations that allowed wide, aerodynamically extended bodywork and forced-induction engines onto a mainstream hatchback platform.

A Crossover Story Two Audiences Share

Ford's WRC programme used the Focus across multiple generations through the 2000s, and cars like this one demonstrate how far removed a World Rally Car became from the showroom model. That dual audience, MotoGP followers and rally purists alike, is exactly why show-event liveries like this one keep steady collector demand years after the event itself.

A Crossover Piece for Two Collecting Circles

At 1:43, this Focus RS WRC works equally well on a dedicated Ford rally shelf or alongside Rossi-branded MotoGP memorabilia. Buyers should expect a sealed, correctly stanced casting with sharp tampo graphics rather than opening panels, consistent with the accessible end of the WRC diecast range. It sits comfortably next to other Focus RS WRC liveries from the same era, and for collectors who enjoy tracking one driver across disciplines, it is a small but genuine piece of that story on the shelf.

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