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Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Minichamps 1:43

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Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Minichamps 1:43 400078446 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the Ford Focus RS WRC #46 that Valentino Rossi and co-driver Carlo Cassina drove at the 2007 Monza Rally Show, its sealed one-piece body carrying the full rally livery in crisp tampo printing across the flared arches. Rossi's rallying appearances away from MotoGP added genuine crossover appeal to this exhibition event, and the diecast keeps the car's stage-ready aero and number board correctly proportioned. A distinctive piece for a WRC or motorsport-crossover shelf.
Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Minichamps 1:43
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Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
400078446
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About the Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Focus RS WRC #46 reproduces Valentino Rossi and Carlo Cassina's entry at the 2007 Monza Rally Show. The sealed body carries a tampo-printed rally livery over correctly flared arches and rally aero. A distinctive crossover piece for a WRC or motorsport shelf.

Monza Rally Show has spent years drawing racing drivers and riders from outside the WRC into exhibition stages, and Valentino Rossi's regular appearances there are the best-known example of that crossover. Minichamps' 1:43 Focus RS WRC reproduces his 2007 entry with Cassina alongside him.

Valentino Rossi's Rally Crossover

A MotoGP Champion Behind the Wheel

Valentino Rossi has used the off-season Monza Rally Show for years as a way to indulge his genuine enthusiasm for rallying outside his day job on two wheels, and his appearances there have become one of the event's biggest draws. In 2007 he shared the Focus RS WRC with co-driver Carlo Cassina, running car #46 on an exhibition format built around short, spectator-friendly stages rather than a full championship round. That crossover appeal, a world champion motorcycle racer competing seriously in a rally car, gives this specific model a story that a standard WRC-season entry does not carry.

Why This Specific Car Matters

Reproducing the #46 car from this one event rewards a manufacturer with genuine reference material for Rossi's specific livery and number board, since Monza Rally Show entries often carried variations from full-season WRC liveries. Getting that detail right is what separates a collectible tied to a real, documented appearance from a generic Focus WRC finished in a plausible-looking scheme.

Sealed-Body Diecast and Rally Livery Detail

Tampo Printing Across Flared Arches

This Focus RS WRC is cast as a sealed, one-piece diecast body, so the sponsor decals and number 46 board run continuously across the widened arches and bonnet without a hinge line breaking the graphics anywhere the real car did not carry one. Tampo printing keeps the lettering sharp against the rally livery's base colours, and the flared bodywork, roof scoop and rally lighting pod are cast into the shell rather than added as separate parts, which avoids fit-line compromises a movable panel construction would introduce.

Rally Stance and Wheel Detail

The car's rally-correct ride height, raised for rough-stage clearance rather than lowered like a circuit racer, and its gravel-pattern wheel offset are set to match the exhibition specification rather than a tarmac WRC configuration. That distinction matters to a collector who knows the difference between a rally car set up for stages and one set up for a circuit.

Two Collections at Once

This model sits comfortably in two different collections at once: a WRC-themed rally shelf, or a motorsport-crossover display built around drivers who competed outside their primary discipline. Either angle gives the piece more resonance than a generic championship-season Focus WRC would carry alone. At 1:43, it is an accessible way to own a specific, documented moment from Rossi's rallying sideline.

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