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Ford Focus RS WRC #5 C. McRae / N. Grist Rally Acropolis Winner 2002 Minichamps 1:43

Ford Focus RS WRC #5 C. McRae / N. Grist Rally Acropolis Winner 2002 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
430028905
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About the Ford Focus RS WRC #5 C. McRae / N. Grist Rally Acropolis Winner 2002 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Focus RS WRC recreates the #5 car of Colin McRae and Nicky Grist, winner of the 2002 Acropolis Rally. Zinc alloy, sealed one-piece body, printed period livery. A named-driver rally casting for a WRC classic collection.

Colin McRae's name still carries weight with British rally fans, and this specific casting documents a genuine rally win rather than a generic Focus WRC livery.

Diecast Construction of the Minichamps Focus RS WRC

The zinc alloy body gives this small casting genuine heft, and being built as one sealed shell lets the model hold the Focus WRC's flared wheel arches and rally lighting pods as crisp cast detail rather than fragile separate fittings. Printed graphics carry the sponsor liveries and the #5 door number with the fine registration this scale demands, a detail that separates a specialist motorsport diecast from a mass-market toy version of the same subject. The rally-spec stance, with its raised ride height and mud flaps, is captured in the casting's proportions rather than left generic.

Rally Heritage and Shelf Context

The Acropolis Rally has long been one of the WRC's toughest gravel events, and a genuine victory there gives this casting a specific, verifiable result to anchor a display around rather than an assumed one. Displayed alongside other early-2000s WRC entries, it documents a period when Ford, Subaru and Peugeot fought closely across a full season, and pairing liveries from that era builds an accurate grid rather than a mixed-decade assortment. At 1:43, several such rally cars sit comfortably along one shelf without the bulk a 1:18 collection would demand.

For anyone building a McRae or Ford WRC theme, this casting offers a factual, named result rather than a decorative approximation.

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