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Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo Group 5 D&W #3 K. Niedzwiedz DRM 1982 Minichamps 1:18

Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo Group 5 D&W #3 K. Niedzwiedz DRM 1982 Minichamps 1:18 100828503 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo reproduces #3, Klaus Niedzwiedz's D&W-liveried entry from the 1982 DRM season. Diecast build renders the extreme wide-arch silhouette permitted under Group 5 regulations. A dramatic follow-up piece to the 1981 Zakspeed Capri for a complete DRM display.
Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo Group 5 D&W #3 K. Niedzwiedz DRM 1982 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
100828503
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About the Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo Group 5 D&W #3 K. Niedzwiedz DRM 1982 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo reproduces #3, Klaus Niedzwiedz's D&W-liveried entry from the 1982 DRM season. Diecast build holds the extreme wide-arch silhouette of Zakspeed's turbocharged racer, continuing a two-season Group 5 story.

A season on from Winkelhock's Nigrin car, Zakspeed's Capri Turbo programme continued into 1982 with Klaus Niedzwiedz behind the wheel and a new D&W sponsor livery.

Niedzwiedz and Zakspeed's Continuing DRM Effort

The Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft's Group 5 class remained one of motorsport's most visually extreme categories through the early 1980s, and Zakspeed kept developing the Capri Turbo's tube-frame chassis and flared bodywork season on season to stay competitive against Porsche's factory-backed turbo efforts. Klaus Niedzwiedz took over the #3 car for 1982, running under a new D&W livery that distinguished his campaign visually from the previous year's Nigrin-sponsored entry even though the underlying silhouette racer shared its dramatic proportions. Tracking a team's livery changes season by season is a genuine part of studying this era of German touring car racing.

A Second Zakspeed Livery in Diecast Form

Set beside the 1981 car, this model's real interest lies in the livery differences Minichamps has captured with the same tampo-printed precision, the D&W colours and sponsor placement rendered as distinctly as the Nigrin scheme on its stablemate. The flared arches and wide stance remain identical in engineering terms, so the panel gaps and body proportions should match closely between the two years, which is itself worth checking when displaying them side by side. Diecast weight and build quality carry over consistently across Minichamps' Group 5 range. Together, the two cars form a genuine two-season Zakspeed study rather than two unrelated race liveries.

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