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Honda RA272 #11 R. Ginther Mexican Grand Prix 1965 AUTOart 1:18

Honda RA272 #11 R. Ginther Mexican Grand Prix 1965 AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Honda
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
86597
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About the Honda RA272 #11 R. Ginther Mexican Grand Prix 1965 AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Honda RA272 #11 reproduces Richie Ginther's winning car from the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, Honda's first Formula 1 victory. This is a used model, box showing storage marks, casting unaffected. A landmark subject for a Japanese motorsport or vintage F1 shelf.

Honda's arrival in Formula 1 was ambitious, and Ginther's win at Mexico in 1965 remains the moment that ambition first paid off, a story this AUTOart diecast tells through its precise period livery.

AUTOart's Single-Seater Build and This Copy's Condition

The diecast body's zinc alloy construction lets AUTOart hold the RA272's narrow, transverse V12-covered rear end and slim open cockpit with the fine detail a subject from this era demands. Race number 11 and Honda's period livery sit crisply across the bodywork, and opening panels reveal engine and cockpit detail true to the car's genuinely minimalist 1965 construction. This is a used model, and its outer box shows traces of storage rather than shop-fresh condition, though the casting itself carries no such wear. Given the RA272's significance, an accurate livery matters more here than box presentation, and this piece delivers exactly that.

Why the RA272 Matters in Motorsport History

Richie Ginther's victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix gave Honda its first Formula 1 win, a landmark for a Japanese manufacturer competing in a field still dominated by European teams at the time. Displayed alongside other 1960s single-seaters or Japanese motorsport subjects, this model documents the start of a relationship between Honda and grand prix racing that would resurface repeatedly in later decades, giving a collection genuine historical weight beyond its compact footprint.

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