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Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 #66 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 MCG 1:18

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Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 #66 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 MCG 1:18 MCG18813R Diecast
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MCG's 1:18 diecast Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 reproduces car #66 from the 1981 Le Mans entry list. This new, boxed model has a sealed one-piece body, so the flared Group 5 bodywork carries every panel line and rivet on its exterior. Pairs naturally with the sister #65 car for a period Le Mans pairing.
Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 #66 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 MCG 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Lancia
Model Manufacturer
MCG
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
MCG18813R
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About the Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 #66 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 MCG 1:18

TL;DR: MCG's 1:18 diecast Lancia Beta Montecarlo Gr.5 reproduces the #66 entry from the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans. The body is a sealed one-piece casting with no opening panels, and this example is new and boxed. Ideal paired with its #65 team-mate for a matched grid display.

Lancia fielded more than one Beta Montecarlo at the 1981 Le Mans, and having both car numbers available lets a collector recreate the full works effort rather than a single isolated entry.

Diecast Build of the Beta Montecarlo Gr.5

This is zinc alloy diecast, and the heft in the hand is immediate once the model is lifted from its tray, a solidity that plastic display pieces simply cannot match. The body is sealed, so the deeply flared arches, front splitter and side skirt vents that defined Group 5 silhouette racing are all cast into a single continuous shell rather than assembled from separate panels. That approach suits the subject well, since the real car's bodywork was itself a bolted extension over a production shell, and a one-piece casting reproduces that riveted, over-fendered look with tighter surface consistency than a hinged model would allow. Livery on the #66 car differs from its sister entry in number and minor sponsor placement, and checking tampo sharpness along the flanks is the natural first inspection point.

Pairing Sister Cars on a Le Mans Shelf

At around 22 to 24cm, this sits well beside other Group 5 and Group C 1:18 prototypes, and displaying #65 and #66 together recreates the two-car works entry rather than a single number in isolation, which is exactly the kind of pairing endurance racing collectors look for. Since this example arrives new and boxed, there is nothing to inspect beyond the usual check of panel gaps and livery registration before it takes its place. A Le Mans entry from this era brings a genuinely different silhouette to a shelf than later prototype shapes, and having the full team pairing available is a rare chance worth taking.

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