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Lancia Stratos HF #6 B. Darniche / A. Mahé Winners Tour de France Automobile 1975 Minichamps 1:18

Lancia Stratos HF #6 B. Darniche / A. Mahé Winners Tour de France Automobile 1975 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Lancia
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155751706
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About the Lancia Stratos HF #6 B. Darniche / A. Mahé Winners Tour de France Automobile 1975 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the #6 Lancia Stratos HF, driven by Bernard Darniche and Alain Mahé to victory at the 1975 Tour de France Automobile. The wedge-shaped rally icon carries genuine period-winning provenance in this replica.

The Stratos was the first car purpose-built for rallying rather than adapted from a road model, and Darniche's Tour de France win shows exactly why Lancia's gamble paid off.

Reproducing the Stratos's Purpose-Built Wedge

The Stratos's short wheelbase and dramatic wedge nose make it one of the more distinctive shapes in rally history, and diecast construction suits its sharp creases better than a softer material would. Minichamps' body captures the wraparound windscreen and the pop-up headlamp housings that gave the Stratos its aggressive face, and the doors open to reveal a cabin trimmed close to the spartan works specification rather than a road car interior. Darniche's Alitalia-adjacent scheme carries bold red striping over white, and the model's tampo work keeps that livery crisp along the wheel arches and bonnet vents. In the hand, the metal build gives a density that matches the car's reputation as a genuinely serious competition tool.

A Winning Result Within Stratos Collecting

Because so many Stratos liveries exist across its long competition career, a genuine race-winning result like the 1975 Tour de France Automobile gives this particular example real standing over a generic display livery. Alongside other period Stratos entries, it anchors a WRC Classic collection with a documented result rather than just a recognisable shape, which matters to a collector who researches provenance before buying.

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