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Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #9 J. Haxhe / P. Toussaint 24 Hours of Spa 1970 Minichamps 1:18

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Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #9 J. Haxhe / P. Toussaint 24 Hours of Spa 1970 Minichamps 1:18 107704609 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Opel Commodore A reproduces car number 9, driven by J. Haxhe and P. Toussaint at the 1970 Spa 24 Hours in full Steinmetz race livery. Flared touring car arches and clean decal registration mark it as a genuine team entry. Pairs naturally with the sister car, number 11, from the same weekend to complete the story.
Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #9 J. Haxhe / P. Toussaint 24 Hours of Spa 1970 Minichamps 1:18
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Car Brand
Opel
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
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107704609
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About the Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #9 J. Haxhe / P. Toussaint 24 Hours of Spa 1970 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Opel Commodore A reproduces car number 9, driven by J. Haxhe and P. Toussaint at the 1970 Spa 24 Hours, wearing full Steinmetz race livery and flared touring car bodywork. A companion piece to the team's sister entry from the same event.

Spa's 24-hour race has always rewarded local knowledge as much as raw pace, and this Steinmetz Commodore A carried a driver pairing at home on the Ardennes circuit. Minichamps documents car number 9 from that 1970 running in diecast.

A Home Race for the Steinmetz Effort

Haxhe, Toussaint and the Belgian Entry

Spa 24 Hours has long drawn drivers with genuine knowledge of the circuit's demanding Ardennes layout, and this entry, driven by Haxhe and Toussaint, ran as part of the wider Steinmetz touring car effort that fielded multiple Commodore A saloons at the 1970 race. Fielding more than one car at the same event was standard practice for a serious touring car programme, spreading the risk of mechanical failure across the team while giving Steinmetz multiple chances at a strong result. Minichamps documents car number 9 specifically, distinct from its sister entry from the same weekend.

Steinmetz Livery Rendered in Diecast

The Commodore A's Steinmetz livery carries sponsor graphics and the team's identifying colours across flat saloon body panels, and Minichamps applies the number 9 and surrounding decals with the same clean registration found across the maker's touring car range. The flared arches needed to cover wider racing tyres sit correctly proud of the standard bodywork, a modification shared with the team's other Spa entry but carrying its own number and sponsor placement here.

Diecast Detail on a Purpose-Built Saloon

Cabin Stripped for Endurance Racing

Inside, the model reflects a cabin built for a 24-hour effort rather than road use, with a simplified dashboard and the roll protection period endurance racers required, detail that separates this Steinmetz build clearly from a standard road-going Commodore's trimmed interior. The bonnet opens to show the tuned straight-six beneath, the mechanical heart of a programme built to survive a full day and night of racing rather than just a short sprint.

Shut Lines and Weight on a Boxy Body

The Commodore A's straightforward, upright saloon shape holds tight, consistent shut lines around the doors and boot in diecast, panels considerably easier to render accurately than a curved coachbuilt body. The zinc alloy casting carries real weight for its size, and the flared touring car arches read as a deliberate addition rather than a smoothed-over afterthought, exactly as they appeared on the actual race car.

Scale and Pairing With the Sister Entry

At 1:18, this Commodore A runs to roughly 24 centimetres, the same footprint as the team's other Spa entry, which makes displaying the two side by side an easy way to show a full team effort rather than a single livery in isolation. The shared flared-arch stance and straight-six proportions read identically between the two cars, with only the sponsor placement and race number distinguishing one from the other, exactly as a viewer would have seen them in the pit lane in 1970. A 1:43 pairing would save shelf space but lose exactly the flared-arch detail and decal legibility that make comparing the two liveries worthwhile at this larger scale.

Collection Context

This car suits a collector already building the 1970 Spa 24 Hours story through the sister car numbered 11, since owning both completes the documented Steinmetz effort at that race rather than leaving it half told. At a standard diecast price point, the pair offers a coherent, affordable way to represent a full touring car team entry rather than committing significant budget to a single hero livery. Judged individually, either car stands on its own merits, but the documented pairing is what turns two diecast saloons into a genuine piece of motorsport history.

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