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Opel Manta 400 #11 R. Brookes / M. Broad RAC Rally 1985 IXO 1:18

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Opel Manta 400 #11 R. Brookes / M. Broad RAC Rally 1985 IXO 1:18 18RMC099 Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Opel Manta 400 reproduces car #11 driven by R. Brookes and M. Broad at the 1985 RAC Rally. The zinc alloy body is a fixed one-piece casting with the Manta's flared arches and period rally graphics. A distinctive Group B era piece for a rally collection.
Opel Manta 400 #11 R. Brookes / M. Broad RAC Rally 1985 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Opel
Model Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC099
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About the Opel Manta 400 #11 R. Brookes / M. Broad RAC Rally 1985 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Opel Manta 400 recreates car #11 from the 1985 RAC Rally, driven by R. Brookes and M. Broad. The zinc alloy body is a fixed one-piece casting with the 400's flared arches. A less common Group B rally subject worth seeking out.

The Manta 400 gave Opel a competitive Group B contender that leaned on rear-wheel drive and mechanical simplicity rather than four-wheel-drive complexity, and the RAC Rally forests were exactly the sort of demanding terrain where its balance was tested hardest.

Diecast Detail on the Manta's Flared Bodywork

This model is cast as a fixed, one-piece zinc alloy shell, with the Manta's flared wheel arches and boxy rear spoiler picked out in crisp, well-defined lines. Diecast handles this kind of angular, homologated bodywork confidently, holding the arch extensions square and even rather than softening them the way a smaller-scale plastic model might. The exterior carries the full weight of the model's detail since there are no opening panels: scribed body seams stay tight, the auxiliary lamp mounts on the front bumper are neatly rendered, and the rally graphics for this Brookes and Broad entry are printed with clean edges against the base colour. Metal construction gives the model real heft for its compact coupe size, which suits a car that always looked more substantial than its road-going Manta B underpinnings.

Collecting the Manta 400's RAC Rally Era

This car sits well within a Group B theme alongside its sister car #14 from the same 1985 RAC Rally, letting a collector display two liveries from the same works effort side by side. At 1:18 the Manta's coupe proportions give it a distinctly different silhouette to the four-wheel-drive hatchbacks that eventually eclipsed it, useful for showing the range of approaches Group B teams tried before the category's abrupt end. Diecast rally models of this era remain accessible in price, making it realistic to collect several Manta 400 liveries without the cost climbing the way a resin-only subject might, and the Manta's relative rarity on UK shelves compared with Escort or Sierra models gives it a genuine point of difference.

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