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Opel Manta 400 Rothmans #8 J. McRae / I. Grindrod Lombard RAC Rally 1983 IXO 1:18

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Opel Manta 400 Rothmans #8 J. McRae / I. Grindrod Lombard RAC Rally 1983 IXO 1:18 18RMC038A Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Opel Manta 400 reproduces Jimmy McRae and Ian Grindrod's #8 Rothmans-liveried car from the 1983 Lombard RAC Rally. This is a used model with a fixed, sealed body, and the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A significant British rally subject for any Group B collection.
Opel Manta 400 Rothmans #8 J. McRae / I. Grindrod Lombard RAC Rally 1983 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Opel
Model Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
18RMC038A
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About the Opel Manta 400 Rothmans #8 J. McRae / I. Grindrod Lombard RAC Rally 1983 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: This IXO Opel Manta 400 1:18 reproduces Jimmy McRae's Rothmans-liveried #8 car from the 1983 Lombard RAC Rally, cast as a sealed one-piece diecast body. It is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. A striking British rally subject from the closing Group B years.

The Lombard RAC Rally was Britain's own round of the world championship, and this red-and-white Rothmans Manta carried that home-soil rivalry directly onto the forest stages.

Diecast Detail on a Rothmans-Liveried Manta 400

Zinc alloy gives this Manta 400 a solid, dense feel in the hand that suits a homologation special built around real mechanical substance rather than styling alone. IXO casts it as a sealed, one-piece body, so the rally kit, the flared wheel arches, front air dam and bonnet-mounted driving lights, all sit on continuous exterior surfaces without moving panels. The Rothmans livery, with its distinctive red-and-white sponsor branding, is applied cleanly against the bodywork, and the panel lines around the arches and doors are scribed sharply enough to suggest the car's aggressive stance without any hinge tolerance to widen them. Under direct light the paint holds an even gloss, and the rally plates and door numbers are registered precisely, a detail that matters on a livery this recognisable.

McRae, Opel, and the 1983 RAC Rally

Jimmy McRae campaigned the Manta 400 through the early 1980s as Opel's answer to the era's homologation-special rally cars, and the Lombard RAC Rally, run on Britain's own forest stages, was one of the season's most prestigious rounds for a home driver. That British pedigree, paired with Opel's competitive rear-wheel-drive package against the four-wheel-drive Group B cars beginning to emerge, makes this a genuinely significant subject from a transitional period in rallying.

Displaying This Manta 400

This model is used, and its box carries the traces of storage typical of a collectible kept on a shelf, with the casting itself remaining sound. Alongside other early-1980s rally subjects or British motorsport pieces, the Manta 400's bold Rothmans colours give a display genuine visual punch.

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