10% off your first order — create a free account

Create free account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before dispatch ✓ Secure checkout
My account

Subaru Impreza #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya 2nd Place Rally Monte Carlo 1995 Kyosho 1:18

Subaru Impreza #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya 2nd Place Rally Monte Carlo 1995 Kyosho 1:18 08962B Diecast
1 / 9
Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Subaru Impreza reproduces car #5, driven by Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya to second place at the 1995 Monte Carlo Rally. Finished in Subaru's blue and gold 555 works livery and cast in zinc alloy with correct works detailing, it captures the season that brought Sainz into Subaru's line-up alongside Colin McRae. A near-miss story rather than a straightforward winner's replica, and a genuine talking point for a WRC display.
Subaru Impreza #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya 2nd Place Rally Monte Carlo 1995 Kyosho 1:18
Current price: £180.00

Price shown excluding UK VAT. Import VAT and the courier's customs clearance fee are collected on delivery.

Last one in stock
Estimated delivery: 10-14.09.2026
Delivery from £9.00 Tracked & insured
10% off your first order — create a free account
Pay securely with
Specifications
Car Brand
Subaru
Model Manufacturer
Kyosho
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
08962B
Genuine articles Sourced from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Hassle-free returns 14-day no-quibble returns
Secure payment Bank-level encryption

About the Subaru Impreza #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya 2nd Place Rally Monte Carlo 1995 Kyosho 1:18

TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Subaru Impreza #5 reproduces Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya's second-place finish at the 1995 Monte Carlo Rally, cast in zinc alloy with the blue and gold 555 works livery. A near-miss result from the season Sainz joined Subaru's works team, and a genuine talking point alongside the era's outright winners.

Not every rally model on a shelf needs to be a winner. Second place at Monte Carlo, in the season Carlos Sainz swapped Toyota for Subaru's works team, tells a more interesting story than most outright victories.

The Season Sainz Joined Subaru's Works Team

A New Pairing Alongside McRae

For 1995, Subaru's works effort paired the experienced Carlos Sainz, already a WRC champion with Toyota, alongside a rising Colin McRae, creating one of the strongest driver line-ups on the calendar that season. Monte Carlo, as the season opener, set an early tone for how competitive that pairing would be, and Sainz and Luis Moya's runner-up finish there showed the Impreza was already a genuine front-running proposition rather than a car still finding its feet in works competition.

What Second Place Actually Represents

A runner-up result carries a different kind of collecting value than an outright win. It represents a car and driver combination that was fast enough to challenge for victory but came up just short, which for a model display often makes for a more textured story than a clean winner's car, especially set against a season that ultimately delivered Subaru and Colin McRae the drivers' and manufacturers' titles.

Kyosho's 555 Livery in 1:18 Diecast

Blue and Gold Registration

Subaru's works blue with gold BBS-style wheel detailing is one of the most recognisable liveries in rally history, and getting the balance right between the two colours matters more than it might seem. Kyosho's application keeps the gold sponsor graphics crisp against the deep blue body, with clean edges around the door number 5 and no bleed where the colours meet across the door shut lines. The zinc alloy body gives the model real weight, and the panel gaps stay tight and consistent around the bonnet and boot.

Works Detailing at a Mid-Tier Finish

The bonnet-mounted lighting pods, roof scoop, and underbody protection are all represented, giving the model the visual signature of a fully prepared works car rather than a road-spec Impreza with a livery applied over the top. This sits at a standard mid-tier diecast finish, which means honest, consistent panel work and correct livery detail rather than the hand-finished paint depth of ultra-premium resin, a fair trade for collectors who want an accurate 555-era Impreza without investment-tier pricing.

Displaying a Near-Miss Alongside the Winners

At roughly 24cm long, this Impreza shares its footprint with other 1:18 555-liveried Subarus, so it slots easily beside McRae's title-winning cars from the same era without crowding a shelf. Building a 1995 season display around results rather than just victories, the runner-up alongside the winner, gives a collection genuine narrative depth instead of a row of identical trophies. For collectors already tracking Sainz's career across Toyota and Subaru, this Monte Carlo entry marks the exact point his story moved to the blue and gold.

Same marque, same scale

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 scale Porsche model on a clean studio backdrop — Models118 first-order offer
£180.00
£180.00
0