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Volvo 142 #29 M. Alen / I. Kivimaki Rally 1000 Lakes 1973 MCG 1:18

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Volvo 142 #29 M. Alen / I. Kivimaki Rally 1000 Lakes 1973 MCG 1:18 MCG18528R Diecast
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MCG's 1:18 diecast Volvo 142 recreates car #29, Markku Alen's 1973 Rally 1000 Lakes entry with co-driver I. Kivimaki. A young Alen behind the wheel of a boxy Swedish saloon gives this rally livery genuine early-career significance.
Volvo 142 #29 M. Alen / I. Kivimaki Rally 1000 Lakes 1973 MCG 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Volvo
Model Manufacturer
MCG
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
MCG18528R
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About the Volvo 142 #29 M. Alen / I. Kivimaki Rally 1000 Lakes 1973 MCG 1:18

TL;DR: MCG's 1:18 diecast Volvo 142 reproduces car #29, Markku Alen's 1973 Rally 1000 Lakes entry with co-driver I. Kivimaki. This rally-liveried Volvo captures a slice of a driver who would go on to become one of Finland's most decorated rally champions.

Rally 1000 Lakes rewarded drivers who could read Finland's fast, crested gravel roads by instinct, and Markku Alen built the early foundations of a legendary rally career on exactly those roads, in cars considerably less sophisticated than the ones that would later make him famous.

MCG's Rally-Spec Detailing on a Boxy Saloon

Turning a boxy road saloon into a rally car changes its stance more than its shape, and MCG reflects that with raised ground clearance and rally tyres fitted to the Volvo's otherwise unchanged 140-series bodywork. The #29 livery's number boards and sponsor graphics are applied to the model's flat, unadorned panels, a shape that actually makes graphic registration easier than on a curved modern rally car. Auxiliary lights mounted ahead of the grille, essential for night stages on rough Finnish roads, are correctly positioned and proportioned rather than treated as an afterthought. The diecast build's weight matches MCG's other 140-series releases, so the rally specification here comes through in the model's detailing and stance rather than any difference in underlying construction quality.

A Young Alen on Finland's Home Rally

Rally 1000 Lakes, held on Alen's home roads, gave Finnish drivers a genuine advantage through local knowledge of roads other competitors saw only once, and this 1973 entry captures Alen relatively early in a career that would eventually include a world championship title and decades of competitive rallying. Volvo's saloons were never the dominant rally weapon of this era, giving the entry an underdog character that adds to its appeal beyond simple driver recognition. For a collection tracing early-career entries from major rally champions, or built around 1970s Scandinavian rallying specifically, this Volvo 142 documents a genuine, lesser-known chapter in Alen's long competitive history.

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