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Opel Calibra #7 M. Reuter ITC Champion 1996 UT Models 1:18

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Opel Calibra #7 M. Reuter ITC Champion 1996 UT Models 1:18 180964307 Diecast
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UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra reproduces Manuel Reuter's number 7 car from the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season he won outright.
Opel Calibra #7 M. Reuter ITC Champion 1996 UT Models 1:18
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Brand
Opel
Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180964307
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About the Opel Calibra #7 M. Reuter ITC Champion 1996 UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: This UT Models 1:18 diecast recreates Manuel Reuter's championship-winning Opel Calibra from the 1996 ITC season, number 7. The Calibra's coupe silhouette and V6 4x4 touring car livery make it a defining piece for anyone collecting the short-lived International Touring Car Championship.

The Calibra's sleek coupe shape looked more like a sports car than a race sedan, and Opel's V6 4x4 program turned that shape into a genuine championship winner in the ITC's brief but intense run.

UT Models' Detail Work on the Calibra Coupe

The Calibra's smooth, low-slung bodywork gives a diecast manufacturer less room to hide tooling shortcuts than a boxier sedan silhouette would, and UT Models' zinc alloy body holds that shape with clean, consistent lines along the roof and hatch. The metal construction gives the model real weight on a shelf, noticeably more substantial than a resin piece of similar size, and the opening doors and hood typical of this manufacturer's work let a collector inspect the cockpit roll cage detail underneath. Livery printing on the wide rear haunches is where the model earns or loses its accuracy, and this rendition keeps the Opel sponsor graphics sharp across the curved bodywork.

Reuter's 1996 ITC Championship

Manuel Reuter's title in the International Touring Car Championship's 1996 season came during the format's final year before the series folded, a fate shared with the DTM's earlier Class 1 collapse. The Calibra's V6 4x4 drivetrain made it one of the more technically sophisticated touring cars of the mid-1990s, and Reuter's championship-winning run stands as the model's defining moment. That short window makes period-correct replicas like this one a specific target for collectors tracing the ITC's compressed but memorable history.

Displaying a Piece of a Short-Lived Series

The Calibra's coupe roofline sits lower than most sedan-based touring cars of its generation, so it reads well as a visual break in a shelf lineup dominated by boxier silhouettes. Displayed alongside Alfa Romeo or Mercedes rivals from the same ITC seasons, it fills out a series whose factory involvement ended almost as quickly as it began. For a 1996 championship car, that context matters more than raw detail count, and this model delivers it.

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