
Renault 12 Gordini Blue Solido 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Renault
- Manufacturer
- Solido
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 00195596
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Modern Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3467451189055
About the Renault 12 Gordini Blue Solido 1:18
TL;DR: Solido's 1:18 diecast Renault 12 Gordini in blue reproduces the performance-tuned family sedan Renault built with input from Amédée Gordini's tuning workshop. French diecast heritage meets a genuine 1970s rally-bred sedan, a solid pick for a Renault or Gordini-badge display.
Renault built the standard 12 as a straightforward family sedan, but the Gordini badge turned it into something else entirely, a car with genuine competition breeding hiding under ordinary sedan bodywork.
Gordini's Touch on an Everyday Sedan
Amédée Gordini's tuning outfit had already built a reputation sharpening Renault's smaller cars before turning its attention to the 12, adding a livelier engine tune, sportier trim, and the distinctive blue-with-white-stripe livery that became Gordini's visual signature across several Renault models. The result was a sedan that looked ordinary at a glance but carried genuine rally pedigree underneath, part of a broader French tradition of turning family cars into competition-capable machines without abandoning their everyday usability. That duality is exactly what makes the Gordini badge collectible today.
Solido's French Diecast Heritage on Display
Solido has built diecast models in France since the early 1930s, and this Renault 12 Gordini sits comfortably within that long specialization in domestic French subjects. The blue finish reads clean and period-correct, with diecast construction giving the sedan a solid, honest weight in hand. It's a straightforward but well-chosen subject: a hot version of an everyday car, built by a manufacturer with genuine roots in French automotive history, making it a natural fit for any Renault or Gordini-themed shelf.














