
Tatra 87 Silver & Dark Red MCG 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Tatra
- Manufacturer
- MCG
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- MCG18067
- Year
- 1938
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Tatra 87 Silver & Dark Red MCG 1:18
TL;DR: MCG's 1:18 diecast reproduces the 1938 Tatra 87 in silver and dark red, a Czechoslovak sedan built around aerodynamic principles and a rear-mounted air-cooled V8. This two-tone treatment makes an already rare subject even more distinctive on a display shelf.
A two-tone Tatra 87 stands out even among other examples of an already unusual car, since most surviving originals wore single-color finishes.
A Two-Tone Take on an Already Distinctive Shape
The silver upper body against dark red lower panels emphasizes the Tatra 87's tapered, fin-backed profile in a way a single color would not, drawing attention to the sculpted transition between the passenger cabin and the streamlined tail. MCG's diecast keeps the car's split windshield and rear-mounted engine cover accurate to the source, and the two-tone split line follows the body's natural character line rather than an arbitrary division. For a subject this visually unusual already, the added color contrast only sharpens its shelf presence.
An Enduring Engineering Statement From the Late 1930s
By 1938, Tatra had refined its streamlined formula further, and the 87 remained one of the most aerodynamically ambitious production cars in the world, built around a lightweight air-cooled V8 mounted behind the passengers. That combination of rear-engine packaging and aerodynamic bodywork has long fascinated automotive historians, and the car's design influence is still discussed today wherever pre-war streamlining is studied seriously.
A Companion Piece for a Tatra or Streamlining Display
Paired with other Tatra 87 liveries or contemporary streamlined designs, this two-tone example adds visual variety to what is already a niche, engineering-focused corner of pre-war collecting.






