
Opel Calibra V6 #10 Y. Dalmas DTM 1995 UT Models 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Opel
- Manufacturer
- UT Models
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 180954210
- Year
- 1995
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138014565
About the Opel Calibra V6 #10 Y. Dalmas DTM 1995 UT Models 1:18
TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast reproduces Yannick Dalmas's #10 Opel Calibra V6 from the 1995 DTM season. Class 1 regulations pushed touring cars toward near-prototype engineering, and this factory Opel livery captures that peak before the championship's costs forced its collapse.
By 1995, DTM's Class 1 rules had turned humble touring cars into something closer to silhouette racers, and Opel's works Calibra program sat at the center of that arms race.
UT Models' Livery Reproduction on the Calibra V6
UT Models, the Hong Kong-based diecast producer whose motorsport tooling later evolved into what became AUTOart, built its 1990s reputation on exactly this kind of factory-liveried touring car diecast. The Calibra's flared arches and low, wide stance come through clearly at 1:18, and the sponsor graphics sit crisp rather than smudged, a detail that separates period-correct diecast from generic repaints. The V6 sat naturally aspirated at roughly 2.5 liters under Class 1 rules, producing well over 400 horsepower in a shell barely resembling the road-going Calibra beneath the widened bodywork. Diecast construction gives the model real weight in hand, with opening doors typical of the tier, though the aggressive aero pieces are molded fixed for structural integrity.
Racing at the Edge of DTM's Technical Ceiling
Opel Team Rosberg, run by 1982 F1 champion Keke Rosberg, fielded the Calibra alongside Mercedes and Alfa Romeo in a season where development budgets spiraled faster than spectator interest could sustain. Dalmas, a French driver with sports-car and Le Mans credentials, represented the international flavor Class 1 attracted before it priced itself out of existence within two seasons. For a US collector building a DTM-era shelf, this Calibra pairs naturally with Mercedes or Alfa entries from the same grid, telling the story of touring car racing's brief, expensive golden age.















