
Ford Escort Cosworth #1 C. Hurtgen DTT 1994 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 430948201
- Year
- 1994
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- 90s Touring
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138010604
About the Ford Escort Cosworth #1 C. Hurtgen DTT 1994 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the #1 Ford Escort Cosworth driven by C. Hurtgen in the 1994 German touring car season. It is a compact, livery-specific piece for collectors building out the mid-90s German touring grid beyond the era's better-known Mercedes and Alfa entries.
Ford's touring car efforts in the 1990s rarely get the same shelf space as the period's dominant manufacturers, which is exactly why a correctly numbered Escort Cosworth is worth having.
A Small-Scale Slice of 90s Touring Racing
At 1:43, Minichamps keeps the Escort Cosworth's boxy silhouette and its distinctive rear wing intact, two details that matter more than mechanical accuracy at this size for identifying the car at a glance. The #1 livery and Hurtgen driver credit ground this specific model in an actual season entry rather than a generic Escort repaint, which is the standard collectors should hold any period touring car replica to. Panel lines and printed sponsor graphics stay crisp enough to read from display distance, and the compact footprint means several seasons of touring cars can sit across one shelf without crowding.
Positioning the Escort Cosworth in a Touring Collection
German touring car racing through the mid-1990s ran alongside DTM's better-documented factory battles, giving smaller manufacturer entries like Ford's Escort Cosworth program a place in the broader story without the same depth of coverage. Collecting a car like this rewards someone building a fuller picture of the era rather than just its headline results, and it sits comfortably beside contemporary Minichamps releases from the same touring car seasons. As an entry point into 1990s German touring history that costs less attention and shelf space than a 1:18 equivalent, it does its job well.















