
Citroen C35 Peugeot Talbot Sport Assistance 1985 IXO 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Citroen
- Manufacturer
- IXO
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 18RMC019X
- Year
- 1985
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Special Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4895102326006
About the Citroen C35 Peugeot Talbot Sport Assistance 1985 IXO 1:18
TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Citroen C35 recreates the Peugeot Talbot Sport assistance van from the 1985 Group B rally season. A distinctive service-vehicle subject that adds real context to a rally-era display beyond the rally cars themselves.
Every legendary Group B rally season depended on support vehicles most fans never saw at the finish line, and this van was one of them.
IXO's Rally-Adjacent Vehicle Specialization
IXO has built a substantial catalog around rally-era subjects, and its range extends well beyond the hero cars into team trucks, service vans, and assistance vehicles that carried spares and mechanics between stages. At 1:18, this Citroen C35's boxy van body and simple panel work reproduce cleanly in diecast, and the Peugeot Talbot Sport livery, with its period sponsor decals, is applied with the same tampo-printing care IXO gives its rally-car range. The subject matter is inherently less dramatic than a 205 T16 mid-corner, but the execution treats it with genuine respect rather than as an afterthought.
Group B's Behind-the-Scenes Machinery
Peugeot Talbot Sport ran one of the most dominant Group B operations of the mid-1980s, and a rally campaign at that level required a logistics fleet nearly as coordinated as the racing itself. A service van like this one traveled the same rally routes as the 205 T16, arriving ahead of or behind the competition cars to keep them running. For a collector building a full Group B display, adding the support vehicles alongside the rally cars tells a more complete story of what that era of motorsport actually required, and this C35 is a rare way to do it.















