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Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 S. Modena DTM 2000 Action 1:18

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Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 S. Modena DTM 2000 Action 1:18 AC8004816 Diecast
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Action's 1:18 diecast Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 reproduces Stefano Modena's factory entry in the 2000 DTM season. Diecast construction covers Opel's works effort in Germany's premier touring-car championship, a solid addition to a DTM or German touring-car display.
Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 S. Modena DTM 2000 Action 1:18
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Brand
Opel
Manufacturer
Action
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
AC8004816
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About the Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 S. Modena DTM 2000 Action 1:18

TL;DR: Action's 1:18 diecast Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 reproduces Stefano Modena's factory Opel entry in the 2000 DTM season. Diecast construction documents Opel's works effort against Mercedes and Audi in Germany's leading touring-car championship at the turn of the millennium.

DTM in 2000 was a genuine three-way factory fight between Opel, Mercedes, and Audi, and this Astra represents Opel's side of that battle directly.

Diecast Coverage of a Factory Touring-Car Program

This Astra's #16 livery carries Opel's factory sponsor graphics with clean, well-defined edges, and the V8 Coupe's aggressive, widened touring-car bodywork, far removed from a standard road-going Astra, comes through with confident proportions. The DTM regulations of this era produced some of the most extreme silhouette race cars in touring-car history, and this diecast reflects that with a low stance and aggressive front splitter that make the model unmistakably a factory racer rather than a modified road car.

An Italian Driver in Germany's Home Championship

Stefano Modena, a former Formula 1 driver, competed for Opel's factory DTM team during this period, part of a grid that also drew talent from across international motorsport into Germany's domestic series. Opel's factory presence in DTM was a serious commitment, competing head-to-head against Mercedes and Audi's own works programs for national touring-car supremacy.

A Solid Addition to a DTM-Era Collection

For a collector tracking DTM's silhouette-car era specifically, this Astra fills the Opel side of a rivalry that also needs its Mercedes and Audi counterparts to tell the full story.

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