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BMW M3 E30 #3 J. Richards Austrian Airlines ATCC 1987 AUTOart 1:18

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BMW M3 E30 #3 J. Richards Austrian Airlines ATCC 1987 AUTOart 1:18 88745 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast BMW M3 E30 wears Jim Richards' #3 Austrian Airlines livery from the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship. Doors and hood open for Group A cabin and engine detail. A companion piece for collectors already tracking E30 M3 racing history across Australian series.
BMW M3 E30 #3 J. Richards Austrian Airlines ATCC 1987 AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
88745
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About the BMW M3 E30 #3 J. Richards Austrian Airlines ATCC 1987 AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast BMW M3 E30 recreates Jim Richards' #3 Austrian Airlines livery from the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship. Doors and hood open onto full Group A cabin detail. A companion entry for any E30 M3 racing collection.

The E30 M3 arrived in Group A racing as a genuinely engineered homologation special, and by 1987 it had already begun proving its worth against established Australian touring car regulars.

AUTOart's Panel Fit and Livery Work

This M3 is built in zinc-alloy diecast with the tighter tolerances AUTOart's motorsport range was known for through the 1990s and early 2000s, and it shows in how cleanly the Austrian Airlines graphics register across the doors and rear quarters. The doors and hood open onto a Group A interior with roll cage and racing seat, plus an engine bay detailed to the E30's four-cylinder race spec. Metal weight gives the model a stable, planted feel on a shelf, and the wheel and tire combination matches the period-correct Group A stance rather than a generic aftermarket look.

Richards and the 1987 ATCC Season

Jim Richards campaigned BMW's E30 M3 through several Australian touring car seasons during the late 1980s, a period when the championship drew a genuine mix of European and domestic manufacturer entries under Group A rules. The M3's specialized four-valve engine and lightweight construction gave it real pace against bigger-displacement rivals, and its success in this era helped cement the E30 M3's reputation as one of the most effective Group A homologation cars built anywhere in the world.

A Second Chapter for an E30 M3 Collection

For anyone already building a shelf of E30 M3 racing liveries, this Austrian Airlines entry adds a distinct season and sponsor identity without repeating an existing model. It pairs naturally with the Bathurst-liveried Brock and Richards car from the following year, showing how the same chassis carried different sponsor colors across seasons. The opening panels reward the same close inspection collectors give any Group A subject, letting the racing cabin tell as much of the story as the exterior graphics.

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