
BMW M3 E30 #5 P. Brock Mobil ATCC 1988 AUTOart 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- AUTOart
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 88845
- Year
- 1988
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- Regional Touring Series
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 674110888454
About the BMW M3 E30 #5 P. Brock Mobil ATCC 1988 AUTOart 1:18
TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast BMW M3 E30 #5 Peter Brock Mobil ATCC 1988 recreates the Group A touring car entry with genuine opening doors and hood. Zinc alloy construction and crisp livery registration make it a serious Group A piece for an Australian touring car collection.
Peter Brock's status as an Australian touring car legend gives this specific 1988 ATCC entry genuine cultural weight beyond the E30 M3's own considerable racing reputation, and AUTOart's diecast handles that dual significance carefully.
Diecast Construction and Genuine Access
Zinc alloy diecast provides real heft here, and genuine opening doors and hood reveal the E30's stripped, roll-caged racing interior directly, a detail that distinguishes this Group A specification from a standard road-going M3. The Mobil sponsor livery is applied with the crisp registration AUTOart is known for on motorsport subjects, keeping sponsor branding and Brock's race number cleanly defined across the car's boxy body panels. Panel fit around the opening features holds tolerances appropriate for genuine handling rather than a sealed display casting.
Brock, BMW, and the ATCC's Group A Era
The E30 M3 competed under Group A regulations that required manufacturers to homologate genuine road cars before racing modified versions, a rule that made the M3 a legitimate technical showcase rather than a pure race special. Peter Brock's involvement, already a household name in Australian motorsport from his Holden days, brought significant attention to BMW's ATCC program during this period, making this specific pairing of driver and car a notable moment in Australian touring car history.
A Significant Group A Piece
At 1:18, this M3's boxy Group A bodywork and Mobil livery give it genuine motorsport specificity within a touring car collection, and it pairs meaningfully with other period Group A entries from Ford, Nissan, and Holden to tell the fuller ATCC story. Handle the opening doors and hood with care, and dust the model regularly to keep the sponsor graphics and race livery looking sharp.














