
Ford Focus RS LM Classic Edition Race Red 1967 Ford Mk IV Tribute Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 100080067
- Year
- 2010
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Hatchback
- Vehicle Class
- Factory Specials
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138109902
About the Ford Focus RS LM Classic Edition Race Red 1967 Ford Mk IV Tribute Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Focus RS LM Classic Edition, in Race Red, dresses the modern hot hatch in a livery tribute to the 1967 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 Mk IV driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. It links a contemporary performance hatchback to genuine Ford endurance-racing history.
Very few hot hatches earn a direct connection to a Le Mans overall win, which is exactly what makes this Classic Edition worth a second look.
Borrowing Livery From a Genuine Le Mans Winner
Ford's GT40 Mk IV took overall victory at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt sharing the winning car, a result that remains one of American motorsport's defining moments in European endurance racing. This Focus RS LM Classic Edition borrows that car's Race Red livery cues, translating a genuine 1960s racing heritage onto a modern front-wheel-drive hatchback built decades later. It's an unusual but deliberate pairing: Ford using its own competition history to give a performance hatchback a story most rivals can't claim, regardless of how capable their own chassis might be.
Diecast Detail on a Heritage Livery
At 1:18, Minichamps reproduces the Focus's flared arches and vented hood with typical diecast opening features, and the Race Red finish carries the tribute livery's stripe work cleanly across the hatchback's more angular surfaces. Displayed beside a genuine GT40 replica, the visual connection becomes obvious even though the two cars are separated by more than forty years and an entirely different drivetrain layout. For a Ford-focused collection built around racing heritage rather than era alone, this Classic Edition bridges two very different chapters convincingly.















