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BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18

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BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18 18RMC132 Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast BMW E30 M3 wears the #20 livery of Marc Duez and Alain Lopes at the 1989 1000 Lakes Rally. A genuine Group A homologation icon captured mid-competition for a rally-focused BMW collection.
BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC132
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About the BMW E30 M3 #20 M. Duez / A. Lopes 1000 Lakes Rally 1989 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast BMW E30 M3 reproduces car #20, driven by Marc Duez and Alain Lopes at the 1989 1000 Lakes Rally. This Group A livery replica suits a rally collection built around late-1980s homologation specials and Finnish gravel-stage competition history.

The E30 M3 was built to satisfy homologation rules first and road buyers second, and this IXO diecast documents the car doing exactly the job it was designed for: competing on a genuine World Rally Championship gravel round.

Rally Livery Detail in a Diecast Group A Icon

IXO's 1:18 construction applies the Duez/Lopes #20 livery with the sponsor decals, roof-mounted lighting, and reinforced wheel arches that distinguished Group A rally cars from their road-going M3 siblings. The E30's boxy, homologation-special silhouette, with its distinctive kicked-up rear spoiler and wider arches, is a shape diecast tooling renders cleanly, and the rally-spec details, mud flaps, auxiliary lamps, and roll cage suggestion visible through the windows, separate this from a standard street M3 casting. Panel execution and paint application sit at a competent mid-tier level, appropriate for a livery-specific competition piece where accuracy of markings matters as much as body finish.

The E30 M3 on Finland's Gravel Stages

The BMW E30 M3 was developed specifically to meet Group A homologation requirements for touring car and rally competition, and its four-cylinder engine and boxy aerodynamics made it a genuine contender on the demanding gravel stages of Finland's 1000 Lakes Rally, one of the classic events of the World Rally Championship calendar. Marc Duez was an established rally competitor of that era, and a livery this specific, tied to a real driver pairing and a named event, gives the model documentary value beyond a generic street M3. For collectors focused on Group A's golden years, this is exactly the kind of piece worth seeking out.

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