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Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #10 A. Vatanen / D. Richards Rothmans Winners Acropolis Rally 1980 Minichamps 1:18

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Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #10 A. Vatanen / D. Richards Rothmans Winners Acropolis Rally 1980 Minichamps 1:18 155808710 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 carries the #10 Rothmans livery driven by Ari Vatanen and David Richards to victory at the 1980 Acropolis Rally. A landmark win from Vatanen's championship-winning season.
Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #10 A. Vatanen / D. Richards Rothmans Winners Acropolis Rally 1980 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155808710
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About the Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #10 A. Vatanen / D. Richards Rothmans Winners Acropolis Rally 1980 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast reproduces the #10 Rothmans Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 driven by Ari Vatanen and David Richards to victory at the 1980 Acropolis Rally, part of Vatanen's World Rally Championship title-winning season.

Few rally liveries carry as much recognition as Rothmans' red-and-white scheme on the Escort, and the Acropolis Rally's rough Greek gravel roads made for one of the toughest stages on the 1980 calendar.

Reproducing a Championship Livery

The Rothmans scheme's bold red graphics against white bodywork are instantly recognizable, and Minichamps renders the layout with the precision the livery demands, since even minor placement errors on a scheme this well known would be obvious to any rally collector. The Escort Mk2's boxy proportions and flared arches come through clearly on the diecast body, and the model's opening doors reveal a stripped, rally-prepared cabin rather than a street interior. Weight and panel fit sit at the standard Minichamps holds across its motorsport range, giving the car real shelf presence next to other period WRC liveries.

Vatanen's Title-Winning Season

Ari Vatanen won the 1980 World Rally Championship drivers' title in the Escort RS 1800, and the Acropolis Rally's demanding gravel stages were exactly the kind of event where the car's rugged simplicity paid off against more delicate rivals. David Richards, later a prominent figure in motorsport management, co-drove that season. For a collection tracking Escort or Rothmans-era rally history, this Acropolis win sits among the defining results of that championship run, a specific victory rather than a generic livery reference.

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