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Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18

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Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18 100798601 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 reproduces Harald Ertl's Sachs-sponsored #1 entry from the 1979 DRM season. Flared arches, a turbocharged silhouette-racer stance, and sharp period sponsor graphics capture Group 5's wildest era of touring car design.
Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
100798601
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About the Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 #1 H. Ertl Sachs DRM 1979 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This Minichamps Ford Capri Turbo Gr.5 is a 1:18 diecast of Harald Ertl's Sachs-liveried #1 entry from the 1979 German DRM season. It reproduces the Group 5 Capri's flared, turbocharged silhouette-racer bodywork, a strong choice for a display built around Group 5's most extreme touring car era.

Group 5 regulations let manufacturers turn road cars into near-unrecognizable silhouette racers, and few examples pushed that further than the Capri Turbo, its factory bodywork buried under flared arches and a deep front splitter.

Minichamps' Take on a Silhouette Racer

The Capri Turbo Gr.5's exaggerated wheel arches and low front splitter give Minichamps plenty of shape to get right, and the model holds the flared bodywork's aggressive lines without softening them into something more road-car proportioned. Ertl's Sachs livery carries sharp, correctly placed sponsor graphics, the kind of period-accurate decal work that separates a specialist racing reproduction from a generic Capri kit. Doors open on the usual Minichamps hinge, showing a roll-cage interior stripped for racing rather than a road-going cabin, and the wide, period-correct racing wheels fill those flared arches convincingly rather than looking undersized. The zinc-alloy body carries real weight for its compact Capri footprint, and paint depth on the visible bodywork panels holds up under close inspection, a meaningful detail on a car defined almost entirely by its aggressive silhouette.

Group 5's Wild Touring Car Era

DRM racing in the late 1970s allowed manufacturers extraordinary latitude to modify road cars for competition, and the Capri Turbo is one of the era's clearest examples: a mainstream European coupe transformed into a flared, turbocharged racer that barely resembled its showroom counterpart. Harald Ertl's Sachs-backed entries were a regular presence in that field, competing against Ford's own works efforts and rival manufacturers pushing the same regulations to their limit. That period, often called Group 5's golden age before regulations tightened, remains a favorite among touring car specialists precisely because the cars look nothing like anything on the road today.

For collectors chasing the Group 5 era specifically, rather than touring cars broadly, this Capri is a defining shape from that field. It rewards a display built around silhouette racers rather than road-based liveries.

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