
Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 #79 H. Rubens / C. Van Ryn 24 Hours of Spa 1971 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Alfa Romeo
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155711279
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138170964
About the Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 #79 H. Rubens / C. Van Ryn 24 Hours of Spa 1971 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the #79 Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 driven by H. Rubens and C. Van Ryn at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa. Diecast construction with period racing livery suits a Historic GT and GTE display built around independent Alfa touring car entries.
Not every strong GTA effort ran under a factory banner, and this #79 privateer entry is a reminder that Alfa's touring car success extended well beyond Autodelta's own program.
Minichamps' Diecast Detail on the #79 Entry
The GTA 1300's lightened Giulia-based body is reproduced in weighted zinc-alloy diecast, with the #79 racing livery applied in crisp tampo print for accurate graphics at 1:18. Doors open onto a cabin fitted with a roll cage and racing seats rather than the road car's standard trim, and wheel and tire choices reflect the wider racing rubber period touring cars ran. Panel lines hold the consistent detail typical of Minichamps' historic motorsport range.
Privateer Racing and the GTA's Wider Reach
Spa's 24-hour format tested both works and independent teams equally, and privateer GTA entries like this one, crewed by H. Rubens and C. Van Ryn, competed directly against Autodelta's own factory cars using the same lightweight platform Alfa had homologated for exactly this purpose. That accessibility to independent teams is part of why the GTA's competition record ran so deep across European touring car racing in the early 1970s.
Rounding Out an Alfa Racing Display
This #79 car pairs well with a factory Autodelta GTA on the same shelf, illustrating the full spread of the model's competition life from works program to independent effort.















