
Alpine A110 1600S Red Maisto 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Alpine
- Manufacturer
- Maisto
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 50322
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4003402503229
About the Alpine A110 1600S Red Maisto 1:18
TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Alpine A110 1600S in red has opening doors and hood revealing a compact cabin and rear-mounted engine mockup, capturing the lightweight French coupe that dominated early-1970s rallying. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. A distinctive classic sports subject at accessible pricing.
Built on a steel backbone chassis with a fiberglass body, the A110 used its light weight and rear-engine layout to punch well above its size in rally competition, most famously winning the inaugural World Rally Championship manufacturers' title in 1973.
Diecast Construction Suited to a Compact Subject
The zinc alloy body gives this small coupe real substance in the hand, and the doors and hood open to show off the A110's compact cabin and its distinctive rear engine bay, features that matter on a car defined by unusual mechanical packaging. Maisto's tooling captures the A110's rounded, almost bug-eyed front end and its narrow, purposeful stance reasonably well for the price tier, though paint matching and panel tolerances sit below what a specialist resin producer would deliver on a subject this beloved among enthusiasts. The 1600S designation refers to a specific engine displacement within the A110 range, and the model's proportions reflect the lighter, earlier-generation body style rather than a later, wider-arched rally variant. As a used example, expect handling wear consistent with time in a collection, and the box shows traces of storage rather than a fresh presentation.
Rally Heritage and Shelf Positioning
The A110's giant-killing reputation in rallying, particularly its dominance on events like the Monte Carlo Rally through the early 1970s, gives even a road-spec version of this model genuine motorsport credibility by association. On a classic European sports car shelf, it stands out for its unconventional rear-engine layout, a rarity among sports coupes of its era and a detail that separates it visually and mechanically from front-engine contemporaries. At 1:18, the compact footprint means it takes up noticeably less shelf space than a full-size GT, letting a collector place several period rivals nearby without crowding a cabinet. For a buyer drawn to lesser-represented European sports car heritage rather than the more commonly modeled Italian or German subjects of the same era, the A110 fills a genuine gap at an accessible diecast price.














