
BMW 635 CSi E24 #1 U. Felder / D. Hamelmann Auto Budde Winners 24 Hours of Nürburgring 1985 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155852501
- Year
- 1985
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group Racing Historic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138753389
About the BMW 635 CSi E24 #1 U. Felder / D. Hamelmann Auto Budde Winners 24 Hours of Nürburgring 1985 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast reproduces the #1 Auto Budde BMW 635 CSi E24 driven by U. Felder and D. Hamelmann to victory at the 1985 24 Hours of Nurburgring. An outright endurance win for BMW's largest touring coupe of the period.
The E24 was BMW's biggest, most road-focused coupe of the mid-1980s, and racing it successfully across a full twenty-four hours took genuine mechanical durability alongside outright speed.
A Grand Coupe Built to Last a Full Day
The 635 CSi's long, formal roofline sets it apart visually from BMW's smaller touring car entries of the same era, and Minichamps' diecast holds that larger coupe silhouette cleanly, with flared arches accommodating wider racing rubber without disrupting the car's fundamentally elegant proportions. The Auto Budde livery's graphics sit precisely across the doors and roof, matched to the actual winning car's appearance rather than a generic BMW racing scheme. Opening doors reveal a roll-cage-equipped cabin, and the diecast's zinc alloy weight gives the big coupe real substance on the shelf, appropriate for a car built around long-distance stamina.
An Outright Win in BMW's Endurance History
Winning the Nurburgring 24 Hours outright, rather than just a class within it, demanded that the 635 CSi survive the Nordschleife's demanding layout without the mechanical failures that eliminate so many entries over a full day of racing. Auto Budde's 1985 win stands as a genuine highlight in BMW's larger touring car racing history, distinct from the smaller-car campaigns more commonly remembered from the same period. For a BMW endurance-focused collection, this E24 fills a chapter that a shelf built only around 3 Series or E9 racers would otherwise miss.














