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Fiat 124 Abarth #3 Barbasio / Sodano East African Safari Rally 1974 Sun Star 1:18

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Fiat 124 Abarth #3 Barbasio / Sodano East African Safari Rally 1974 Sun Star 1:18 4952 Diecast
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Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Fiat 124 Abarth recreates the #3 Barbasio/Sodano entry from the grueling 1974 East African Safari Rally. Opening doors and hood reveal the rally-prepped cabin and roll cage. A genuine period piece for a vintage WRC classic collection.
Fiat 124 Abarth #3 Barbasio / Sodano East African Safari Rally 1974 Sun Star 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Fiat
Manufacturer
Sun Star
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
4952
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About the Fiat 124 Abarth #3 Barbasio / Sodano East African Safari Rally 1974 Sun Star 1:18

TL;DR: Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Fiat 124 Abarth #3 recreates the Barbasio/Sodano entry from the 1974 East African Safari Rally, one of the era's toughest endurance events. Opening doors and hood expose rally-prepped cabin detail. A vintage WRC-classic piece with genuine competition provenance.

The East African Safari Rally earned a reputation as one of motorsport's most punishing events, run over unpaved roads that destroyed unprepared cars, and this Fiat 124 Abarth's #3 entry from 1974 carries that history into scale form.

Sun Star's Diecast Rally Build

The zinc alloy body gives this 124 Abarth genuine weight, appropriate for a rally car whose original was built to survive brutal terrain rather than pamper its occupants. The doors and hood open, revealing a cabin fitted with the roll protection and stripped-down trim typical of a serious Safari entry, a level of detail that rewards close inspection rather than just a glance from the shelf. Diecast construction handles the flared arches and auxiliary lighting mounted across the front end with real solidity, and the panel gaps, while a touch wider than premium resin work, hold up well against the kind of handling a display piece built around opening features inevitably gets. The livery carries period sponsor graphics and the #3 competition number with clean registration, essential on a subject where the numbering is the whole identity.

A Safari Rally Piece for a Vintage WRC Shelf

At 1:18, the 124 Abarth's compact rally proportions read smaller than a modern WRC car, a reminder of how much rally machinery has grown since the 1970s. The Safari Rally sat apart from European gravel and tarmac events for its sheer distance and mechanical attrition, and a Fiat entry from that era speaks to a period when manufacturer teams tested reliability as much as speed. Displayed open, the cabin detail contrasts sharply with a modern rally car's roll cage and digital dashboard, making this piece a useful bridge between vintage and contemporary WRC-classic collecting themes. Paired with other 1970s rally liveries, it rounds out a shelf built around the era's toughest events.

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