
Fiat 131 Abarth #5 M. Alen / I. Kivimaki Rally Portugal 1978 Otto 1:12

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Specifications
- Year
- 1978
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 9580010223299
About the Fiat 131 Abarth #5 M. Alen / I. Kivimaki Rally Portugal 1978 Otto 1:12
TL;DR: Otto's 1:12 resin Fiat 131 Abarth reproduces car #5, driven by Markku Alen and co-driver Ilkka Kivimaki at the 1978 Rally Portugal. The larger scale gives this WRC-era classic genuine shelf presence and lets sponsor livery detail read clearly. A serious piece for Fiat's rallying golden age.
Markku Alen was one of the most successful drivers of the World Rally Championship's classic era, and his years piloting Fiat's factory 131 Abarth produced some of the sport's most memorable performances on gravel and asphalt alike.
A Larger Scale for a Serious Historic Subject
At 1:12, this Fiat 131 Abarth sits considerably larger than the 1:18 and 1:24 rally cars most collectors are used to, and that extra size matters for a livery this dense with period sponsor graphics and rally plates. Sealed resin construction holds the flared box arches and boxy rally proportions with the sharp edges the car's homologation-special silhouette demands, and the larger canvas lets fine decal work read cleanly rather than blurring into a busy mess the way it might at a smaller scale. This is a display piece built to command real shelf attention, not a small stand-in for a car that deserves better.
Fiat's Rallying Golden Age Documented Properly
The Fiat 131 Abarth won multiple World Rally Championship manufacturer titles during its competition life, and Alen's driving was central to that success, making this a genuinely historic subject rather than a generic period rally car. For a collector building a WRC classic-era theme, this specific car and driver pairing from Rally Portugal 1978 is exactly the kind of documented, verifiable subject worth the larger 1:12 investment.












