
Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse #399 Autohaus Winz VLN 2010 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Fiat
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 437101299
- Year
- 2010
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- Endurance Racing Specials
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138107458
About the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse #399 Autohaus Winz VLN 2010 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse reproduces car #399, Autohaus Winz's entry in the 2010 VLN endurance series on the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The sealed-body diecast carries tampo-printed sponsor livery and the Assetto Corse's flared wide-body aerodynamics, sized for a compact touring-car display shelf.
The VLN endurance series turned the Nurburgring Nordschleife into a proving ground for cars far smaller than the GT3 machinery that headlines the 24-hour race, and the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse is a perfect example of that smaller-class ambition. This 1:43 diecast reproduces a genuine VLN entry from 2010, shrinking a purpose-built track car down to a compact shelf display.
Minichamps' 1:43 Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse Casting
Sealed Body and Wide-Body Bodywork
The Assetto Corse arrives as a sealed, one-piece diecast body, and the real car's own construction makes that a sensible match: the factory-built race version of the Fiat 500 came as a fixed-specification track car, not something an owner disassembled panel by panel for street use. Minichamps molds the flared wide-body fenders, the roll cage silhouette visible through the glazing, and the underbody diffuser directly into the shell, holding those aggressive proportions without the seams an opening-panel body would introduce. The tampo-printed sponsor livery for Autohaus Winz's entry carries car number 399 in sharp registration, with the graphics sitting flat against the wide-body curves.
Diecast Weight in a Small Footprint
Despite the 500's small footprint, the model carries real weight for its size thanks to the zinc alloy casting, and that heft helps the flared arches and roof-mounted spoiler read as solid, considered details rather than an afterthought. Paint depth on the base color holds up under direct light, and the contrast livery panels separate cleanly at their edges. The wheel and tire proportions fill the flared arches correctly, sitting wide and low as the real Assetto Corse's suspension setup demanded. This is a small-scale racer executed with the same tampo-print and casting standards Minichamps applies to its larger GT3 and prototype subjects.
The Assetto Corse and VLN's Small-Class Endurance Racing
A Factory Track Car for VLN
Fiat built the 500 Abarth Assetto Corse as a factory-prepared track car, based on the road-going 500 Abarth but stripped and reinforced for competition, with a roll cage, wide-body aerodynamic kit, and a chassis tuned specifically for circuit use rather than street driving. It found a natural home in the VLN, the long-running endurance series held on the Nurburgring Nordschleife that groups a huge range of classes, from top-tier GT3 cars down to small, front-wheel-drive touring cars like this one, all racing on the same demanding circuit at the same time.
Autohaus Winz Among a Mixed-Class Field
That mixed-class format is part of what makes VLN distinctive: a small 500 Abarth shares track time with cars many times its power and speed, and success in its own class depends on consistency and precise driving on a circuit that punishes mistakes severely. Autohaus Winz's entry, car #399, represents exactly that kind of dedicated small-class campaign rather than a factory works effort. It also broadens a Nurburgring-themed shelf beyond the usual GT3 and prototype hero cars.
Collection Context
At 1:43, this Assetto Corse's compact real-world footprint translates into an equally compact diecast, easy to display alongside other small-class touring cars or as a contrast piece next to larger GT3 and prototype subjects from the same Nurburgring circuit. It works particularly well on a Fiat or Abarth-focused shelf, representing the marque's competition side alongside its road-car lineup. The sealed diecast body and tampo-printed livery will hold their finish through years of handling. Collectors chasing the full breadth of Nurburgring endurance racing, rather than only its headline classes, will find this small Fiat a genuinely distinctive addition, its car number and team name tying the model to one specific race weekend.







