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Ford Cortina Lotus #11 B. Soderström / G. Palm RAC Rally 1966 MCG 1:18

Ford Cortina Lotus #11 B. Soderström / G. Palm RAC Rally 1966 MCG 1:18 MCG18435R Diecast
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MCG's 1:18 diecast Ford Cortina Lotus recreates the #11 car of Soderström and Palm from the 1966 RAC Rally. A detailed rally-era piece for collectors of classic Ford motorsport.
Ford Cortina Lotus #11 B. Soderström / G. Palm RAC Rally 1966 MCG 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
MCG
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
MCG18435R
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About the Ford Cortina Lotus #11 B. Soderström / G. Palm RAC Rally 1966 MCG 1:18

TL;DR: MCG's 1:18 diecast Ford Cortina Lotus reproduces the #11 rally car driven by Bengt Soderström and Gunnar Palm at the 1966 RAC Rally. Diecast construction renders the period livery and rally-spec detailing, a focused piece for collectors of early rallying's touring-car era.

The Cortina Lotus turned a family sedan into a genuine rally weapon, and the 1966 RAC Rally was one of the events where that transformation showed.

MCG's Rally-Spec Diecast Detailing

This model carries the zinc alloy weight typical of diecast construction, with rally-specific additions like auxiliary lamps and period-correct wheel design cast into the tooling rather than added as afterthoughts. MCG's approach to livery reproduction favors accurate number placement and sponsor detailing over simplified graphics, and under direct light the white body panels show enough paint depth to avoid the flat look common in budget-tier rally replicas. The stance sits slightly higher than a road-going Cortina, reflecting the suspension changes rally cars of the era actually received.

The Cortina Lotus in Period Rallying

Ford's Cortina Lotus paired a twin-cam engine with a lightweight body, and the combination made it competitive against purpose-built rally machinery through the mid-1960s. The RAC Rally was one of Britain's premier events, and entries like this Soderström and Palm car represented Ford's factory-level commitment to proving the model on demanding, mixed-surface stages rather than just circuit racing.

Positioning This Rally Cortina in a Collection

At roughly 24cm in 1:18, this Cortina holds a compact but confident footprint next to other 1960s rally subjects. It pairs naturally with MCG's other Cortina Lotus liveries, letting a collector build out a specific-event or specific-car narrative across multiple deployments of the same chassis. For anyone assembling a pre-Group B rally shelf, this piece documents an important early chapter when factory touring cars, not dedicated homologation specials, still won outright.

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