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Ford Cortina Lotus #31 J. Ickx / G. Staepelaere Marathon de la Route 1966 MCG 1:18

Ford Cortina Lotus #31 J. Ickx / G. Staepelaere Marathon de la Route 1966 MCG 1:18 MCG18436R Diecast
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MCG's 1:18 diecast Ford Cortina Lotus documents the #31 endurance entry of Jacky Ickx and Gustave Staepelaere from the 1966 Marathon de la Route. A niche but historically rich piece for touring car collectors.
Ford Cortina Lotus #31 J. Ickx / G. Staepelaere Marathon de la Route 1966 MCG 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
MCG
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
MCG18436R
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About the Ford Cortina Lotus #31 J. Ickx / G. Staepelaere Marathon de la Route 1966 MCG 1:18

TL;DR: MCG's 1:18 diecast Ford Cortina Lotus reproduces the #31 car of Jacky Ickx and Gustave Staepelaere from the grueling 1966 Marathon de la Route at the Nürburgring. Diecast construction captures the endurance-spec livery, a specific piece for collectors of 1960s touring car racing.

The Marathon de la Route ran 84 hours around the full Nürburgring circuit, and entering a Cortina Lotus into that event tested the car far beyond typical rallying.

Capturing an Endurance Livery in Diecast

MCG renders this Cortina with the added lighting and reinforcement details endurance racing demanded, cast directly into the body tooling rather than applied as separate parts. The zinc alloy build gives real heft in hand, and the livery's number and sponsor placement carries crisp edges under close inspection, a sign of careful tampo application rather than lower-resolution decal work. Panel lines stay tight and consistent across the body, holding up well against scrutiny at typical display distance.

Jacky Ickx and the Marathon de la Route

Long before his sports car and Formula 1 fame, Jacky Ickx competed in grueling endurance formats like this one, and pairing him with Gustave Staepelaere in a Cortina Lotus for an 84-hour Nürburgring test speaks to how demanding period touring car racing actually was. It's a lesser-known chapter of Ickx's career, which makes a documented replica genuinely useful for collectors tracing his early motorsport résumé rather than just his later grand prix highlights.

This isn't a headline subject, and that's exactly its appeal: a specific, well-researched race entry rather than a generic period livery. At 1:18, it sits comfortably alongside other Cortina variants or early Ickx-driven subjects, rewarding collectors who value depth of research over broad recognition. For a 1960s touring car shelf, this piece adds a genuinely distinct story most displays won't already have covered.

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