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Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #10 H. Mikkola / J. Davenport RAC Rally 1974 IXO 1:18

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Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #10 H. Mikkola / J. Davenport RAC Rally 1974 IXO 1:18 18RMC047C Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 reproduces the #10 entry driven by Hannu Mikkola and Jim Porter at the 1974 RAC Rally. Diecast construction captures the classic rally graphics and stance with precise, factory-matched detail. A key piece for early World Rally Championship history.
Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #10 H. Mikkola / J. Davenport RAC Rally 1974 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC047C
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About the Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #10 H. Mikkola / J. Davenport RAC Rally 1974 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 reproduces Hannu Mikkola's #10 entry from the 1974 RAC Rally, a landmark event in the World Rally Championship's early years. Diecast construction with precise livery printing suits collectors documenting the sport's founding era.

Mikkola's name belongs among rallying's genuine founding figures, and the Escort Mk1 he drove helped define what a competitive works rally car looked like before the sport had settled into its modern form.

IXO's Diecast Approach to a Founding-Era Rally Car

IXO built its reputation largely on rally-specific diecast, and this Escort Mk1 shows the specialization clearly. The boxy, narrow-arched shape of the original RS 1600 carries far less flare and aerodynamic addenda than later WRC generations, and IXO's tooling captures that comparatively simple silhouette with honest accuracy rather than over-detailing a car that, in period, was genuinely plain-looking beneath its rally graphics. The #10 livery's sponsor decals and number panels sit with clean, well-registered edges, and the rally-spec details, auxiliary driving lights, mud flaps, roll cage visible through the glass, ground the model firmly in its competition context rather than presenting a repainted road Escort. Being diecast, the model carries the reassuring metal weight collectors associate with the format, distinct from the lighter feel of resin alternatives covering similar rally subjects.

The RAC Rally's Place in Early WRC History

The RAC Rally was among the World Rally Championship's original constituent events, run over demanding forest stages that became a proving ground for the sport's earliest stars. Mikkola's participation there in a Ford Escort places this model squarely within that founding period, before turbocharging and four-wheel drive reshaped what a competitive rally car needed to be. For a collector building an early-WRC or Ford Escort-specific shelf, this diecast entry documents a genuine piece of the sport's formative history rather than a generic period livery.

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