
Ford Escort RS1600 #114 J. Fitzpatrick Team Broadspeed Castrol Race of Champions 1971 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 100718114
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group Racing Historic
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138082458
About the Ford Escort RS1600 #114 J. Fitzpatrick Team Broadspeed Castrol Race of Champions 1971 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS1600 #114 recreates J. Fitzpatrick's Team Broadspeed Castrol entry from the 1971 Race of Champions. A compact, boxy touring car piece documenting one of the most respected British tuning outfits of the early 1970s.
Broadspeed's name on a Ford touring car meant a genuinely competitive build, and this RS1600 carries that reputation onto a small, purposeful diecast body.
Diecast Build on a Compact Homologation Racer
The Escort RS1600's boxy, upright body was built around Ford's BDA engine, a genuine performance homologation special rather than a lightly modified family car, and Minichamps' diecast casting keeps that compact, purposeful silhouette intact. The Castrol livery and race number 114 are printed with the sharp registration a period touring car demands, since the car's visual identity depends almost entirely on that sponsor graphic reading correctly against the Escort's simple bodywork. Diecast construction suits this small, dense car well, giving it real heft that echoes the RS1600's reputation as a genuinely quick, purpose-built racer rather than a stock road car in a costume. Fitzpatrick's presence in the driver seat adds recognized period motorsport pedigree to this specific Broadspeed entry.
Broadspeed's Standing in Early-1970s Ford Racing
Broadspeed built its reputation preparing Ford touring cars to a genuinely high competitive standard during the early 1970s, and its Escort program stood alongside the era's other respected British tuning outfits. This Castrol-liveried RS1600 documents that program directly at a named event. For a collection focused on 1970s British touring car racing, this Escort offers a compact, historically grounded piece distinct from the larger continental touring cars that often dominate the same era's collector shelves.














