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Ford Escort RS1600 #13 T. Makinen RAC Rally Winner 1973 Minichamps 1:18

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Ford Escort RS1600 #13 T. Makinen RAC Rally Winner 1973 Minichamps 1:18 100738113 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS1600 reproduces Timo Makinen's #13 RAC Rally-winning car from 1973, one of the defining results of Ford's works rally program. Livery, arch flares, and rally-spec lighting are rendered in diecast detail for a classic rallying display.
Ford Escort RS1600 #13 T. Makinen RAC Rally Winner 1973 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
100738113
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About the Ford Escort RS1600 #13 T. Makinen RAC Rally Winner 1973 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces Timo Makinen's #13 Ford Escort RS1600, winner of the 1973 RAC Rally. Flared arches, auxiliary lighting, and the works livery are captured in diecast detail, a defining piece from Ford's early rallying dominance.

Makinen was one of the most feared drivers of his era on British forest stages, and his RAC Rally win in 1973 came during the period when Ford's works Escort program treated the event as a home-ground showcase.

Timo Makinen's 1973 RAC Rally Win

The RAC Rally ran through Britain's forest stages under conditions that punished cars and drivers equally, mud, loose gravel, and narrow tracks where a moment's misjudgment ended a run outright. Makinen, already established through his rallying career including a Monte Carlo win years earlier, brought that experience to Ford's works Escort effort, and the RS1600's light weight and rally-tuned twin-cam engine suited exactly this kind of terrain. Ford's Boreham-run works team treated the RAC as close to a home event, and a win there carried weight the marque's rally program used to build its reputation across Europe through the 1970s.

Minichamps' Diecast Rendering of a Works Rally Escort

A works rally Escort carries visible additions the road car never needed: flared wheel arches for wider rubber, auxiliary lighting mounted ahead of the grille, and reinforced suspension mounts that change the car's stance slightly compared to a standard RS1600. Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces these period-correct rally modifications rather than presenting a street-trim car with a race number applied, and the livery is printed with the sponsor graphics and #13 markings that identified Makinen's entry. At around 20cm, it fits comfortably in a compact rallying lineup, and it pairs naturally with other early-1970s works Escorts or period rally subjects from the same manufacturer for anyone building a Ford rallying chronology.

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