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Ford Escort WRC #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya WRC 1997 Minichamps 1:43

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Ford Escort WRC #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya WRC 1997 Minichamps 1:43 430978705 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Escort WRC reproduces the #5 car driven by Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya during the 1997 World Rally Championship. This is a used model with a sealed one-piece body; the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A classic rally piece for a WRC-themed collection.
Ford Escort WRC #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya WRC 1997 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
430978705
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About the Ford Escort WRC #5 C. Sainz / L. Moya WRC 1997 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:43 diecast reproduces the #5 Ford Escort WRC driven by Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya during the 1997 World Rally Championship season. The body is a sealed one-piece casting. It is a used model, box showing traces of storage, casting itself intact.

Sainz and Moya's partnership was one of the most consistent driver-codriver pairings of the 1990s WRC, and this Escort captures them in one of Ford's key seasons before the Focus took over the marque's rally program.

Minichamps Escort WRC Casting and Livery

The Escort WRC's boxy rally silhouette, with its flared arches and roof-mounted lighting pods, translates into a distinctive shape at 1:43, and the number-five livery's sponsor graphics apply cleanly against the body color. The sealed casting keeps the wide fender flares and rally lights molded as fixed details, so paint consistency and decal registration carry the model's overall finish quality. This is a used example, its box showing traces of storage while the model itself carries no equivalent wear.

The Escort WRC's Place in Ford's Rally History

Ford campaigned the Escort WRC through the mid-to-late 1990s as its front-line World Rally Championship entry, a period when Sainz brought considerable experience and championship pedigree to the team after his earlier Toyota and Subaru campaigns. The 1997 season sat within a competitive era for the WRC, when several manufacturers fielded strong four-wheel-drive entries across varied surfaces from tarmac to gravel and snow.

Building a WRC Collection Around This Escort

This model suits a Ford rally heritage collection or a broader WRC classic-era display tracing Sainz's career across multiple manufacturers. At 1:43, a full season's worth of rally liveries remains practical to assemble on a single shelf.

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