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Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Damaged Box Minichamps 1:43

Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Damaged Box Minichamps 1:43 400078446-O1 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Focus RS WRC #46 reproduces Valentino Rossi and Carlo Cassina's 2007 Monza Rally Show entry, cast as a sealed one-piece body with tampo-printed rally livery. This listing's outer box shows cosmetic damage, noted here for transparency; the casting itself follows Minichamps' standard construction. A crossover piece for Ford WRC and Rossi motorsport collectors.
Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Damaged Box Minichamps 1:43
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Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
400078446-O1
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About the Ford Focus RS WRC #46 V. Rossi / C. Cassina RAC Rally 2007 Damaged Box Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Ford Focus RS WRC #46 reproduces Valentino Rossi and Carlo Cassina's 2007 Monza Rally Show entry, cast as a sealed one-piece body with full rally livery. This listing's outer box shows cosmetic damage, noted here for transparency.

Valentino Rossi's rallying hobby became an annual fixture at the Monza Rally Show, the off-season event where the MotoGP champion swapped two wheels for four alongside longtime co-driver Carlo Cassina. The 2007 edition put Rossi in a genuine Ford Focus RS WRC, the same specification tier professional rally crews campaigned across the World Rally Championship that season.

Valentino Rossi's Rally Sideline and the Monza Rally Show

A MotoGP Champion Behind the Wheel of a WRC Car

Rossi's appearances at the Monza Rally Show were never a publicity stunt in the way some celebrity rally outings can be; he brought genuine pace to events built on closed, snow-and-tarmac-mixed stages designed to test car control as much as raw speed. Running a Focus RS WRC put him in the same machinery M-Sport's factory drivers used on World Championship rounds that year, a serious step up from a rally-spec road car and a real test of his crossover ability. That combination, a recognizable name from an entirely different motorsport discipline paired with genuine WRC-spec hardware, is exactly what makes this car a subject collectors from two different fan bases both want on a shelf.

Carlo Cassina and the Focus RS WRC's M-Sport Pedigree

Carlo Cassina served as Rossi's regular co-driver for these rally outings, the experienced voice in the right seat calling the stage notes a motorcycle champion navigating a closed rally road needed. The Focus RS WRC itself was M-Sport's World Rally Car, the wide-arched, turbocharged machine Ford campaigned through much of the 2000s, and by 2007 it represented a mature, well-developed platform rather than an early-generation compromise. Minichamps' casting carries the #46 identity this specific car ran at Monza, tying the model to one event rather than a generic WRC livery.

Minichamps' Sealed-Body Rally Casting

Livery, Number 46, and Tampo-Printed Graphics

The blue Ford Racing livery, sponsor panels, and door number 46 are tampo-printed onto the casting, holding tight registration across the wide-arch bodywork without the raised edge a waterslide decal leaves over time. Rally liveries like this one carry a lot of visible graphic real estate across the doors, roof, and rear quarters, so print flatness and color separation are the first things a rally specialist checks. The Focus RS WRC's flared arches, roof scoop, and rear wing are cast with the aggressive proportions the World Rally Car regulations allowed, distinctly different from a road-going Focus RS wearing similar badging but none of the aerodynamic hardware.

A Note on This Listing's Outer Box

This particular listing ships with an outer box that shows cosmetic damage, a detail worth stating plainly rather than glossing over. The casting itself follows Minichamps' standard sealed one-piece construction, with the shut lines around the doors and hood running as tight, continuous grooves and no hinge tolerance to widen them. Buyers prioritizing display over packaging condition, most collectors who unbox a rally model to put it on a shelf rather than keep it sealed, will find this an honest way to secure the same casting at a lower price point than a pristine-box example commands.

A Crossover Piece for Rally and Motorsport Collectors Alike

This Focus RS WRC works two ways on a shelf: as a genuine World Rally Car entry for a Ford or WRC-era motorsport collection, and as a crossover piece for anyone following Rossi's career beyond MotoGP. At 1:43, it sits comfortably alongside other 2000s WRC machinery from Ford's factory program, filling out a rally-specific display without demanding the space a 1:18 piece would need. For a collector building either a Ford WRC lineage or a broader multi-discipline motorsport shelf, car #46 earns its place on the strength of the event and the driver as much as the machine itself.

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