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Ford Sierra RS500 #25 T. Longhurst / T. Mezera Bathurst 1000 Winner 1988 Replacement Box Biante 1:18

Ford Sierra RS500 #25 T. Longhurst / T. Mezera Bathurst 1000 Winner 1988 Replacement Box Biante 1:18 103888025-R1 Diecast
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Biante's 1:18 Ford Sierra RS500 reproduces the number 25 livery Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera drove to victory at the 1988 Bathurst 1000, hood hinged open over the Cosworth YB turbo engine. This listing ships in a replacement box rather than Biante's original packaging, a straightforward trade-off for a model whose diecast and livery remain unaffected.
Ford Sierra RS500 #25 T. Longhurst / T. Mezera Bathurst 1000 Winner 1988 Replacement Box Biante 1:18
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Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Biante
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
103888025-R1
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About the Ford Sierra RS500 #25 T. Longhurst / T. Mezera Bathurst 1000 Winner 1988 Replacement Box Biante 1:18

TL;DR: Biante's 1:18 Ford Sierra RS500 reproduces the number 25 car Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera drove to victory at the 1988 Bathurst 1000, hood hinged open over the Cosworth YB turbo engine. This specific example ships in a replacement box rather than Biante's original packaging.

Bathurst winners carry weight in Australian touring car collecting that few other results match, and this Sierra RS500 is one of them. Biante casts Longhurst and Mezera's number 25 livery in diecast, hood hinged open over the Cosworth YB engine that made the RS500 the car to beat at Mount Panorama.

Biante's #25 Sierra RS500 and Its Replacement Packaging

What a Replacement Box Means for This Model

This listing ships in a replacement box rather than Biante's original packaging, typically the result of damage, loss, or a prior repackaging further up the supply chain. The model itself carries no connection to that packaging history: diecast construction, livery accuracy, and opening panel mechanisms are identical to an example in original Biante packaging. Buyers prioritizing an unopened, display-boxed example for long-term storage should factor this in, while those planning to display the model out of its box on a Vitrine shelf will find no practical difference at all.

Livery and Opening Panel Detail

The number 25 livery carries the sponsor graphics and panel markings correct for the 1988 Bathurst-winning entry, printed with sharp registration across the Sierra's flared wide-body panels. Biante keeps the whale-tail rear wing and front splitter as crisp, separately molded details rather than simplified add-ons, consistent with how the brand treats its Australian touring car subjects generally. The hood opens on a working hinge to expose the Cosworth YB engine bay, and the doors follow suit, revealing a stripped, roll-caged interior appropriate to a genuine endurance-racing Group A car.

The Sierra RS500's Bathurst 1000 Breakthrough

Longhurst, Mezera, and a Landmark Win

Tony Longhurst built his reputation as one of Australian touring car racing's leading drivers through this era, and pairing with Tomas Mezera for the 1988 Bathurst 1000 produced one of the Sierra RS500's most significant results outside its European strongholds. A Bathurst win carried, and still carries, outsized prestige in Australian motorsport, often mattering more to local collectors than a driver's results in any other series that same season.

Biante's Focus on Australian Touring Cars

Biante has built its catalog specifically around Australian touring car racing, a focus that shows in how carefully this Sierra RS500's local livery and Bathurst-specific details are handled compared to a generalized European release. That specialization matters for subjects like this one, where the difference between a generic Group A livery and the exact Bathurst-winning scheme is the entire reason a collector seeks this specific model out rather than any Sierra RS500.

An Australian Touring Car Anchor Piece

A documented Bathurst 1000 winner anchors an Australian touring car collection in a way few other results can match, carrying weight regardless of what packaging it currently sits in. Paired with other Bathurst-era Group A liveries, it tells the story of how thoroughly the Sierra RS500 dominated touring car racing on both sides of the world during the late 1980s. At 1:18 the wide-arch Sierra shares its footprint with the European DTM versions, so the two display naturally side by side. Buyers comfortable with replacement packaging get the same model, livery, and opening features at a more accessible price than a boxed-original example typically commands.

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