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Mercedes C-Class C204 #7 G. Paffett HWA DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Mercedes C-Class C204 #7 G. Paffett HWA DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43 B66962289 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the #7 Mercedes C-Class C204 driven by Gary Paffett during HWA's 2008 DTM season. Paired with his 2010 car #3 entry, this piece lets collectors track one of Mercedes' most consistent touring car drivers across seasons.
Mercedes C-Class C204 #7 G. Paffett HWA DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43
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Brand
Mercedes
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
B66962289
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About the Mercedes C-Class C204 #7 G. Paffett HWA DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces car #7, the Mercedes C-Class C204 that Gary Paffett drove for HWA during the 2008 DTM season. Two seasons before his car #3 entry in this range, this earlier livery lets collectors trace Paffett's Mercedes tenure through the numbers on his car.

Car numbers shift from season to season even for a driver who stays with the same team, and Gary Paffett's move from #7 in 2008 to #3 in 2010 is a small but real marker of that change.

Gary Paffett's 2008 Campaign Under Car #7

By 2008, Gary Paffett already carried a DTM championship from 2005 into his ongoing partnership with Mercedes, and that season he competed under car #7 as part of HWA's factory-backed lineup. The C-Class C204 he drove that year followed the same silhouette-racing template as every other Mercedes entry on the grid, wide-fendered bodywork over a tubular safety cage, aerodynamic elements tuned to the series' downforce regulations, and sponsor livery that changed from season to season even as the underlying car stayed broadly consistent. Car number changes across a driver's tenure often reflect shifting team seniority or simple administrative reshuffling rather than anything dramatic, but they give collectors a useful way to sequence liveries within a single career.

HWA Engineering Behind the Diecast Livery

HWA AG's work underpins every Mercedes DTM car from this era, and Minichamps' diecast reflects that shared engineering base through consistent panel lines and aerodynamic details across different liveries and seasons. The #7 sponsor graphics receive the same crisp tampo-printed treatment found on other cars in this range, letting the livery stand on its own even next to Paffett's later #3 entry. Displayed together, the two Paffett cars from 2008 and 2010 offer a compact but genuine two-season snapshot of a single driver's Mercedes career, and the shift in car number between the seasons offers a concrete detail for anyone building a chronological driver timeline.

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