
Mercedes C-Class C204 DTM #6 B. Schneider DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66962290
- Year
- 2008
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Mercedes C-Class C204 DTM #6 B. Schneider DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces car #6, the Mercedes C-Class C204 that Bernd Schneider drove during the 2008 DTM season, one year after carrying car #1. Schneider's multiple DTM championships make every season of his career worth tracking, and this entry pairs naturally with his 2007 top-number livery.
Bernd Schneider's number dropped from #1 to #6 between the 2007 and 2008 DTM seasons, a shift that says more about team allocation than about his standing as one of the series' most successful drivers.
Bernd Schneider's 2008 Season Under Car #6
Number assignments in DTM did not always track a driver's seniority in a simple way, and Bernd Schneider's move from car #1 in 2007 to #6 in 2008 illustrates that reality well, since his championship record and standing within Mercedes' program remained unchanged despite the different digit on his door. The C-Class C204 he drove that season carried the same underlying engineering as every Mercedes entry of the period, differing mainly in sponsor livery and, in this case, car number. DTM's technical regulations that year kept all manufacturer entries on equal aerodynamic footing, meaning driver skill and team strategy, not car number, decided results. For collectors, that kind of numbering shift is a useful reminder that a single digit rarely tells the whole story of a driver's standing.
Minichamps' Diecast Detail on the C204 Silhouette
The #6 livery receives the same crisp tampo-printed graphics found across Minichamps' broader Schneider range, and displayed beside his 2007 #1 entry, the pair makes for a small but genuinely informative two-season study in how DTM liveries and numbers shifted even for an established champion. At 1:43 scale, the C204's touring car silhouette, wide fenders, roof-mounted aerodynamic elements, and production-inspired proportions, comes through clearly without the bulk a larger scale would add, and the two cars together offer a compact visual lesson in how little a single livery reveals without its season-mate for comparison.















