
Mercedes C-Class W204 #17 Team Mucke S. Mucke DTM 2006 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400063517
- Year
- 2006
- 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
- 4012138073234
About the Mercedes C-Class W204 #17 Team Mucke S. Mucke DTM 2006 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Mercedes C-Class W204 #17 carries Stefan Mucke's own-team livery from the 2006 DTM season, built as a sealed one-piece body. Mucke's continued Mercedes touring car presence that year came ahead of a later expansion into international sports car racing.
This W204-generation entry documents Mucke's continued DTM career two years on from his earlier CLK drive, showing a driver progression collectors can trace across multiple pieces.
Sealed-Body Diecast Detail on This W204 Touring Car
This casting has no opening doors or hood, so the W204's DTM-spec flared arches and aggressive aerodynamic bodywork read as one continuous shape, a construction choice suited to a car defined by its widened competition bodywork rather than its road-going C-Class origins. Zinc alloy construction gives the small-scale model real weight, and the Team Mucke livery prints with clean registration across the doors and hood, sized appropriately for 1:43 scale. The correct DTM-era wide fenders and low ride height are captured accurately in the base casting.
Mucke's Continued DTM Career in 2006
By 2006, the W204-generation C-Class had become Mercedes' current DTM platform, and Stefan Mucke's own-name team entry that season shows a driver whose career would soon expand significantly into international sports car and endurance racing. Comparing this piece against his earlier 2004 CLK livery lets a collector trace a specific driver's touring car development across two different chassis generations. For collectors building career-spanning driver collections, having consecutive-era pieces like these tells a more complete story than any single livery alone.
Placing This Model in a DTM Collection
This car pairs naturally with the earlier 2004 CLK Mucke livery, letting a collector build a driver-focused sub-collection across chassis generations. Because the body is sealed, it handles well without hinge concerns, a practical benefit for a compact 1:43 piece likely to share shelf space with several similar touring cars. Its 2006 season subject matter also fits well within a broader W204-generation DTM display.















