
Mercedes C-Class W204 DTM Team AMG Mercedes #3 G. Paffett DTM 2010 Minichamps 1:43

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400103903
- Year
- 2010
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138104440
About the Mercedes C-Class W204 DTM Team AMG Mercedes #3 G. Paffett DTM 2010 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Mercedes C-Class W204 DTM reproduces the factory AMG Mercedes #3 car driven by Gary Paffett in the 2010 DTM season. The body is a sealed one-piece shell. A later-season factory livery from a driver's sustained Mercedes career.
By 2010, Gary Paffett had already established himself as a mainstay of Mercedes's DTM effort, and this #3 factory entry continues a multi-year run that included both consistency and championship contention.
Fixed-Body Factory Diecast
The C-Class DTM's body is a single fixed zinc alloy shell at 1:43, holding the silhouette racer's aggressive bodywork as consistent molded features without hinge seams to interrupt it. The factory AMG livery's decals are tampo-printed onto the shell, staying legible at this compact scale, and the metal's weight gives the model genuine presence for its size. This construction is standard practice for a factory touring car replica at this scale and price point.
A Multi-Year Factory Career
Tracking Paffett's car number and livery changes across consecutive DTM seasons gives a collector a detailed record of his time with Mercedes, and this 2010 entry sits alongside his earlier #10 car from 2009 as part of that continuous factory relationship. For anyone building a driver-specific DTM collection, having multiple season-specific liveries like this one documents a career's progression far more precisely than a single representative model could.














