
Mercedes C204 #3 B. Spengler HWA AG DTM 2010 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66960136
- 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
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About the Mercedes C204 #3 B. Spengler HWA AG DTM 2010 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the #3 Mercedes C204 run by HWA AG for Bruno Spengler in the 2010 DTM season. Correct works-team livery and touring-car aero distinguish it as a specific-season collectible rather than a general Mercedes model.
HWA has long been Mercedes' motorsport arm in DTM, and this diecast ties that works-team pedigree to one driver's car from one specific season.
Rendering a Works-Team DTM Livery in Miniature
The C204's touring-car bodywork carries wide fender flares and an aggressive front splitter far removed from any road-going Mercedes, and Minichamps' 1:43 tooling follows that race silhouette faithfully. The #3 number and HWA sponsor graphics are tampo-printed with the precision small-scale collectors expect, keeping text legible despite the compact body. Getting a DTM aero kit's proportions correct, matching the flared arches and rear wing angle to the real car, is where tooling quality shows most clearly at this scale, and this casting holds that reading well under shelf lighting.
Spengler's Season and Mercedes' DTM Push
Bruno Spengler drove for Mercedes' works-supported HWA squad during a period when the manufacturer was pushing hard for DTM titles, a campaign that would eventually deliver him the championship a couple of seasons later with the same manufacturer. This #3 car from 2010 captures an earlier chapter in that story, useful for a collector assembling a Spengler or HWA-specific display, or simply completing a full-grid picture of Mercedes' DTM competition from that season.















