
Mercedes E-Class W211 #7 Team AutoBild Paris-Beijing 2006 Replacement Box Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- MB001
- Year
- 2006
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- Dakar & Cross-Country Rally
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Mercedes E-Class W211 #7 Team AutoBild Paris-Beijing 2006 Replacement Box Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Mercedes E-Class W211 in #7 Team AutoBild livery documents an entry from the 2006 Paris-Beijing cross-country rally. Supplied with a replacement box, this piece suits collectors building out a complete field from that specific long-distance event.
Media and publication-sponsored teams were a regular feature of cross-country rallying in the 2000s, and this AutoBild-branded entry preserves that specific sponsorship arrangement on a road-derived E-Class rally build.
Sponsor Branding Detail in Compact Diecast Form
The AutoBild lettering and #7 numbering on this E-Class are applied with the tampo printing precision Minichamps brings to its full motorsport range, keeping the publication's branding legible at 1:43 scale. The rally-specification underbody guards and auxiliary lighting typical of Paris-Beijing entries stay visible in the model's detailing, distinguishing it clearly from the standard road-going E-Class sedan it was based on. Arriving with a replacement rather than original box, this unit suits buyers focused on adding the specific livery to a collection rather than seeking factory-sealed provenance.
One Entry in a Broader Paris-Beijing Rally Field
Displayed alongside other numbered W211 entries from the same 2006 event, this #7 car helps build out a fuller field representation of Paris-Beijing's modern revival of the historic Peking to Paris route. For Mercedes collectors, it introduces a motorsport dimension separate from the brand's more commonly collected DTM and Formula 1 history, a genuinely different chapter built around long-distance endurance rather than circuit competition.















