
MGA Roadster Old English White Revell 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- MG
- Manufacturer
- Revell
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 08455
- Year
- 1957
- Era
- 1950s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4009803084558
About the MGA Roadster Old English White Revell 1:18
TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast MGA Roadster in Old English White reproduces the classic British sports car launched in 1955. The MGA's flowing, streamlined body was a genuine departure from MG's earlier, more upright roadsters, and this replica captures that clean shape faithfully.
Old English White is close to the definitive MG color, and it lets the MGA's smooth, uninterrupted flanks speak for themselves.
Clean Diecast Lines on a Streamlined Body
The MGA's long, low nose and flowing fenders were a genuine styling leap from MG's earlier T-series roadsters, and Revell's diecast holds those smooth curves with consistent panel flow rather than the visible seams a lesser tool would leave on a shape this rounded. White paint sits evenly across the long hood, and the folded soft top and simple chrome bumpers read correctly at 1:18, without unnecessary added detail cluttering an otherwise clean design. The stance is low and confident, true to a car built to look genuinely sporting rather than merely open-topped.
The Roadster That Modernized MG's Image
Launched in 1955, the MGA replaced MG's older, more traditional roadster shapes with something genuinely streamlined, a body that looked closer to contemporary Italian sports cars than to MG's own previous models. It became one of the best-selling British sports cars of its era in export markets, particularly in the United States, where its clean styling and open-top charm found a receptive audience. For a collector building a shelf of 1950s British roadsters, the MGA marks the moment the marque's design finally caught up with its sporting ambitions.














