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Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #17 K. Ludwig DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18

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Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #17 K. Ludwig DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18 180964317 Diecast
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UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra V6 4x4 reproduces the #17 factory entry driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1996 DTM and ITC touring car season. The zinc alloy body captures the wide-arch silhouette that defined Opel's all-wheel-drive answer to Mercedes and Alfa Romeo rivals, finished in correct sponsor decals. A period-accurate piece for a 1990s German touring car display.
Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #17 K. Ludwig DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18
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Brand
Opel
Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180964317
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About the Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #17 K. Ludwig DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra V6 4x4 reproduces Klaus Ludwig's number 17 livery from the 1996 DTM and ITC touring car season. Zinc alloy construction, opening features, and factory sponsor decals recreate Opel's all-wheel-drive touring car during one of Germany's most competitive touring car eras.

Opel's factory-backed Calibra V6 4x4 program brought all-wheel-drive grip to a series built around rear-drive Mercedes and BMW rivals, and UT Models captures that engineering gamble in this 1:18 diecast replica of Klaus Ludwig's #17 entry.

UT Models' Diecast Approach to the Calibra's Livery

The zinc alloy body gives this Calibra real heft in hand, a density that mass-market plastic promotional pieces from the same era never matched. UT Models built its 1990s touring car range around opening doors and hoods, so this replica follows suit, letting a buyer inspect the interior roll cage detailing rather than just the exterior. The wide box-arch fenders, a defining trait of the road-going Calibra homologated for group competition, are reproduced with the flared proportions that set the touring car apart from the standard street coupe. Ludwig's #17 livery is applied through printed decals rather than raised graphics, which keeps panel lines clean and avoids the thick edges that hand-applied stickers sometimes leave. It is a mid-tier diecast, not a museum-grade resin build, and the finish reflects that honestly: solid, correct, and built for handling rather than sealed display.

The Calibra V6 4x4's Place in 1990s Touring Car Racing

Opel developed the Calibra's V6 4x4 drivetrain to answer the all-wheel-drive Mercedes 190E and Alfa 155 machinery that had come to dominate DTM by the early 1990s, and by 1996 the series had folded into the short-lived international ITC before touring car racing reinvented itself again. Klaus Ludwig, one of German touring car racing's most decorated drivers across several manufacturers, carried the #17 for Opel's works effort through this transitional stretch. For a collector building a DTM-era shelf, the Calibra represents the format's closing chapter before escalating four-wheel-drive budgets made the silhouette-racing category unsustainable. Displayed next to period Mercedes and Alfa rivals, it fills in a piece of that broader touring car story rather than standing alone.

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