
Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #10 W. Kauhsen / H. Frohlich 24 Hours of Spa 1970 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Opel
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 107704600
- Year
- 1970
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group Racing Historic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138117921
About the Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #10 W. Kauhsen / H. Frohlich 24 Hours of Spa 1970 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 resin Opel Commodore A Steinmetz #10 recreates W. Kauhsen and H. Frohlich's entry from the 1970 24 Hours of Spa. A sealed-resin touring car piece representing Steinmetz's tuning-house involvement in European Opel racing.
Steinmetz's name on an Opel touring car meant serious tuning work, not just a badge, and this Commodore A carries that reputation into a genuinely competitive period racing entry.
Resin Detail on a Tuner-Built Touring Car
Steinmetz's competition-prepared Commodores ran wider wheels and subtle bodywork modifications over the standard road car, and Minichamps' resin casting captures those changes without the panel-gap compromises a hinged diecast body would introduce on a compact touring sedan silhouette. Race number 10 and the 1970 livery are applied cleanly, appropriate for a period entry whose visual identity depends on accurate sponsor and number placement rather than modern-style full-body graphics. The Commodore A's long-bonnet coupe-adjacent sedan proportions are preserved accurately, and resin's sealed construction lets the tuned bodywork's subtle flares read clearly rather than getting lost around opening panel seams. This is a genuinely specialized subject, further from mainstream diecast territory than a modern DTM entry, and it rewards buyers who already know Steinmetz's place in Opel's racing history.
Steinmetz and Opel's European Racing Legacy
Steinmetz built its reputation tuning Opel road cars for genuine competitive use, and its involvement in events like the 24 Hours of Spa put the brand's tuning credentials on the same grid as established works and privateer teams from bigger manufacturers. This Commodore A entry represents that partnership directly. For a collection focused on 1970s European touring car racing beyond the more commonly modeled BMW and Ford entries, this Steinmetz Commodore fills a genuinely underrepresented niche.















