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Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA21 #8 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz RAC Rally 1977 IXO 1:18

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Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA21 #8 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz RAC Rally 1977 IXO 1:18 18RMC189A Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA21 reproduces car #8, driven by rally legend Hannu Mikkola and A. Hertz at the 1977 RAC Rally, an early chapter in Toyota's growing international rallying ambitions.
Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA21 #8 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz RAC Rally 1977 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Toyota
Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC189A
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About the Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA21 #8 H. Mikkola / A. Hertz RAC Rally 1977 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA21 reproduces car #8, driven by rally legend Hannu Mikkola and A. Hertz at the 1977 RAC Rally, an early chapter in Toyota's international rallying program on Britain's demanding forest stages.

Long before his championship years with Audi, Mikkola was already proving himself across a range of manufacturers, and this Celica captures one of those earlier chapters.

Mikkola's Rallying Career Before Audi

Hannu Mikkola went on to win the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Audi in 1983, becoming one of Finland's most celebrated rally exports, but his career included stints with multiple manufacturers in the years before that success, including Toyota's growing rally program in the late 1970s. The Celica 2000 GT RA21 represented Toyota's rear-wheel-drive rally contender of that period, a relatively conventional layout compared to the mid-engine and four-wheel-drive designs that would dominate the following decade, competing on events like the RAC Rally across Britain's notoriously demanding forest stages. That combination of a respected driver and a manufacturer still building its international rallying reputation makes this car a genuinely interesting transitional-era subject.

IXO's Approach to an Early Rallying Chapter

IXO's rally catalog extends well beyond Group B's headline cars into earlier, less-documented eras like this one, and the Celica's relatively simple, upright coupe bodywork translates cleanly into 1:18 diecast without the aerodynamic excess of later rally designs. The RAC Rally livery's period sponsor colors mark this as a specific, dated entry from Toyota's formative international rallying years.

A Foundational Chapter Worth Collecting

This Celica suits collectors tracing Mikkola's full career or Toyota's rallying roots before the marque's later dominance.

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