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Minichamps 1:43

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:57 pm
by Justin Smith
Minichamps, at the current time (2009) do 5 cars, a white, a white with decals, a red, a black and most recently a blue.

They are all 1/43 scale and come in a display box and sit on a plinth that states how many were made of your model - Some simple maths shows that there are 12,576 out there to be bought ( in total world wide ) so fill your boots !

They made 2208 blue cars and they came out in November 2005, they, at the time of writing are quite easy to get hold of and normally fetch £25 on Ebay tops and £18 if you are lucky. Minichamps model number 430 080202.

Reds were quite easy to get hold of during 2004/5 but lately they seem to be getting rarer, I paid £30 for mine from Ebay in 2005. There were 2640 of these made. Minichamps model number 430 080201.

Black cars seem to be going the same way as Reds, not so many around, I paid £45 for mine which was a bit over the top really. There were 2,112 of these made which is the lowest run of the 5 options. Minichamps model number 430 080270.

White ones are fetching some good money, I finally got hold of one of these for £60 but they normally reach about £100. The car was released on 4th February 2002 but I am not sure why they fetch so much money as there were 3,216 of these made ? Minichamps model number 430 080200.

And finally the hardest one to find (and the most expensive) these I have seen at car shows for £150 !!! The white version with rally decals. It is based on the Grundel / Melander 1986 Rally Sweden - I think it was released in 2001 and 2,400 were made. Minichamps model number is 430 868008.

If you find some more variations please post them here and i'll take your info and tidy up this entry from time to time :)

Justin


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