Corgi officially launched their Colin McRae Model collection on Friday 2nd October 2009, on the eve of this year’s Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally based in Perth, Scotland. Corgi announced earlier in the year that they secured an exclusive agreement with Colin McRae Motorsport Ltd to launch a fitting tribute to the 1995 World Rally Champion. This collection of 1:43 scale die-cast replica models will serve as a lasting memorial to one of the most flamboyant and successful rally drivers ever to grace the World Rally Championship Stage.
The first model in the range to be launched is the 1275cc Mini, which was Colin’s first ever competition car when he won the West of Scotland Autotest Championship at the tender age of 16. To mark this, Corgi unveiled on Friday night, a full-size replica of the original mini, which was reproduced to the original specification and colour scheme. The replicated mini was then put through its paces by a professional driver in front of the excited gathering crowd at the main grandstand. The members of the public lucky enough to get their hands on the first models to be launched were treated to a signing session from Colin’s father, Jim McRae.
The ‘Colin McRae Tribute Collection’ will feature fourteen of the most important competition cars of Colin’s career. Eleven of the bespoke cars created for the range will require new tooling with an investment of nearly £250,000 – which highlights Corgi’s long lasting commitment to this range and also demonstrates their desire to branch out into producing more modern die-cast models.
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