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Corgi's new McRae Tribute range

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The Corgi Colin McRae Tribute Collection Celebrates World Rally Champion

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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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Highlights from the range due out in 2009 include:

The 707 LHT Mini Cooper – This model not only celebrates Colin McRae’s first ever championship win aged 16 in the West of Scotland Autotest Championship but also marks the 50th Anniversary of the Mini, another Great British icon (In stores now).

The Talbot Sunbeam TI
– A fantastic reproduction of Colin’s first ever rally car from the 1986 Scottish Rally championships (Coming out November 2009).

In 2010 and 2011 the range will continue its progression through Colin’s illustrious career, creating models including the Subaru Legacy 2000cc Turbo in which Colin won every round on the way to his second consecutive British Rally Championship victory in 1992. A replica of the Subaru Impreza which took him to glory in the 1995 World Rally Championship and the Colin McRae R4, designed and tested by Colin himself, utilising his wealth of experience in all motorsport disciplines to produce the ultimate competition car.

The entire range will include:

·        Mini 1275cc – West of Scotland Autotest Championship 1984 (Out Now)
·        Talbot Sunbeam ti 1600cc – Group A, Scottish Rally Championship 1986 (November 2009)
·        Vauxhall Nova Sport Group A, Scottish & National Rally Championship 1987 (December 2009)
·        Peugeot 309 1900cc, Group N, Scottish & National Rally Championship 1987 (2010)
·        Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Group A, WRC 1989 (2010)
·        Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 Group A, RAC Rally 1990 (2009)
·        Subaru Legacy 2000cc Turbo – Group A, British Rally Champion 1991/92 (2010)
·        Subara Impreza 2000cc Turbo World Rally Champion 1995 (2010)
·        Subaru Impreza 2000cc Turbo WRC 1997-1998 (2010/11)
·        Ford Focus 2000cc Turbo WRC 1999-2002 (2010/11)
·        Citroen Xsara 2000cc Turbo WRC 2003 (2011)
·        Skoda Fabia 2000cc Turbo WRC 2005 (2011)
·        Ford Escort Mk2 – 2500cc Rally Special 2007 (2011)
·        Colin McRae R4 – 2500CC-2006 (2011)

 
 
 
 

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