Nice new entries will be available this month from Solido.  The assortment here focuses on their 1:18 scale series, we’ll have more from their 1:43 series soon.  The feature finds the Renault 5 Turbo Rallye du Var Prost #5 1982 (P# S1801305) – more on this unique model below.  The best part, this brand is wife friendly.  It doesn’t break the bank!

About the Renault 5 Turbo Rallye…  “In 1982, all the hopes of France in motorsports laid on the shoulders of one single young Frenchman named Alain Prost. After 3 seasons of F1, he decided to take a break with the support of his employer Renault and a tobacco company, the pilot’s personal sponsor. Prost and Renault, therefore, decided to enter the Var Rally using a Renault 5 Turbo, an absolute nightmare in competition at that time. The whole affair ended in tears (an accident, more specifically) but would remain the only outing Prost made in rallies. After 3 specials, the weather conditions had become difficult, and with a large amount of rain Prost ended up losing control of his Renault 5 Turbo.”

S1801504 – BMW E30 DTM, 1992
S1850026 – CITROEN 2CV6: SAUSSS ENTE
S1801108 – PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 2.8 – #107
S1802201 – RENAULT 4L F4, 1975
S1802202 – RENAULT 4L F4 – Renault Service, 1975
S1801405 – STEYR PUCH 500, 1969
S1800510 – VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1303 – GSR GELB
S1800206 – VOLKSWAGEN GOLF – DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST

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