# Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18

> A 1:18 scale model of Colin McRae's championship-plate Subaru Impreza 555, winner of the 1996 Rally Sanremo. The GC8-generation works car is rendered in die-cast metal with full 555 sponsorship graphics.

Colin McRae entered the 1996 World Rally Championship season carrying the number 1 plate, the privilege afforded to the reigning champion after his title victory with Subaru World Rally Team in 1995. This 1:18 die-cast model fixes that specific moment in miniature: car number 1, the 555 blue and gold livery, the GC8-generation Impreza, and a confirmed outright win in Italy.

## The GC8 Impreza: a purpose-built WRC weapon

Subaru's works rally programme in the mid-1990s was built around the GC8 platform, an Impreza saloon body evolved into a full Group A and subsequently WRC-specification competition car. The 1996 car used the EJ20, a turbocharged flat-four driving all four wheels through a centre differential. That combination of low centre of gravity — inherent to the boxer layout — and four-wheel drive traction defined Subaru's competitive character across multiple seasons of the FIA World Rally Championship.

## Rally Sanremo 1996: McRae and Ringer take the win

The 1996 Rally Sanremo, a round of that year's FIA World Rally Championship, ended with Colin McRae and co-driver Derek Ringer first overall. It was one of the victories McRae accumulated during his peak years with Subaru World Rally Team. Ringer had been McRae's co-driver throughout the 1995 championship-winning campaign and continued in the same seat into 1996. The number 1 plate on this car is historically precise: it was the only full season McRae carried it with Subaru, making the livery identifiable to a single twelve-month window.

## 1:18 die-cast construction

This 1:18 scale model is produced in die-cast metal, replicating the Subaru Impreza 555 as it ran at the 1996 Rally Sanremo under McRae and Ringer. The 1:18 format gives the 555 sponsorship graphics and the number 1 door panel adequate real estate to read cleanly. The blue and gold colour scheme — one of the most recognised WRC liveries of the decade — is reproduced across the full body in the proportions of the GC8 works car.

## Details

- **Price:** 115.9 EUR
- **Vendor:** SUN-STAR
- **Type:** RACING CARS
- **Tags:** 1:18, ai-foto, ai-published, HISTORIC RALLY, SUBARU, SUN-STAR

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 115.90 EUR | In stock |

## Images

- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - front three-quarter view
- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - rear three-quarter view
- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - side view
- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - front view
- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - opening parts
- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - engine bay
- Subaru Impreza 555 No. 1 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Winner Rally Sanremo 1996 Sun Star 1:18 scale model - original packaging

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> Updated: 2026-11-09