This IXO Models die-cast captures a landmark result in the Mustang GT3's short racing history: a GTD Pro class victory at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona on 25–26 January 2025. Car No. 65, entered by Multimatic Motorsports, wore the team's dark blue and silver livery and was shared by three factory-contracted GT3 specialists from rival marques, each bringing a different European programme to a distinctly American racing icon.
Ford's GT3 challenger on the S650 platform
The Ford Mustang GT3 is built on the seventh-generation S650 Mustang platform, developed jointly by Multimatic Motorsports and Ford Performance and granted FIA GT3 homologation ahead of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. At its core sits a Ford 5.0-litre Coyote-derived V8, mid-mounted in a dry-sump configuration and tuned to GT3 specification under Balance of Performance regulations. That combination of a production-car nameplate, a mid-engine GT3 architecture and FIA homologation made the Mustang GT3 immediately eligible for the world's leading GT3 series.
Class victory at the 2025 Rolex 24
The 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona was run on 25–26 January at Daytona International Speedway, Florida. Multimatic entered the No. 65 Mustang GT3 in the GTD Pro class with Christopher Mies, Dennis Olsen and Frédéric Vervisch — a German, a Norwegian and a Belgian, each carrying factory credentials from Audi or Porsche programmes. Their GTD Pro class win gave Ford and Multimatic their first Daytona class victory with the Mustang GT3, achieved in only the car's second full IMSA season. The dark blue and silver No. 65 livery is the exact race-winning configuration reproduced here.
IXO Models: die-cast at 1:18
IXO Models, a French-owned manufacturer with an established catalogue of officially licensed racing replicas at 1:18 and 1:43, produced this replica in die-cast metal. The SKU follows IXO's GT endurance naming structure — LEGT (Le GT endurance), MUS (Mustang), DY24 (Daytona event), 065 (car number) — confirming it was developed specifically for this car and result rather than adapted from a generic tooling. Die-cast construction at 1:18 delivers the weight and surface fidelity that distinguish it from resin alternatives at the same scale.
Placing it in the collection
The No. 65 Mustang GT3 pairs naturally with the sister No. 64 Multimatic entry from the same IMSA campaign, or alongside earlier Ford endurance wins — the Multimatic-run Ford GT that took its class at Le Mans in 2016 is the obvious bookend for collectors tracing the Multimatic racing story. Within a broader GT3 shelf, it sits alongside GTD Pro class rivals from Daytona 2025, including Porsche 911 GT3 R and BMW M4 GT3 entries, giving the display genuine competitive context. IXO's broader IMSA GTD Pro range makes cohesive theming straightforward.
