{"product_id":"skoda-160rs-mtx-night-version-n-1-rally-rac416b22","title":"Škoda 160 RS MTX No. 1 V. Blahna P. Scovanek Rally Šumava 1984 Night Version IXO Models 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIXO Models reproduces the Škoda 160 RS MTX No. 1 — Blahna and Scovanek's top-seeded Night Version entry at Rally Šumava 1984 — as a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale model in die-cast metal, a rare Eastern Bloc rally subject for the serious collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Škoda 160 RS MTX is one of the more specialised corners of 1980s rally history: a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive coupe developed in Czechoslovakia by MTX (Metalex) on the platform of the purpose-built Škoda 130 RS, itself in production from 1975. Car No. 1 at Rally Šumava 1984 carried a Night Version configuration — auxiliary driving lights and the period-correct livery markings associated with night-stage competition in the Czechoslovak Rally Championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"skoda-160-rs-mtx-rally-machine\"\u003eThe Škoda 160 RS MTX: a Czechoslovak Homologation Special\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Škoda 130 RS began life as a homologation coupe for international rally competition; the 160 RS was the larger-displacement evolution, bored out to 1,598 cc and developed by MTX for the demands of early-1980s Group 4 rallying. MTX — formally Metalex — was the Czechoslovak specialist firm responsible for translating Škoda's motorsport ambitions into competitive hardware. The result was a rear mid-engined machine that represented the ceiling of domestic rally engineering in that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"rally-sumava-1984-night-version\"\u003eRally Šumava 1984 and the Night Version Livery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRally Šumava, held in the Šumava (Bohemian Forest) region, was a fixture of the Czechoslovak Rally Championship calendar throughout the 1980s. Vladimír Blahna, one of the recognised names in Czech rally of the period, took the No. 1 plate alongside co-driver P. Scovanek — a starting number that denoted top-seeded status in the domestic championship. The Night Version designation refers to the car's lighting fit and associated livery markings prepared specifically for the night stages, a visually distinct configuration absent from standard daylight-spec replicas of the same chassis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ixo-143-die-cast-model\"\u003eThe 1:43 Scale Model by IXO Models\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale model is produced by IXO Models in die-cast metal. IXO has built one of the most comprehensive rally back-catalogues in the scale, and their coverage of Eastern European championship cars — including multiple Škoda 130 and 160 RS variants across different events and crews — is unmatched among mainstream die-cast producers. The RAC (Rally And Circuit) series, within which this casting sits, has systematically documented Czechoslovak rally machinery that Western-market manufacturers largely ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet-eastern-bloc-rally\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet: Eastern Bloc Rally in Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Night Version livery and the No. 1 plate make this a visually distinct piece among Škoda rally replicas. It pairs naturally with other IXO releases covering the Škoda 130 RS and 160 RS across the Czechoslovak Rally Championship seasons of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as contemporaneous Eastern Bloc machinery such as the Lada VFTS — another IXO subject from the same competitive era. For collectors tracing Czech motorsport history, it anchors a coherent and niche sub-collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IXO MODELS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57700924621184,"sku":"RAC416B.22","price":51.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-rac416b22-front34-v2.jpg?v=1792747278","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/skoda-160rs-mtx-night-version-n-1-rally-rac416b22","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}