{"product_id":"opel-calibra-v6-4x4-team-joest-n-9-dtm-itc-1995-m-reuter-white-yellow","title":"Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Joest No. 9 Manuel Reuter DTM ITC 1995 Werk83 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA die-cast 1:18 scale model of Manuel Reuter's Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 No. 9, one of the most technically radical touring cars of the 1990s, finishing third in the 1995 ITC standings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Opel Calibra V6 4x4 was unlike anything else on the touring car grid in 1995. Running a turbocharged V6 driving all four wheels, it competed in the International Touring Car Championship against the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI. Werk83 captures car No. 9 in the white and yellow Opel works livery as raced by Manuel Reuter throughout that season, rendered in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale die-cast metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"calibra-v6-4x4-engineering\"\u003eA Turbocharged, Four-Wheel-Drive Touring Car\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Calibra V6 4x4 was developed from the production Calibra coupe and transformed into a full works racer by Opel and GM engineers. The turbocharged V6 was paired with a four-wheel-drive system that set the car apart from its rear-wheel-drive rivals. That combination of forced induction and 4WD in top-level touring car competition remained unique to this programme — it has not been replicated before or since at this level of the sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"reuter-joest-itc-1995\"\u003eManuel Reuter, Team Joest, and the 1995 ITC Season\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeam Joest, the German operation renowned for multiple Le Mans victories, ran the Calibra works effort from 1994 to 1996. In 1995, Manuel Reuter drove car No. 9 to third place in the ITC Drivers' Championship, behind Bernd Schneider's Mercedes and Nicola Larini's Alfa Romeo. The white and yellow Opel factory livery, with Team Joest branding and sponsor graphics, was carried consistently across the season, making No. 9 one of the most recognisable cars in that year's field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"werk83-118-scale-model-calibra\"\u003eThe Werk83 1:18 Scale Model\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWerk83 produces this \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale model in die-cast metal, a format that suits the broad body and long roofline of the Calibra coupe shell. The brand has built a reputation among collectors for accurate livery reproduction on 1990s racing subjects, and the white and yellow Opel works scheme on No. 9 presents the kind of period graphics detail that rewards close inspection. For collectors of DTM and ITC machinery, this represents a car with genuine championship significance rather than a peripheral entry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WERK83","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60315864138112,"sku":"W1802002","price":68.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-w1802002-front34-v2.jpg?v=1793808947","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/opel-calibra-v6-4x4-team-joest-n-9-dtm-itc-1995-m-reuter-white-yellow","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}