{"product_id":"renault-alpine-a110-n-11-3rd-rally-firestone-1977-juan-carlos-pradera-pascual-mata-black","title":"Alpine A110 No. 11 Pradera Mata Rally Firestone 1977 Trofeu 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrofeu's 1:43 scale model captures the black No. 11 Alpine A110 of Pradera and Mata, 3rd overall at Spain's 1977 Rally Firestone — a rarely documented Iberian rally result in die-cast form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast model by Trofeu documents one of the more elusive corners of 1970s European rally history: a Spanish national event, a black-liveried A110 Berlinette, and a crew whose results have barely registered in the mainstream die-cast catalogue. Juan Carlos Pradera and co-driver Pascual Mata finished 3rd overall in the 1977 Rally Firestone, running No. 11.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"alpine-a110-berlinette\"\u003eThe Alpine A110 Berlinette: Lightweight Engineering from Dieppe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alpine A110 is a fibreglass-bodied coupé built on a steel backbone chassis — a combination that kept kerb weight low enough to make the car competitive against machinery with significantly larger engines. Developed by Alpine under Renault, it won the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973, cementing its place as one of the definitive rally cars of its era. Its rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive layout was unorthodox even then, but on the right road surface the A110 was extraordinarily quick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"1977-rally-firestone-spain\"\u003eNo. 11 in Black: The 1977 Rally Firestone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1977 the A110 had been displaced at the top tier of the WRC by more modern machinery, but it remained a genuine contender in national and regional championships across Europe. The Rally Firestone was a fixture on the Spanish rally calendar during the 1970s, and Pradera's black No. 11 Berlinette finishing 3rd overall is a documented result from that competitive context. The black livery stands apart from the Renault blue most collectors associate with the A110, making this a visually distinctive variant with traceable provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"trofeu-143-die-cast-model\"\u003eTrofeu and the Case for Covering the Overlooked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrofeu is a Portuguese die-cast manufacturer with a long-standing focus on rally and racing replicas at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e, consistently covering events and liveries that larger producers pass over entirely. This model replicates the black No. 11 A110 of Pradera and Mata at the 1977 Rally Firestone with the crew and race number intact — the kind of specificity that matters to collectors building a systematic record of Iberian motorsport. Die-cast construction is used throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TROFEU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60339384975744,"sku":"TRRES06","price":107.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-trres06-front34-v2.jpg?v=1794087068","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/renault-alpine-a110-n-11-3rd-rally-firestone-1977-juan-carlos-pradera-pascual-mata-black","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}