{"product_id":"surtees-f1-ts20-n-18-spain-gp-1978-rupert-keegan-orange-white","title":"Surtees TS20 Team Surtees No. 18 Rupert Keegan Spanish GP 1978 Spark Model 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resin 1:43 scale model of the final Formula 1 car fielded by Team Surtees, carrying Rupert Keegan's race number 18 from the 4 June 1978 Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama — one of the few collectables tied to this privateer outfit's last season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Surtees TS20 occupies a specific and underrepresented corner of late-1970s Formula 1 history. Spark Model brings it into \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e in the orange and white livery worn at Jarama, locking in a moment from a team that ceased operations at the end of 1978. For collectors focused on the Ford Cosworth DFV era, this resin model fills a gap that die-cast ranges have consistently overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"surtees-ts20-the-car\"\u003eThe TS20: Last Chassis from a World Champion's Constructor\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Surtees TS20 was a direct evolution of the TS19 and was prepared by Team Surtees for the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. Like the majority of privateer entries of the period, it was powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0-litre V8 — the engine that democratised grand prix racing in the late 1960s and remained the backmarker's default choice well into the 1980s. The TS20 ran a limited programme of 1978 Grands Prix before the team closed at the season's end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"team-surtees-1978-jarama\"\u003eJohn Surtees, Rupert Keegan and Jarama 1978\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeam Surtees was founded by John Surtees, the 1964 Formula 1 World Champion and the only man to hold world titles on both two wheels and four. The team's final season brought British pay driver Rupert Keegan — born 1955, a veteran of Hesketh and other backmarker outfits — to the cockpit. At the 1978 Spanish Grand Prix on 4 June at Circuito del Jarama, Keegan ran number 18 and started from the back of the grid. Mario Andretti's Lotus 78 took the win; Keegan did not finish. It was the kind of hard afternoon that defined Team Surtees' 1978 campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"spark-model-1-43-resin\"\u003eSpark Model at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e: Resin for the Overlooked Grid\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpark Model produces resin \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e Formula 1 models specifically targeting historic and rare machinery that die-cast manufacturers bypass. The TS20 No. 18 is a prime example: resin construction allows crisp surface detail on aerodynamic bodywork, and the orange and white livery is rendered accurately across the narrow one-piece body. Resin \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e models carry no opening parts — detail is concentrated on external surfaces, bodywork graphics and period-correct livery application.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet-privateer-collection\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet: Placing the TS20 in Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e Formula 1 car occupies roughly 10–11 cm of shelf length, making the TS20 a compact but visually distinctive piece — the orange bodywork reads clearly against the darker liveries of 1978 frontrunners. It sits logically alongside a Lotus 78 in Andretti's JPS black and gold, a Ferrari 312T3, or fellow privateer entries from the same season such as the Ensign or Wolf. For anyone building a complete 1978 grid in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e, the Surtees TS20 is one of the harder slots to fill — and one of the most historically resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPARK MODEL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60132599464320,"sku":"S5404","price":87.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/194841-1.jpg?v=1792091635","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/surtees-f1-ts20-n-18-spain-gp-1978-rupert-keegan-orange-white","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}