Minichamps 155 852562 - 1/18 Scale bmw 635 csI JPS Team BMW J Richards ATCC 1985 Limited to only 504 Pcs

Photos form part of description. You will see some paint rash on the hood which is hard to photograph.

Note photos of decals

Unlike the Biante made model where over a thousand were made, Minichamps only produced 504 of thes models which have made them quite rare

Triple Bathurst winner Jim Richards won his and BMW's first Australian Touring Car Championship driving a 3.5-litre 6 cyl BMW 635 CSi entered by JPS Team BMW. Defending series champion Dick Johnson finished 2nd in his Ford Mustang (the first time a Mustang had been seen in the ATCC since 1973), with Peter Brock finishing third in his Holden VK Commodore.

The 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a ten-round series with one race per round.

Round 1 Race title Victoria (Australia) Circuit Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Location / state Victoria 9–10 Feb Winner Jim Richards JPS Team BMW Round 2 Race title Victoria (Australia) Circuit Pye Audio Round 2 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Location / state Victoria 23–24 Feb Winner Peter Brock Mobil Holden Dealer Team Round 3 Race title Symmons Plains Circuit Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Location / state Tasmania 10–11 Mar Winner Robbie Francevic Mark Petch Motorsport Round 4 Race title Western Australia Circuit Wanneroo Wanneroo Park Perth, Location / state Western Australia 30–31 Mar Winner Jim Richards JPS Team BMW [2] Round 5 Race title Motorcraft 100 Circuit Adelaide International Raceway Adelaide, Location / state South Australia 20–21 Apr WinnerJim Richards JPS Team BMW Round 6 Race title Victoria (Australia) Circuit Eurovox Trophy Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Location / state Victoria 27–28 Apr Jim Richards JPS Team BMW Round 7 Race title Queensland Gold Coast Bulletin Centenary Trophy Circuit Surfers Paradise International Raceway Surfers Paradise, Location / state Queensland 18–19 May Winner Jim Richards JPS Team BMW Round 8 Race title Queensland Lakeside Circuit Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Location / state Queensland 22–23 Jun Winner Jim Richards JPS Team BMW Round 9 Race title NSW Better Brakes 100 Circuit Amaroo Park Sydney, Location / state New South Wales 6–7 Jul Winner Jim Richards JPS Team BMW Round 10 Race title New South Wales Castrol Grand Final Circuit Oran Park Raceway Sydney, Location / state New South Wales 12–13 Winner Jul Robbie Francevic Mark Petch Motorsport

Limited edition only 504 pieces made worldwide

   

Product Id: 155 852562