1:18 Mobil 1 Optus Racing #25 Ford Mustang GT - 2023 Darwin Triple Crown Indigenous Round
Product Code: ACD18F23O
Please Note: Concept Image Pictured
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Product Description: 1:18 Scale Mobil 1 Optus Racing #25 Ford Mustang GT - 2023 Betr Darwin Triple Crown Indigenous Round - Driver: Chaz Mostert
Limited Edition Number: 198
Product Specifications: Die-cast model, opening parts
About This Product:
The 2023 Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley was the official indigenous round of the Supercars championship for the second year running.
Every car raced at the event featured an Indigenous-themed livery or artwork, produced by various indigenous artists with different stories behind their works.
Various teams and drivers have embraced indigenous artwork on their cars or helmets in the past years for the Darwin round but this was the second time the category as a whole came together in an effort to recognise First Nations people after a successful debut as an official theme in 2022.
The end result was simply stunning once again. The variety of colours and artworks beautifully weaved into the racing schemes of each team was a true sight to behold and made for an exceptional weekend of Supercars racing.
Chaz Mostert’s Mobil 1 Optus Racing #25 Mustang was one of the great examples of indigenous artwork being combined with the regular season livery. The artwork was produced by Rhonda Sampson, a proud Kamilaroi woman who lives on Dharawal country in South Western Sydney. It looked phenomenal with sections down the sides and on top of the Mustang. The use of a predominantly teal and blue colour palette and patterns worked really impressively with the teal and black elements across the rest of the livery and the largely white exterior of the race car.
It makes for another incredible Darwin edition for collectors.
This 1:18 scale model is scheduled to be produced in high quality die-cast with opening parts which includes the bonnet and both the driver and passenger doors.
A highly detailed racing cockpit can be seen through the molded clear glasshouse, or by opening the doors to examine the interior further. Under the bonnet includes a detailed 5.4-litre Coyote quad overhead cam V8 and engine bay surround. Underneath the model, the undercarriage details the unique Gen3 floorpan.
Comprised of roughly 204 individual metal and plastic parts, with anywhere between 100-200 steps in paint and decoration finishing, including tampo printing where possible, photo etched parts including the bonnet pints, brake rotors and more, this is a high quality, detailed collectors model.
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