Trofeu
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Trofeu is a line of 1/43 scale diecast vehicles made by Replicar in Portugal.
Trofeu products are mainly rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...

 cars alongside the stock vehicles. The first product was a Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra
The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....

 Cosworth 1987 RAC Rally which was released in March 1989. In 1990, the second model introduced was a Toyota Celica
Toyota Celica
The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....

 GT4 ST165. Trofeu also manufactured the newer Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 and ST205 in rally and stock guises.

Trofeu miniature cars were made of diecast metal mounted on plastic chassis.

Early Trofeu models were numbered with 0 prefix such as 010-015 for Ford Sierra, 016-030 for Toyota Celica ST165 and 031-042 for the Mitusbishi Galant. The first Celica ST185 came with a 044 reference number, but later the whole Celica ST185 line was renumbered with 4 prefix numbers from 444 to 459. The next models also came with new reference numbers such as 7## for the Celica ST205.

List of 1/43 scale cars by Trofeu:
  • Ford Sierra Cosworth
  • Toyota Celica GT4 ST165
  • Mitsubishi Galant VR4
  • Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD ST185
  • Ford Escort RS Mk 1
  • Subaru Impreza 555
  • Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
  • Alpine Renault
  • Subaru Impreza WRX STi 22B
  • Ford Escort RS 1800 Mk 2
  • Saab 96
    Saab 96
    For the modern car, see Saab 9-6The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980, a run of 20 years. Like the 93 it replaced, the 96 was a development from the old Saab 92 chassis and, on account of its improvements and modernisation, it...

  • Triumph TR7
    Triumph TR7
    The Triumph TR7 is a sports car manufactured from September 1974 to October 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. It was initially produced at the Speke, Liverpool factory, moving to Canley, Coventry in 1978 and then finally to the Rover plant in Solihull in 1980...

  • Audi Quattro
    Audi Quattro
    The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, now part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four"...

  • Opel Kadett
    Opel Kadett
    The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel between 1937 and 1940, and then again from 1962 until 1991 , when it was replaced by the Opel Astra.-Original model :...

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