Sauber-Mercedes C9 (1989)

A racing car with style and character – the Sauber-Mercedes C9 will enchant racing fans. The 1:43 scale die-cast zinc miniature model with plastic parts of the winner of the 1989 Le Mans 24-hour race will take pride of place in your display cabinet and delights with its highly accurate detail. The hand-assembled precision model, consisting of more than 50 individual parts, was created using the original design data and its exterior demonstrates class with its authentic silver paintwork colour and approx. 70 graphics, exactly as displayed in 1989. This collector’s item is supplied in Mercedes-Benz designer packaging in the Classic layout.

– model series: Sauber-Mercedes C9 (1989)
– scale: 1:43
– material: Die-cast zinc with plastic parts
– length: approx. 6 cm
– hand-assembled from over 50 individual parts
– by Minichamps for Mercedes-Benz

From 1988 onwards, Mercedes-Benz again began competing as an official works team in the Group C racing series. The Sauber-Mercedes C9, which could achieve more than 515 kW (700 hp) and was the second model in the series following the C8 and before the C291, won a total of five races. In 1989, Sauber-Mercedes finally won the world championship with the C9, bearing starting number 63. The new Silver Arrows won a total of 16 out of 18 races in 1989 and 1990. The victories included the 24 Hours at Le Mans in 1989, with Jochen Mass/Manuel Reuter/Stanley Dickens at the wheel.