My AUTOART Rare Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1/18th white

[EcosseBMW]

I've owned since I was 15 a decade ago, being a huge fan of the car...I have MANY more Autoart and UT models, but this I believe is possibly the rarest as I've never seen one come up for sale. A friend asked for some pictures and I thought I'd share with you guys. Sorry for dust, she is a show and sit there queen!







































Comments Welcomed

[SAB888]

Very nice. Probably gone up in value quite a bit since it was new.

[EcosseBMW]

SAB888 said:

Very nice. Probably gone up in value quite a bit since it was new.

I used to buy Autoart when I was younger, mainly because I really wanted an Impreza, BUT I was 8 years old!!! When I was 15 Richard Burns won the Championship, so I could never own one...but I'd pleed with my mum to buy these models every so often for being good at school and I'd live the dream, albeit on the shelf. Now a decade older and owner of various Impreza's over the years, I see them as an obsession and love of my life ;-)

I am surprised at the value these things gather. I was a tad broke last year and sold my least favourite, and my Autoart 22B generated £198 on Ebay! I fell over as I remember we only paid £29 for it new! This white one I'd say is one of the rarest Autoart Impreza's and I'd say it'd sell for silly figures if there was a bidding war! I've been in two minds whether to or not, and its always stayed firm, in that dusty shelf...and I look out window to see my real white STI identical, its an amazing feeling!


EDIT: there are some more photos of said model with my real car mid way down this Readers cars thread I started

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Comments welcomed

Edited by EcosseBMW on Saturday 20th April 18:32

[SAB888]

Yes, some of the older, rare models can fetch really high prices. I'd love to find a model of the RB5 but as far as I know, there isn't one available.

[Yertis]

Do you collect any Subaru Impreza models? I'm about to put an unusual (I think) R/C 'toy' Impreza onto eBay. Message if interested!

[EcosseBMW]

Yertis said:

Do you collect any Subaru Impreza models? I'm about to put an unusual (I think) R/C 'toy' Impreza onto eBay. Message if interested!

I'd like to find out more, I have a few interesting Impreza's. I've sent you a PM

[72twink]

I must find myself a cheap one of these for a respray ....... the police cars are looking like candidates!