26th-Oct-25, 10:28 AM
After the Alitalia livery, the works Fiats got a new colour scheme for the 1980 and 1981 seasons.
The white works 131 Abarths featured forward-tapering stripes in three shades of blue and a large Fiat laurel wreath on the bonnet.
Fiat had already won the Manufacturers' World Rally Championship in 1977 and 1978, and repeated this in 1980.
After the already mentioned 131 Abarth rally cars, SCX also produced two versions, which participated in the Rallye Monte Carlo in 1980.
In the yellow/black/red Calberson sponsored Fiat France 131 Abarth, Michèle Mouton and navigator Annie Arrii finished seventh overall.
The slot car model of this was also readily available outside Spain.
This certainly does not apply to the 1980 Monte Carlo Rallye winning SCX slot car version of Walter Röhrl and navigator Christian Geistdörfer.
Röhrls' works Fiat was only available in the "Circuit C2 Classics" set, together with a white Renault Maxi Turbo.
Both cars from the set were offered on eBay in Spain. That was the only possibility for me to obtain the Röhrl Fiat.
I was surprised that both cars had no lights.
The set without both cars is still on eBay:
https://www.cocheslot.net/tecnitoys/8468...itoys.html
Later, during the UK Slot Car Festival at Gaydon, a dealer offered about 30 examples of the Röhrl 1980 Rallye Monte Carlo Fiat for sale.
It is a complete mystery to me why the Röhrl version was only available in a set.
The same goes for the Alitalia 1979 Rally of the 1000 Lakes winning car of Markku Alen.
There would have been enough international interest in buying these both works cars.
Hub
Calberson Fiat France Fiat 131 Abarth of Michèle Mouton/ Annie Arrii, 7th overall Rallye Monte Calro 1980.
Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdörfer, winners Rallye Monte Carlo 1980.
The white works 131 Abarths featured forward-tapering stripes in three shades of blue and a large Fiat laurel wreath on the bonnet.
Fiat had already won the Manufacturers' World Rally Championship in 1977 and 1978, and repeated this in 1980.
After the already mentioned 131 Abarth rally cars, SCX also produced two versions, which participated in the Rallye Monte Carlo in 1980.
In the yellow/black/red Calberson sponsored Fiat France 131 Abarth, Michèle Mouton and navigator Annie Arrii finished seventh overall.
The slot car model of this was also readily available outside Spain.
This certainly does not apply to the 1980 Monte Carlo Rallye winning SCX slot car version of Walter Röhrl and navigator Christian Geistdörfer.
Röhrls' works Fiat was only available in the "Circuit C2 Classics" set, together with a white Renault Maxi Turbo.
Both cars from the set were offered on eBay in Spain. That was the only possibility for me to obtain the Röhrl Fiat.
I was surprised that both cars had no lights.
The set without both cars is still on eBay:
https://www.cocheslot.net/tecnitoys/8468...itoys.html
Later, during the UK Slot Car Festival at Gaydon, a dealer offered about 30 examples of the Röhrl 1980 Rallye Monte Carlo Fiat for sale.
It is a complete mystery to me why the Röhrl version was only available in a set.
The same goes for the Alitalia 1979 Rally of the 1000 Lakes winning car of Markku Alen.
There would have been enough international interest in buying these both works cars.
Hub
Calberson Fiat France Fiat 131 Abarth of Michèle Mouton/ Annie Arrii, 7th overall Rallye Monte Calro 1980.
Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdörfer, winners Rallye Monte Carlo 1980.

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