Minichamps 1:18 F1 diecast prices – Lotus cars
Lotus Ford 79 (1978) – Mario Andretti
Notes: 1978 World Championship winning car. The Lotus 79 is considered the classic ground effects car. Models with JPS liveries fetch higher prices. The 1:18 Minichamps has removable engine cowling revealing the Ford Cosworth DFV.
Recent high auction price: Feb 2021 – $336USD
Recent high buy now price: April 2021 – €328EUR
Lotus Ford 79 (1978) – Ronnie Peterson
Notes: While teammate Mario Andretti took the 1978 championship with 4 wins, Ronnie won the Austrian GP. Although resale prices dropped 5 years ago from their highs when Minichamps re-released a new production run, recent prices have recovered. Also, the Peterson 1:18 can sometimes fetch higher prices than the Andretti 1:18 model.
Recent high auction price: June 2021 – $3o1USD
Recent high buy now price: Nov 2022 – £155GBP
Lotus Renault 97T (1985) – Elio de Angelis
Notes: Elio was Senna’s teammate in 1985 and won the San Marino GP in the 97T straight after Senna’s maiden win in Portugal.
Recent high auction price: Feb 2021 – €220EUR
Recent high buy now price: Nov 2022 – $360CAD
Lotus Renault 98T (1986) Johnny Dumfries
Notes: Dumfries was drafted in to replace DeAngelis as Senna’s team-mate for 1986 after Ayrton vetoed Derek Warwick. Despite only racing in F1 for one season with best result of 5th at Hungarian GP, the Dumfries’ 98T fetches decent prices without any huge discount to the more illustrious Senna 98T.
Recent high auction price: Feb 2021 – £152GBP
Recent high buy now price: May 2021 – £273GBP
Lotus Honda 99T (1987) Saturo Nakajima
Notes: Nakajima was drafted in to be Senna’s 1987 teammate with new Honda engines and yellow Camel livery. Best result 4th at the British GP. The older model was the Lotus licensed Minichamps release, while the new release is the 1987 Italian GP ‘Senna taxi’ model with Senna figurine.
Recent high auction price: April 2021 – $161AUD (std model); April 2021 – €EUR130 (Senna taxi)
Recent high buy now price: Sep 2022 – €EUR219 (Senna taxi)
Lotus E20 (2012) – Romain Grosjean
Notes: 3 podiums for Grosjean in 2012 as Kimi’s teammate.
Recent high auction price: Feb 2021 – €220EUR
Recent high buy now price: –
Lotus E21 (2013) – Romain Grosjean
Notes: 6 Podiums for Romain including P2 at US GP
Recent high auction price: –
Recent high buy now price: Feb 2022 – $176USD
