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The Incredible History Of The Rothmans Racing Livery

Jon Branch June 19, 2024
Rothmans Porsche Paris Dakar Rally
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The Rothmans livery has been a feature of motorsport especially during the 1980’s-1990’s. Rothmans livery is perhaps most strongly associated with Porsche but has…

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The Incredible History Of The Martini Racing Livery

Jon Branch May 6, 2024
Porsche East Africa Safari Rally
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The Martini racing livery was birthed in the psychedelic 1970’s when Martini turned an otherwise rather conservative Porsche 917 LH (Lang Heck – i.e….

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For Sale: A Recently Built Range Rover Dakar Rally Racer

Ben Branch February 21, 2024
Range Rover Dakar Classic Racer
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This is a 1980 Range Rover V8 that was painstakingly rebuilt into a competitive rally car by Roberto Rettani – an experienced race car…

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For Sale: A Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 Homage Display

Ben Branch February 16, 2024
Castrol Marlboro Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 Homage Display
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This is a Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 display based on the car driven by Roger Clark in 1975. It contains a Minilite-style wheels…

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For Sale: A “Desert Raider” Citroën ZX Rallye Raid 4×4

Ben Branch March 29, 2023
Citroen ZX Rallye Raid
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This is an original Citroën ZX Rallye Raid, it’s one of the most successful off-road racing vehicles of all time having won a slew…

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Rally Legend: This Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Won The 1961 Rally Of The 1000 Lakes

Ben Branch November 21, 2022
Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
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The Mercedes-Benz W111 “Heckflosse” would become a remarkably successful rally car largely thanks to its indestructible design. It would win the 1960 Rallye Monte-Carlo, the 1961…

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Lancia Delta S4 Group B Works – The Car That Won The 1986 Monte Carlo Rally

Jon Branch November 5, 2022
Lancia Delta S4 rally car
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The Lancia Delta S4 is a Group B rally car created with the sole purpose of winning events in the World Rally Championship. In…

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There’s A Works 1982 Lancia 037 Group B Evolution 1 For Sale

Jon Branch November 3, 2022
Lancia Group B works Evolution1
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This Lancia 037 Group B Works Evolution 1 is one of the cars that made the mid-engine Lancia an icon of Group B’s earlier…

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A Rare Group B Homologation Special: The 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16

Jon Branch October 30, 2022
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
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The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, in rally form, was a car that largely dominated the last two years of Group B competition – the…

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For Sale: A Rare 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Group B Works Racer

Jon Branch October 27, 2022
Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 rally car
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Throughout the history of the sport of motor rallying the Group B era stands out as the most dramatic, the most gut wrenching motorsport…

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For Sale: A Rare Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution “King of the Desert”

Ben Branch September 8, 2022
Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution
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The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, nicknamed “King of the Desert,” is a rare homologation special developed by the Japanese automaker specifically to compete in the Paris Dakar Rally…

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The Long Lost RA63 “TC3”: The First Toyota Celica To Win A WRC Event

Ben Branch August 10, 2022
Toyota Celica Rally Car
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This is the long-lost 1982 Toyota Celica RA63 “TC3” that Bjorn Waldegard and co-driver Hans Thorszelious piloted to a win in the 1982 Motogard Rally…

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