Ready To Race: 1981 Audi quattro Group 4 – A 1980s Rally Icon
On the 3rd of March 1980 when Audi first showed their new Quattro to the world it was seen as an unusual and intriguing new car, but no one could possibly have guessed how much…
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The Long Lost 1973 World Rally Championship A110 1800 Gr. IV – Discovered and Restored by alpineLAB
The car you see here was one of the original Alpine A110s that contested and ultimately won the inaugural World Rally Championship (WRC) for constructors in 1973. As with many rally cars of the…
The Tamiya R/C Volkswagen Beetle Rally – 1:10th Scale + All-Wheel Drive
This is the Tamiya R/C Volkswagen Beetle Rally, it’s an homage to all of the Beetle-based rally and desert racing vehicles that have been built from the 1950s right through to the present day. Although…
Lancia Rally 037 – The Last Rear-Wheel Drive Car To Win The World Rally Championship
The Lancia Rallye 037 is one of the most beloved cars from the legendary Group B rally era, despite the fact it didn’t have the complex all-wheel drive systems of the Audis and Peugeots it…
Lego Speed Champions: The 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1
This is the Lego version of the 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1, unlike many more curvaceous classic cars the boxy Sport quattro S1 is perfectly suited for immortalization in Lego form. Although it’s often typed…
Watch The Austin Rover Rallysprint – Martin Brundle Racing Against Mansell, Rosberg, McCrae + More
This is the Austin Rover Rallysprint from 1984, it’s a goldmine of ’80s-era racing that’s only recently been transcoded from VHS and uploaded to YouTube by VHS Rallies. The event includes some of the best…
Documentary: Challenger – The Story of the Peugeot 205 T16 in the 1984 WRC
This documentary covers the introduction of the Peugeot 205 T16 into the Group B class of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1984. The French automaker had their work cut out for them, they knew…
1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Safari – A Gentleman’s Sport Utility Vehicle
This 1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Safari was built to answer a single question – what would the 308 GT4 have looked like if Ferrari had opted to take it rallying to compete with its…
Documentary: The Story Of The Escort Cosworth
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is one of the most beloved British-Fords of its era, it was developed for rally, with the homologation requirements meaning that a road-going version was also offered to the general…
Documentary: Rallying In The 1980s
Many consider the 1980s to be the golden age of rally, it’s a tough call however as the 1960s and 1970s offered a slew of extraordinary rally cars and drivers, and the 1990s didn’t exactly…
22 Genuine Historic Rally Plates – All For Sale With Prices From £150 to £250
This is a selection of 22 of the historic rally plates up for sale as part of the H&H Classics auction due to end on the 8th of September, with bidding underway now. These plates…
The Ford RS200 – The Fastest Accelerating Road Car In The World (For 12 Years)
This article was written by Nathan Duff, the founder of Retromotive Magazine and a contributor to a number of magazines including Top Gear, CAR, Wheels, and MOTOR. Andrei Shinkarenko likes things that are rare, different and…