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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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Full Film: The 1986 International Swedish Rally

Ben Branch July 31, 2022
1986 International Swedish Rally 2
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Though no one knew it at the time, the 1986 International Swedish Rally would be the last opportunity for Swedish rally fans to see…

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Project Car: An Ex-Works Nissan Patrol Repsol Paris-Dakar Rally Racer

Ben Branch June 24, 2022
Nissan Patrol Dakar
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This is an ex-works 1989 Nissan Patrol “Repsol” 4×4, it was prepared by the Nissan Spain Team to compete in events like the Paris-Dakar Rally,…

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Yamaha XT500 – The Motorcycle That Won The First Two Paris-Dakar Rallies

Ben Branch June 10, 2022
Yamaha XT500
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The Yamaha XT500 will probably always be best remembered as the motorcycle that won the first Paris-Dakar Rally, all the way back in 1979….

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Ken Block’s Porsche 911 SC “Safari Rally” Car Is For Sale

Ben Branch May 30, 2022
Ken Block's Porsche 911 SC Safari Rally Car
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This is the highly-customized Porsche 911 SC that was driven by Ken Block in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic Rally. It was built…

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The Heuer Monte Carlo Rally Master

Ben Branch May 4, 2022
Heuer Monte Carlo Rally Master
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This is an original Heuer Rally Master, it’s a dashboard mounted chronometer with a “Master Time” clock that would be fitted to rally cars to…

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