FabSwingers.com forum: Whats your favourite rally car?

By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

Across the years rally racing has given us some truly awesome cars.

I have a think for old group b rally cars...

I'm not sure I can honestly pick just one....

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

So let's have your favourite.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do you get those in the middle aisle OP?

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

Quattro is mine, purely for the simple reason it was a technical showcase and the tech still lives on.

Then the other is the RS200, because I come from a Ford family and these cars were nutty.

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

Citroen C4 WRC, Sebastian Loeb.

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By *cott14Man
over a year ago

Essex & SW Exeter/Taunton

Short sport Quattro , lances delta integrale and metro 6r4 .

Group B was bonkers

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By *an hjCouple
over a year ago

Stowmarket

Mk2 Ford RS1800., the 1975 model who's name you are not allowed to post on here, short with an E on the front.

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By *ndisMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Toyota Celica GT4 has to be the one with the double headlights though.

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By *an hjCouple
over a year ago

Stowmarket

"Mk2 Ford RS1800., the 1975 model who's name you are not allowed to post on here, short with an E on the front."

" Scort "

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By *cott14Man
over a year ago

Essex & SW Exeter/Taunton

"Across the years rally racing has given us some truly awesome cars.

I have a think for old group b rally cars...

I'm not sure I can honestly pick just one....

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

Randomly the only thing left of the metro used on the 6r4 was part of the windscreen surround and a couple of bits of trim. Then the slapped a jag xj220 lump in it and made it normally aspirated

The sound it makes incredible however can’t beat the horniness of the Audi 5 pot

So let's have your favourite. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Esso Blue, the RS 1600 Mk1 Ford Es driven to victory in 1972 by Roger Clarke and Tony Mason

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

( Mr) Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

The lancia stratos was a bit mad too

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Not sure I could narrow it down to 1.

Huge fam of the MK1s and MK2 (not a huge surprise given I'm Irish).

Love the tarmac spec maxi rally cars ad well. The 306 and Megane were immense.

Corolla WRC is another big favourite.

From the group B era you can't go wrong with a T16 205

Classic shape Impreza WRC, again in tarmac spec

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Short sport Quattro , lances delta integrale and metro 6r4 .

Group B was bonkers

Couldn't agree more, anything from the group B era was nuts and nothing has come slightly close since.

Lee

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Not forgetting the classic Mini as rallied by Paddy Hopkirk.

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Of the modern era, and I'm shocked to hear myself say this, I like the Ford Puma Rally1

That said I liked the original Puma as a rally car as well

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

RS200 for me. Remember seeing one in my local Ford dealers in the mid 80s.

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By *as4121Man
over a year ago

dartford

So many to choose from! During the Group B era it was probably the Lancia at the time or the 6R4 which is my favourite as I look back, otherwise the Ford's "scort" or posibly the Lancia 037 which I liked even more than the stratos.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

RS2000 is the classic for. For sheer technical excellence the Audi Quattro..happy days marshalling rally stages..

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By *unmatt888Man
over a year ago

Duns

Lancia 037, has to be. Especially for beating the Audis!

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By *ungry guy 2021Man
over a year ago

Ambleside

So many to choose I saw the audi a lot in my teens and now mk1 and mk2 fords at the Grizedale stages plus my boss has 1 .

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By *irty-pairCouple
over a year ago

Essex

Frank Kelly’s mk2 Esc0rt, Citroen SM, Esc0rt Cosworth, McRae’s Impreza.

Couldn’t ever narrow it down to one!

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By *ronmant16Man
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Across the years rally racing has given us some truly awesome cars.

I have a think for old group b rally cars...

I'm not sure I can honestly pick just one....

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

So let's have your favourite. "

My all time favourite is without doubt the Audi Quattro, that distinctive sound still haunts me now

Modern day car has to be Hyundai xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

The 'Aldi' Quattro??

They really will sell anything, won't they.

But it must be so much cheaper than the German version

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

The 037s are always iconic for me although a certain blue Impreza was pretty cool.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford Esscort RS Cosworth wearing the Michelin/Rapid Fit livery

Ford Focus Mk1 RS Martini livery

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By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

The 'Aldi' Quattro??

They really will sell anything, won't they.

But it must be so much cheaper than the German version

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don't you just love auto correct lol

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By *otts-manMan
over a year ago

Long Eaton

I used to be into my Seat's, so the Mk2 Cordoba rally car was always my dream car!

The short wheel base Audi Quattro was my fave though.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Ford RS 200 looked amazing. Think it was eventually withdrawn along with the group it was in after safety concerns.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

Gotta be the Lancia 037 Group B. Pure muscle with Italian style.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

The Lancia 037 was a pretty car and very capable.

Fords Mk2 RS 1800 became iconic and is still a joy to behold when driven with commitment.

A neighbour of mine in the village was a Ford Motor Company employee involved in their rally dept and had an RS 200 for many years. Of the Group B 4x4 brigade it was the most aesthetically pleasing.

Of the Group A cars of the mid to late 80’s the Toyota AE 86, but then I am a bit biased on that as I have one

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By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Gotta be the Lancia 037 Group B. Pure muscle with Italian style."
sex on wheels

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

"Gotta be the Lancia 037 Group B. Pure muscle with Italian style. "

"sex on wheels

I had a go in one once. Just a couple of pax laps round a tarmac track, but still … that roar. Oooft.

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By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Gotta be the Lancia 037 Group B. Pure muscle with Italian style.

sex on wheels

I had a go in one once. Just a couple of pax laps round a tarmac track, but still … that roar. Oooft."
I've been on a lap in most of the group b cars except the lancia... have seen one in the flesh a few times. Sooo nice

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

Most of the Group Bs? Lucky girl!

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

The Seat Leon Cupra for me OP. I used to have one and it handled like it was on the rails

Apart from on ice… but that’s another story

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By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

"The Seat Leon Cupra for me OP. I used to have one and it handled like it was on the rails

Apart from on ice… but that’s another story

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think they are one of my fav newer generation ones.

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By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Most of the Group Bs? Lucky girl!"
perks of being a marshal

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

"The Seat Leon Cupra for me OP. I used to have one and it handled like it was on the rails

Apart from on ice… but that’s another story

think they are one of my fav newer generation ones.

It was so good to drive it really was. It’s sadly in the big scrapyard in the sky now

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By *Jones1983Man
over a year ago

Liverpool

Has to be a Es-cort RS Cosworth or a 1st gen Impreza!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

The 'Aldi' Quattro??

They really will sell anything, won't they.

But it must be so much cheaper than the German version

don't you just love auto correct lol"

Ha ha, sorry. I couldn't resist.

And now we know you type 'Aldi' more than you type 'Audi'.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

I have vague memories of hillman imp being used? Is that right.?

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By *ittleMissCali OP Woman
over a year ago

all loved up

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

The 'Aldi' Quattro??

They really will sell anything, won't they.

But it must be so much cheaper than the German version

don't you just love auto correct lol

Ha ha, sorry. I couldn't resist.

And now we know you type 'Aldi' more than you type 'Audi'."
I do as always telling my daughter to meet me there. Or asking does she need anything from there lol

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

The original blue Subaru impretza… the lancia stratos and the lancia delta

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Of the modern era, and I'm shocked to hear myself say this, I like the Ford Puma Rally1

That said I liked the original Puma as a rally car as well"

Someone local to us has just bought an ex rally Ford Puma for a project!

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What an amazing thread! I've grown up with motorsports and love a good day out at Knockhill or a rally.

For me it has to be the Audi Quattro...what a machine

Mrs

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By *opa SandsCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Ford Esc. Ort Mexico

Wouldn’t let me post it spelt properly!!

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By *ittall2020Man
over a year ago

Norwich

Yet another vote for the Audi quattro, amazing and really successful car, with a fantastic sound too

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By *anielpiercedMan
over a year ago

by the seaside

Iconic car wise the RS200 and Audi Quatro were just phenomenal but favourite wise the Repsol liveried Esc*rt Cosworths.

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By *lubchuckerMan
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

It has to be the Group B cars of the 70's, probably the Lancia Stratos or the Metro 6R4. I also have a soft spot for the Ford E?corts after working on both Mk1 and 2 and eventually owning a Mk1

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Whilst I appreciate the style and engineering of a lot of them, my personal favourite would have to be the classic mini Cooper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ford Esc. Ort Mexico

Wouldn’t let me post it spelt properly!!"

My dad used to have a yellow one wayyyy back in the day

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Iconic car wise the RS200 and Audi Quatro were just phenomenal but favourite wise the Repsol liveried Esc*rt Cosworths."

The cossies were the business!

Mrs

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By *d4fun73Man
over a year ago

Shipley

"Across the years rally racing has given us some truly awesome cars.

I have a think for old group b rally cars...

I'm not sure I can honestly pick just one....

Do like the aldi quatrro.... or the metro 6r4 ( not really a metro though)

So let's have your favourite. "

An Aldi quattro? Can you get them in the middle Isle!.

However the best has to be the lancia stratos

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By *otts-manMan
over a year ago

Long Eaton

"The Seat Leon Cupra for me OP. I used to have one and it handled like it was on the rails

Apart from on ice… but that’s another story

think they are one of my fav newer generation ones.

It was so good to drive it really was. It’s sadly in the big scrapyard in the sky now

Had one of the original Leon Cupra R's chopped to 265Bhp by Revo

one of the best cars I've ever driven

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

Lancia Stratos! End of

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ford RS200

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By *agicfingers1Man
over a year ago

near Brighton

Mk11 Scort.....preferably BDA powered

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

1971 Datsun 240 Z

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By *D of funCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Old mini

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By *acktar74Man
over a year ago

leeds

Opal manta was my fav growing up

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By *ustincider888Man
over a year ago

Preston Ish

Lancia Delta Integrale

One of the best cars I've driven

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Grew up working on minis and time served with Ford. So has to be the mini cooper and nearly all the rally Ford's that were made.

Also liked the mini metro 6R4 what a beast that was. Not a fan of audis but the quattro was an amazing vehicle at the time

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Herbie!

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By *just.meMan
over a year ago

hartlepool

E scort Cosworth

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By *rhugesMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Subaru is mine

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead

Grp B for me

RS200

Delta S4

Pug 205

6R4

Then Esco rt Cosworth then 22B version.

Endless Some of money that would be my order.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

For the pure romanticism of early straightforward engineering the Saab 96 in the early 70s

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By *eard and BoobsCouple
over a year ago

Portstewart

When thinking about rallying 2 cars immediately pop into my head firstly the T.M.E mitsubishi evo 6.5 that Tommy makkenin drove and the carlos sientz Toyota celica gt4 (I know my spelling is rubbish but it really doesn't bother me)

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