Best rally car of all time

Best rally car of all time

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snowy slopes

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40,098 posts

194 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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This isnt a poll to see what the best is results wise, but in your opinion, what do you think is the best, and why??


I am going for the stratos, as being the best purpose built rally car, and for being that difficult to tame, only Sandro Munari could tame it properly. Oh, and having that engine in it.

Over to you guys and gals

Hugo a Gogo

23,383 posts

240 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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purpose built, Lancia S4

otherwise Mk2 Escort

Melman Giraffe

6,784 posts

225 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Hugo a Gogo said:
purpose built, Lancia S4

otherwise Mk2 Escort
Audi quattro or the Lancia HFI

Charlie Foxtrot

3,046 posts

222 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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The Delta Inegrale. As a boy it was my favourite car to watch. In full wide arch evoII mode it is pornographic. And it is the turbonutter rally car I want most.

EDLT

15,421 posts

213 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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At some point someone must have realised it was a very silly idea. I like to think that person was fired.

hesnotthemessiah

2,121 posts

211 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Stratos.........errrrr I think? Probably. It's my choice anyhoo.

Strangely Brown

11,025 posts

238 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Audi Sport Quattro.


ajprice

29,137 posts

203 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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EDLT said:


At some point someone must have realised it was a very silly idea. I like to think that person was fired.
Still silly, but very small instead of very big...



For serious rally cars, I'd say Stratos or RS200.

Murph7355

38,856 posts

263 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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My favourite 5 would be:

Stratos
037
RS1800
Sport Quattro
6R4

Streps

2,450 posts

173 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Personally i was quite fond of the focus
following Colin Mcrae.
Markko Märtin and Micheal park might of done that.



Edited by Streps on Monday 9th May 16:57

robsco

7,872 posts

183 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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The Audi Quattro, for producing one of the most blood curdling noises I've ever heard, spine tingling. The Metro 6R4 would be a close second.

MonkeyHanger

9,234 posts

249 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Audi Quattro.


Or, if you want something a bit more current, Andy Burton's Peugeot Cosworth. It sounds much much better than any WRC car. Sadly, the Motorsport Strangulation Association have killed it off from the end of this season.

Mr E

22,101 posts

266 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Celica GT4.

Mainly because I owned one...

ChiChoAndy

73,668 posts

262 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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I always looked for the 6R4, if I'm honest!

Allyc85

7,225 posts

193 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Mk2 Escort!


Isimmo

1,246 posts

178 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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I'm not sure the quattro has it for 'The best rally car of all time'... It conquered in Group 4, because it was ‘the first of the breed’, but struggled and was finally swamped in Group B...

The cars that demonstrated even stronger characteristics in there respective classes must be the T16, the Intagrale, the Escort Cosworth, the Subaru Impreza and the Mk2 Escort... The quattro is an icon, but it changed the rules rather than conquered them.



Edited by Isimmo on Monday 9th May 22:03

pixelpimp

674 posts

204 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Has to be the Lancia 037 for.
Looks great in any colour and was superb to watch.


Close second has to be the 124 Abarth. Not very successful but stunning to look at.

F1GTRUeno

6,512 posts

225 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Soft spots for:





velocemitch

3,843 posts

227 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Simply has to be the Escort, Mark 1 or Mark 2. Still winning rallies 43 years after it was introduced.

magpie215

4,578 posts

196 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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velocemitch said:
Simply has to be the Escort, Mark 1 or Mark 2. Still winning rallies 43 years after it was introduced.
yes