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This is hardly surprising, as the vehicles of this era are in many respects among the most extreme that rallying brought to the road. "The 80s were the heyday of the rally era. The enthusiasm of the fans was immense, especially in the southern countries," says Jörg Pattermann. From 1976 to 2000, the Austrian was a co-pilot in the rally circus.
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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 disappoint in these departments either. Perhaps the key reason the 1980s are viewed with such rose tinted glasses is.
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This heavily modified Manta was one of the last of the old-school Group B rally cars before the all-wheel drive paradigm shift was complete. With a 2.4-liter Cosworth-developed engine good for 270bhp, and weighing just 1000kg (~2205lbs), it was far superior to the previous Ascona and Ford Escorts which had been dominant until a couple of years.
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Back in the early '80s, Group B was the top class of the world rally championship. The cars that ran in this series were no-limits, turbocharged beasts with all-wheel-drive systems and up to 600 hp. The Group B cars were extraordinarily fast and dangerous, making them crowd favorite, and Ferrari wanted a piece of the action.
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An Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2, one of the most powerful Group B cars.. Group B was a set of regulations for grand touring (GT) vehicles used in sports car racing and rallying introduced in 1982 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Although permitted to enter a GT class of the World Sportscar Championship alongside the more popular racing prototypes of Group C, Group B are.
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Best 80s cars: the 30 greatest cars of the 1980s. In an interview, Walter Rohrl said it was his favourite rally car. "From the pure driving view it was the Lancia 037. It was a car made for.
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Claim offer Once upon a time, there was a class in the World Rally Championship that allowed automakers to use loosely homologated cars, with no restrictions on material.
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Initially designed to be a group B rally car, much like the F40's predecessor the 288GTO, the 959 was the fastest street-legal production car when it was introduced in 1986, with a top speed of 195mph - though shortly after it was bested by the aforementioned Ferrari F40.
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Popularity and Iconic Status of 80s Cars.. This model debuted as an Italian response to the Volkswagen Golf and became one of the most popular rally cars of the 1980s. It offered all-wheel-drive and a twin-charged, inline-four varied 247 horsepower engine all inside a compact,.
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Ferrari The 1980s were a golden age for fun, analog performance cars. These are some of the greatest. Ruf CTR Yellow Bird Richard Pardon Back in 1987 we took a handful of the world's fastest.
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What was so great about the 1980s? This decade gave us Ayrton Senna in F1 and a whole new fashion style. But damn if it didn't also give us some amazing cars! It's a time when "supercars" really became a thing, thanks to amazing mid-engine models such as the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari F40.
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What supercars are doing today, the Sport Quattro S1 was doing in the mid-'80s. The speed, acceleration, and traction of the car would unsurprisingly, be its biggest claim to fame. During some rally races, certain examples of the Audi Sport Quattro S1 were equipped with a then-experimental version of the dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
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The Celica had been campaigning in world rallying for ten years, yet this event in New Zealand was the first WRC win for the hard-working model. The competition debut of TTE's new TA63 Toyota Celica Twincam Turbo at the 1983 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland was also accompanied by the arrival of a significant new driver.
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The '80s gave us many fantastic sports cars from well-known brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini, as well as lesser-known brands like DeLorean Motor Company and RUF. Let's explore the ten greatest sports cars built in the '80s. 10 Ferrari F40 via: Hagerty The F40 is one of the most important cars to roll out of Maranello.
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Rally Find more values Get an insurance quote Up next: Five Of The Most Valuable Audis Sold At Auction The rally car is the ultimate real-world sports car that is able to withstand high speeds while maintaining incredible handling capabilities on any road surface and in every weather condition.