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Old 08-07-2004, 02:33 PM   #1
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Default Your sexiest rally car ever

In a similar way that was proposed the topic "the sexiest touring car ever" id like to get your opinion of what have been your sexiest rallying car ever(weve got a huge list of cars that started rallying by private drivers from the beginning of sixties till the current cars under the WRC specifications

Its a very difficult choise for me, as it will be for many forum members.....there you go though my favourite rallying car ever

- the martini sponsored 1986 Lancia Delta S4
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Old 08-07-2004, 03:47 PM   #2
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ford focus colin mcrea version...
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Old 08-07-2004, 03:49 PM   #3
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Old 08-07-2004, 06:59 PM   #4
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Lancia Stratos, or maybe the Mk1 Escort....the Integrale was beautiful too for that matter.
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Old 08-07-2004, 07:01 PM   #5
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Martini Lancia Delta Integrale by far..........


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Old 08-07-2004, 07:07 PM   #6
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hmmm all rally cars are butt ugly. If i was going for the sexiest though it has to be the impreza with the power buldge and curvy body
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Old 08-07-2004, 07:12 PM   #7
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all lancia's rally car are beautiful, but i especially like the 037 and then the integrale, other choices include the current Ford Focus and peugeot 206.
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Old 08-08-2004, 07:25 PM   #8
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Lancia Stratos and Ford Escort Cosworth

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Old 08-08-2004, 10:08 PM   #9
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the sexiest of them all. the peugeot 205 T16 group B rally car:

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Old 08-09-2004, 12:57 PM   #10
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cossie escort - defentley..

it was sexy, and the wale tale, wasen't ugly..
it just added character much like a "beauty spot"
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from
http://www.carclassic.com/html/CP79.htm

Original 1974 car, chassis Carerra 2.7 # 9114600369, engine 3.0 with mechanical injection.
Very famous rally car in Italy with driver Franco Uzzeni during the 1981-1982 season.
Uzzeni raced the Italian championship and San Remo between 81 and 83. He won 5 national races and numerous 2nd or 3rd places. Full history is known and detailled. Extensive file about the race records and restoration. The car is perfect and was fully restored in 1998. It has been fully restored from from bare metal chassis to its original race specification.
Present condition is close to new. The engine shows an impressive 280 bhp, close ratio gearbox, suspensions are all Uniball suspensions with large bars, Turbo brakes, steering is direct, etc... PRICE 55 000 EUR


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Old 08-10-2004, 04:51 AM   #12
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The top four for me:

Subaru Impreza with the blue livery

image from http://cube.ftyczka.org/subaru/

Ford RS200 from 1986

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Toyota Celica 1992-1994 with Castrol livery

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Lancia Delta Integrale with Martini livery

image from La Storia del Rallye di San Remo

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Old 08-10-2004, 05:01 AM   #13
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The Stratos of course , it looks like a supercar , which the others dont
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Old 08-10-2004, 11:01 AM   #14
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Lancia Stratos is the sexiest visually,
Audi Quattro is sexy because it was so competant
and Renault Alpines (which were not renaults at all) were pretty
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Old 08-15-2004, 10:40 PM   #15
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honestly, i have thought the current Subaru impreza WRC is the best looking... but besides that, the lancia delta integrale, and the Audi Quattro are my personal favorites... i might have liked the RS200 more if it had some real heritage behind it...
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