Vintage BMW rally cars...

[B10er]

This link didn't get any traction in the main forum, but its too cool to let go so here in it in CECC land...

These machines are a great antidote to much of the local stuff. If spending big bucks to mod out your car, may as well be inspired by real men from the glory days of stage rallying, rather than be inspired by teenagers with backwards ballcaps living in their parents basements drifting randomly on weekends...

http://www.bmwfaq.com/f12/rallyes-de-regularidad-con-nuestros-bmws-classic-309137/

[Hey-U]

Yes very cool!

[Double02]

Fantastic cars. I saw the other post but didn't have the chance to make it through much of the link. I'm always amazed seeing guys hammer cars like E-types at vintage events. Nice to know they aren't all garage queens. Wish I knew what all those cars are. I like the SEATs though, gotta find me an old Lada or Fiat 124 some time.

BTW, how did you find that? Do you troll Spanish boards too?

[motrhead]

Nice selection of cars...give me a page and post and I will tell you what you see...

[Double02]

Here are a few. Couldn't make it through all 45 pages.

Cars 21, 44, 63, 93, and the little white car to the left of the Stratos.

For car 63 I'm guessing Renault.

[motrhead]

I was going to list off what a bunch of the cars were, but it's too hard to connect to the pictures that way. I was a car (and motorcycle) history nut for years, so I know most of the obscure models (especially microcars). My favourite of the bunch was the yellow Matra Simca Bagheera on one of the first pages...it's a mid-engine 3 seater (3 across) that you never see. Very cool. It's better looking replacement, the Matra Murena, retained the 3 across seating arrangement. This was decades before McLaren used their variation on the theme.

[motrhead]

21- SEAT 127, 44-Alpine A110 (Renault Gordini powered rear engine),63 is a Simca 1000 (similar layout to R8 Renault), 93 is one of my favourites, a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus...rwd car that was sort of related to our Dodge Omnis, the little white car is a Renault Dauphine.

[Double02]

21- SEAT 127, 44-Alpine A110 (Renault Gordini powered rear engine),63 is a Simca 1000 (similar layout to R8 Renault), 93 is one of my favourites, a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus...rwd car that was sort of related to our Dodge Omnis, the little white car is a Renault Dauphine.

Thanks. Looks like the last photo I tried to post of #44 didn't work (I did recognize the A110). Here it is again.

#21 did have me thinking Yugo so I was at least close.
I have a bit of a soft spot for our Omnirizons, but they would definitely be improved by some Lotus tuning. Some good quotes about the Dauphine on Wikipedia. Seems like they don't have the best reputation so I have to hand it to that owner for racing his.

[motrhead]

That's a Lancia Fulvia, front wheel drive V4. They were very successful rally cars. (Later model is called Lancia Fulvia Rallye.)
The Dauphines actually were fairly successful rally cars. North Americans could never figure out how to work on French cars, but they held up fine in the rest of the world...