Car presentation

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Karsten Hinz acquired this Audi in 2015 and has since optimised it to copy the Group 4 car from 1981, just as Michèle Mouton drove it at the Sanremo Rally in 1981. The car was completely rebuilt from the bodyshell onwards and the basic body was a 1983 model of the Urquattro. In addition, a GRP body kit of 1981/1982, a radiator grille made of carbon fibre and a copy of the original welded-in roll cage of Group 4 was added. In addition belt struts where welded in for a HANS system. Mehr >

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Herbert Grünsteidl and Franz Wurz were works drivers for Porsche Salzburg in the European and Austrian Rallycross Championship in 1974. At the end of the year, Porsche Salzburg ended its involvement, Franz Wurz got the Rallycross Beetle and Herbert the Rally Beetle with the licence plate S 117.235. He registered it to his residence and drove it to second place in the 1975 Jänner Rally. 45 years later, Herbert was able to acquire this Beetle again and was thrilled because it was still in very original condition. Mehr >

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In January 2018 Daniel Jünger was able to acquire this 309 because he has a very special relationship to this Peugeot. His father was a mechanic at Peugeot Germany and built and serviced this 309 and Daniel himself was an apprentice at that time too. The Jüngers lend their former driver Kalle Grundel their 309 for a few selected stages of the Eifel Rallye Festival. Mehr >

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After the end of Toyota's Formula 1 involvement, Gerd Dicks left TMG (formerly TTE), set up his own business on the Lower Rhine and continues to build racing engines there. As the proud owner of the original Toyota Celica that Lars-Eric Thorph drove in the 1986 Hong Kong-Peking Rally and lots of parts for it, he decided to rebuild the sister car in this rally during the boredom of the Corona period. It was finally finished in 2024. Mehr >

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Joost Deen has a special passion for rarities and since nobody outside Italy is using an Alfa 75 in rallying, his choice was quickly done. Additionally, the V6 engine with its sidepipe exhaust is music for the ears of any rally fan. This replication of Gabriele Noberasco’s 1988 Sanremo Alfa was only finished in 2018. Mehr >

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Fascinated by the rather exotic Mandelli-Alfa of 1981 in rallying, Maarten Buitenhuis had one built for himself in 2023. Mehr >

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This Audi came from Dubai in pretty poor condition with two other Quattros and was restored to competition standard by Kessel and the engine by Lehmann. In 2016 and 2017 it was still rallying with Michael Hinderer in the Mitropa Cup in Germany before Michael Brechmann took it over. Mehr >

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This Peugeot 205 T16 remained with Peugeot Germany in Saarbrücken for many years after 1985 and later in Cologne when the company moved and merged with Citroen. It was often exhibited in public. However, Peugeot was not in a position to prepare it ready to drive and finally sold it to Ludwig Biewen. Another classic example of how the rally treasures of the past need private initiatives to keep them running. Mehr >

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In 2011, this Alpine was disassembled and built up completely. When building up the car, the works cars from the Tour de Corse of 1974 were used as examples. Mehr >

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This Ford Escort originally raced in Greece as a circuit car, then came to Germany, where Jonas Bellinger converted it into a rally car and Tanja Zingelmann took it over. Tanja is no newcomer to rallying. She has been driving mainly in VW Golfs since 1986 and even won the Stormann Rally in 1992 and the Hamburg Championship in 1997. Then family planning came first. Mehr >