1960s Rally Cars

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1960s Rally Cars May 4, 2022 11:34:10 GMT -5

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1968 London Sydney Marathon

10,000 miles crossing ten countries

100 entries

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Ford Falcon XT GT 3rd overall – Ian Vaughan, Robert Forsyth & Jack Ellis

Trax model

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Ford Cortina Mk2 10th overall – Roger Clark & Ove Andersson

Vanguard model

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Hillman Hunter The Winner – Andrew Cowan, Brian Coyle & Colin Malkin

Corgi Toy and a reworked Corgi Toy into the correct colours.

The pewter tankard given by The Rootes to all those involved with the winning car. The plaque given to all finishers

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Citroen DS21 crashed out from the lead within sight of the finish – Lucian Bianchi & Jean-Claude Ogier

Vitesse model

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reeft1 Member Posts: 2,560	1960s Rally Cars May 4, 2022 14:13:06 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by reeft1 on May 4, 2022 14:13:06 GMT -5 The london to sydney car is a beaut

Tom Global Moderator Posts: 6,243	1960s Rally Cars May 4, 2022 14:48:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tom on May 4, 2022 14:48:16 GMT -5 I have the old Corgi which has survived many a purge, and will probably always stay in my collection. For some reason I am quite attached to that model.

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1960s Rally Cars May 7, 2022 12:50:16 GMT -5

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The Americans are Coming – there ain’t no substitute for cubes….really!!!

Ford of America came to the Monte Carlo Rally in 1963 with three of their 4.7 litre V8 Ford Falcon Sprint Futuras and got beaten by an 850cc SAAB t/s. Best Falcon finish was in 42nd.

Having learnt that cubes might not be all the answer they were back in 1964 but with more cars, eight in fact!! A bit more success this time with all cars finishing with a 2nd, 11th, 19th, 39th, 50th, 107th, 115th, and 137th overall but beaten this time by a 1071cc Mini Cooper S.

In 1965 a few Mustangs entered, but none were classified as a finisher. The rally was won yet again by a Mini Cooper S.

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1963 Monte Carlo Rally 42nd overall – Bo Lungfeldt & Fergus Sager
Provence Moulage resin kit

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1964 Monte Carlo Rally 2nd overall – Bo Lungfeldt & Fergus Sager
Neo model

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1964 Monte Carlo Rally 115th overall – Peter Harper & John Sprinzel
Conversion using a Neo model

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1965 Monte Carlo Rally did not finish – Raphael Geminiani & Jacques Anquetil (the well-known Tour de France cyclist – he only ever did one car rally – this one!)
Premium X model

65 MCR Vetch

1965 Monte Carlo Rally did not finish – Florian Vetsch & Jean-Pierre Feuz
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Tom Global Moderator Posts: 6,243	1960s Rally Cars May 7, 2022 13:14:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tom on May 7, 2022 13:14:31 GMT -5 Nice!

JSB33 Administrator Posts: 2,610	1960s Rally Cars May 8, 2022 6:54:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JSB33 on May 8, 2022 6:54:32 GMT -5 Really like what you have done here.

cdm Member Posts: 65	1960s Rally Cars May 8, 2022 15:34:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cdm on May 8, 2022 15:34:56 GMT -5 The base for the American MCR cars is from Milena Rose. They are excellent but are just too clean, so a bit a roughing up the road surface and the front of the building, add a bit a vegetation did the trick. Chris

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1960s Rally Cars May 18, 2022 5:58:59 GMT -5

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1960s Rally Cars

Into the 1960s and rallying was becoming more professional following on from the Rootes and the BMC teams, SAAB were also strong throughout the 60s and then in the late 60s a car that would change rallying at all levels the Ford Escort.

Plenty of models to choose from so I have gone for a cross section and the more unusual, with three from each year

1960

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Alpine Rally 1st overall - Roger de Laganeste & Henri Greder
Alfa Romeo Guilia SZ a Provence Moulage resin kit

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Rome Liege Rome 1st overall – Pat Moss & Ann Wisdom
Austin Healey 3000 a Spark model

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Monte Carlo Rally 98th overall - Gunnar Henriksen & Kiehn Berthelsen
Hillman Minx my conversion on a Vanguard model

1961

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Monte Carlo Rally 12th overall - Peter Harper & Peter Procter
Sunbeam Rapier a Crossway white metal model

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Monte Carlo Rally 44th overall – Anne Hall & Val Domleo-Morley
Ford Anglia my conversion on a Vanguard model

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Monte Carlo Rally 80th overall – Maurice Gatsonides & Louis van Noordwijk
Facel Vega Facellia my conversion on a Solido model

1962

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Monte Carlo Rally 1st overall – Eric Carlsson & Gunnar Häggbom
SAAB 96 a Trofeu model

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Monte Carlo Rally 28th overall – Don Morley & Erle Morley
MGA Coupe a Bizarre resin model

62 LSL cc

Liege Sofia Liege retired – Peter Riley & Tony Nash
Morris 1100 a Crossway white metal model

1963

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Monte Carlo Rally 46th overall – Jean-Jacques Thuner & John Gretner
Triumph TR4A a Spark resin model

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Monte Carlo Rally 32nd overall – Sydney Allard & Tom Fisk
Ford Allard Allardette my conversion on a Vanguard model

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RAC Rally 35th overall – ‘Tiny’ Lewis & Robin Turvey
Sunbeam Alpine my conversion on a Provence Moulage resin kit.
This car registered as 9202 RW also took part in a number of other rallies including the Monte Carlo and at the 1962 Le Mans!!

1964

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Monte Carlo Rally 1st overall – Paddy Hopkirk & Henry Liddon
Mini Cooper S an IXO model

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Monte Carlo Rally DNQ – Sergey Tenishev & Anatoliy Dimitriyevskiy
Gaz M-21 Volga a Partwork model

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Spa Sofia Liege retired – David Siegle-Morris & Barry Hercock
Ford Corsair Lotus my conversion on a Dinky Toy

1965

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Monte Carlo Rally 17th overall – Sobieslaw Zasada & Kazimierz Osinski
Steyr Puch 650 TR a Vitesse model

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Monte Carlo Rally 4th overall – Peter Harper & Ian Hall
Sunbeam Tiger a Spark resin model

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Monte Carlo Rally 2nd overall – Eugen Bohringer & Rolph Wutherich
Porsche 904 GTS a Provence Moulage resin kit, the second ever resin model I ever made

1966

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Monte Carlo Rally 1st overall – Pauli Toivonen & Ensio Mikkander
Citroen DS 21 a Vitesse model
This was the year when Mini won and along with other Minis and a Cortina were all disqualified for lighting infringements, all trumped up to ensure that a French car won. Toivonen was embarrassed, Mini got lots of good publicity, there were questions in the house and did the UK actually leave the EU in 2020 because of this incident!!!!

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Monte Carlo Rally retired – Claude le Guezec & Jonny Servoz-Gavin
Matra Djet V Sport a Bizarre resin model

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RAC Rally 1st overall – Bengt Soderstrom & Gunnar Palm
Ford Cortina Mk1 my conversion on a Dinky Toy.

1967

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Monte Carlo Rally 1st overall – Rauno Aaaltonen & Henry Liddon
Mini Cooper S a Vitesse model
After being disqualified from the 1966 MCR, Mini were back and won again…

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Scottish Rally 1st overall – Roger Clark & Jim Porter
Ford Lotus Cortina a Vanguard model

1968

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Monte Carlo Rally 1st overall – Vic Elford & David Stone
Porsche 911T a Spark model

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Circuit of Ireland Rally 1st overall – Roger Clark & Jim Porter
Ford Escort Mk1 a Trofeu model

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Acropolis Rally 1st overall – Roger Clark & Jim Porter
Ford Escort Mk1 a Trofeu model (note Trofeu had the door numbers in black, they should be red)

1969

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3-Stadte Rallye Munchen 16th overall – Roger Clark & Jim Porter
Ford Zodiac Mk4 my conversion on a Lansdowne white metal model
Jim P told me it was like doing a rally sitting in a sofa.

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Mediterranean Rally retired – Jean-Pierre Beltoise & Stephane Collaro
Matra 530 a Bizarre model

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Monte Carlo Rally retired – Simo Lampinen & Arne Hertz
SAAB Sonett 2 my conversion on a Somerville white metal model

reeft1 Member Posts: 2,560	1960s Rally Cars May 18, 2022 8:05:34 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by reeft1 on May 18, 2022 8:05:34 GMT -5 Super line up

Tom Global Moderator Posts: 6,243	1960s Rally Cars May 18, 2022 11:28:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tom on May 18, 2022 11:28:29 GMT -5 All those are ace!

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1960s Rally Cars May 19, 2022 11:59:29 GMT -5

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Great models, I really like rally cars from the 1950's and 60's when they looked like the cars you would see on the road. I especially like the two Anglias which has nothing to do with the fact that I own a real one. My Goldvarg MCR 1963 Falcon arrived today and will join the 1964 versions plus the rally Mustangs in the display cabinet.

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