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Post by Tom on Feb 20, 2023 0:42:41 GMT -5
I do admire a racing F40. (And yes, I have two CMR Röhrl models- a 924 and that 131.)
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Post by JSB33 on Feb 20, 2023 4:54:05 GMT -5
Nice looking PW
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Post by reeft1 on Feb 20, 2023 7:04:05 GMT -5
Not too shabby at all
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Post by jager on Feb 20, 2023 7:05:11 GMT -5
I was aware of the Red Line, but I'd overlooked the P/W version.
As you've noted on some of my models, its a great car for the Alphabet themed thread.
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Paul - "Collecting Motorsport in Miniature; for the passion and its history".
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Post by LM24HRS on Feb 20, 2023 9:44:12 GMT -5
I really must source a F40 for my collection! Surprising I know.
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Post by oldirish33 on Feb 20, 2023 14:18:48 GMT -5
I also wasn't aware of the PW version. I would be very happy with that model. One of my favorite 'modern' Ferraris.
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 21, 2023 21:20:38 GMT -5
Quite nice! It's no Red Line Julio, but it's OK. I do admire a racing F40. (And yes, I have two CMR Röhrl models- a 924 and that 131.) You may like the next one then Tom I'm happy with it Jeff. I say it's a placeholder Paul, but I get the feeling it may hang around permanently! I was aware of the Red Line, but I'd overlooked the P/W version. As you've noted on some of my models, its a great car for the Alphabet themed thread. Spot on Ian, a quick count reveals the sponsors cover 15 letters - some with 2 or even 3 options! If the rules allowed it, I could just post this car over and over again for the next few months . I really must source a F40 for my collection! Surprising I know. I thought I knew you better than I obviously do Paul - yes, you must get onto that! I also wasn't aware of the PW version. I would be very happy with that model. One of my favorite 'modern' Ferraris. I wasn't aware of it either Jerry, but there seems to be a never ending supply of PW Ferraris these days.
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 21, 2023 21:23:15 GMT -5
The problem with attending a weekend event is that if you find something you like there is opportunity to revisit the experience, and so it turned out to be the case with the CMR Fiat 131 posted recently. Having had a chance to look at the model more closely, when I got back to the racetrack the next day I popped by the seller and grabbed another one. By 1980, Walter Rohrl was in his third full season as a Fiat Group driver. While 1978 had provided him and his Fiat 131 with two WRC wins, 1979 was the year of Ari Vatanen and the Ford Escort. Fiat scored only one win all year, provided by Markku Alen in Finland. Rohrl finished 9th in the new for 1979 Drivers Championship, while Fiat was 3rd in the Manufacturers Title behind Ford and Datsun. In 1980 the Torinese marque (and Rohrl) would be back at the front of the pack. Sister brand Lancia had taken 3 WRC wins in 1979 but for 1980 the Fiat Group’s efforts would go into the 131s, leaving the Stratos’ in the hands of customer teams. Fiat’s march to the Title would be eased by Ford’s pull-out from the WRC at the end of 1979. Fiat would rely on Rohrl and Alen as their primary drivers, with Bjorn Waldegard also chiming in with some good results. With the Alitalia sponsorship gone, the 131s would run in Fiat’s corporate colours. The opening event of the 1980 WRC season was, as usual, the Rallye Monte Carlo. Fiat had a full-strength squad, with Rohrl, Alen and Waldegard all entered in the blue and white 131s. They were backed up by the Fiat France cars for Michele Mouton and Jean-Claude Andruet. Opposition would come from the factory Opel Team Asconas, the Team Chardonnet Stratos of local Bernard Darnice, Vatanen in a private Escort, and Hannu Mikkola in a Porsche 911. Alen won the first of the 33 Special Stages, 5secs ahead of Rohrl. Walter won the 2nd Stage to take the lead, and he would hold this to the end of the rally. Rohrl’s advantage at the end was 10mins 38secs, over Darniche in the Lancia Stratos. Alen was a further 50secs behind to complete the all Fiat Group podium. Rohrl won three further WRC rounds, Portugal, Argentina and Sanremo, to win the 1980 Drivers Title. His four wins also ensured Fiat triumphed in the Manufacturers Championship as well. Despite this success, Rohrl signed a contract with Mercedes-Benz for the 1981 season. However, when the German brand decided to pull-out of rallying soon after he signed the contract, Rohrl was out of a drive for 1981. He ended up rallying a Porsche 924 Carrera GTS, primarily in ERC and German Championship rounds, but would bounce back to win another Drivers WRC crown in 1982 with an Opel Ascona. CMR
Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth 2.0
Fiat Italia – Walter Rohrl & Christian Geistdorfer
1980 Rallye Monte Carlo - Winner
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Post by jager on Feb 21, 2023 23:11:40 GMT -5
As the winner of the 1980 Drivers Championship it's understandable you'd want the Rohl 131. However, as nice as the 1980 version is, I don't think it quite measures up to the earlier Alitalia sponsored version for visual appeal.
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Post by Tom on Feb 21, 2023 23:51:43 GMT -5
You are right, I like this one too.
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Post by reeft1 on Feb 23, 2023 8:05:19 GMT -5
Another beaut
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Feb 23, 2023 10:20:49 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 23, 2023 21:31:43 GMT -5
As the winner of the 1980 Drivers Championship it's understandable you'd want the Rohl 131. However, as nice as the 1980 version is, I don't think it quite measures up to the earlier Alitalia sponsored version for visual appeal. I would probably agree Ian, but I think my favourite 131 livery is the original dar blue and yellow "Olio Fiat" one. I remember these cars from the rally NZ in 1977, which was the event that I discovered these cars. You are right, I like this one too. Let's see if I can keep it going with the next one. It's a Fiat 131 so that's good enough for me Paul. Nice! Cheers Julio.
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Post by Alfaholic on Feb 23, 2023 21:33:33 GMT -5
Proving that I can’t stick to my themes as tightly as I would like to, another Walter Rohrl model from the CMR series also jumped into the bag when I was visiting the seller who had the 131s posted above. Prior to adding this one I had only three 037s in my collection, one good HPI version and two from a PW series, so I guess one more of reasonable quality is allowed, even if it’s not from the WRC. As I noted above, Rohrl made the decision to leave the Fiat Group at the end of his Championship winning 1980 season. Taking the coveted #1 plate he was off to Mercedes-Benz for 1981, however those plans turned to mush when the German brand pulled-out of rallying soon after Rohrl signed the contract. Left without many options he ended up rallying a Porsche 924 Carrera GTS in the German Championship, with a few ERC events entered as well. Despite winning four times in Germany, he was only 16th in the Title chase. After only one WRC outing in 1982 (DNF in a Porsche 911 on the Sanremo Rally) Rohrl was back in the WRC on a fulltime basis in 1982. His new mount was the Rothmans Opel Rally Team Ascona 400. By this time the rampaging Audi quattros were making their presence felt and notched up seven wins across the year to take the manufacturers crown. Rohrl managed two wins in the Ascona to help Opel finish second, while his performances were sufficient for him to win the Drivers Title ahead of Michele Mouton’s Audi. At the end of 1982 Rohrl was on the move again. A strict non-smoker he had had several arguments with the Opel team’s management regarding promotional appearances – he had refused to do promotional shoots for Rothmans claiming he was “a driver not an actor”. When he refused to enter the RAC Rally, an event he hadn’t had much success in, he was fired. For 1983 Rohrl decided to go back to the Fiat Group to drive their new 037 Rally. The 2WD Lancia was quick on the fast rallies but couldn’t keep up with the 4WD Audis on the tougher events. In a tight contest both teams won five WRC events in 1983, but the Martini-backed Lancia’s scored slightly better to win the Title, 118 points to 116. Rohrl’s three wins weren’t quite enough to beat Hannu Mikkola’s to the Drivers Title though, finishing second, 23 points behind the Finn’s Audi. Alongside his 1983 WRC campaign, Rohrl also competed in a Wurth sponsored 037 in three rounds of the German Championship. He won two of these events including the Rallye Deutschland, which is the car modelled here. Against a field of predominantly German drivers, he triumphed by 14mins 26secs over Austrian Sepp Haider’s Mercedes-Benz 500 SLC. CMRLancia 037 Rally 1 2.0 s/c
Fiat Italia – Walter Rohrl & Christian Geistdorfer
1983 Rallye Deutschland - Winner
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Post by Tom on Feb 24, 2023 0:42:22 GMT -5
I like that one too, predictably. I think I have a video somewhere with Walter getting that car airborne in the forest.
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