Category: Rally Cars
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Vauxhall Firenza HPF Droopsnoot Guide: History, Specs & Buying Advice
Rare performance Vauxhalls The Vauxhall Firenza HPF ‘Droopsnoot’ was one of the boldest British performance cars of the 1970s: a short-lived 2.3-litre coupé whose low, aerodynamic nose and five-speed gearbox became central to Vauxhall’s return to motorsport. Quick answer: a genuine Firenza HPF is rare—Vauxhall says only 204 were built—so provenance, shell condition and model-specific…
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Vauxhall Chevette HS & HSR Guide: History, Specs & Buying Advice
Rare performance Vauxhalls The Vauxhall Chevette HS and HSR turned a modest rear-wheel-drive hatchback into one of Britain’s defining 1970s rally cars. The road cars are rare, the rally heritage is genuine and the gap between an authentic HS/HSR, a tribute and an ordinary Chevette is crucial to understand before buying. Quick answer: buy the…
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Citroën BX 4TC Guide: History, Specs, Group B & Buying Advice
THE STRANGEST GROUP B HOMOLOGATION SPECIAL Citroën BX 4TC guide: history, specs, Group B and buying advice The Citroën BX 4TC is one of the most unusual cars to wear Group B homologation papers: a wide-bodied, front-engined, four-wheel-drive version of an angular family hatchback, built just as the category was ending. Quick answer: Citroën’s BX…
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Renault 5 Turbo Guide: Turbo 1, Turbo 2, Maxi 5 & Buying Advice
REAR-ENGINED RENAULT RALLY ICON Renault 5 Turbo guide: Turbo 1, Turbo 2, Maxi 5 and buying advice The Renault 5 Turbo took the outline of an everyday French hatchback, removed its rear seat and placed a turbocharged engine behind the occupants. This guide explains its history, road and rally versions, specifications and the checks that…