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poppy74 · 09-07-2008

Nice finish on the lvery but the roll cages in the Ford Credit Team RS2000s were a satin black finish.

I will shortly be building Waldegards car from the 1979 Southern Cross Rally

If you like Southern Hemisphere MK11s then here is Ari Vatanen's car from the 1977 New Zealand Rally. Check out my site for numerous Mk11s.

1977 saw one of those events, which older rally fans will remember well. The battle between the three works Fiat Abarth 131’s and the Masport Ford Escort RS1800 driven by a young Ari Vatanen. The event which started in Wellington , took in some very long stages north of Wairoa on the East Coast, and it was in one of those long stages that an ever trying Ari Vatanen caught and passed all 3 Fiats. Vatanen saw more of the scenery than most bringing the battle scarred Escort home just 1-1/2 minutes behind eventual winner Fulvio Bacchelli.
An interesting feature is the lack of mirrors on the car even though the supports are in place, this was due to the mirrors being removed when the car was shipped to New Zealand and for some reason were never refitted.

09-07-2008	#3 (permalink)
poppy74 Hi I'm New Join Date: Jul 2007 Visit poppy74's Gallery Posts: 9	Nice finish on the lvery but the roll cages in the Ford Credit Team RS2000s were a satin black finish. I will shortly be building Waldegards car from the 1979 Southern Cross Rally If you like Southern Hemisphere MK11s then here is Ari Vatanen's car from the 1977 New Zealand Rally. Check out my site for numerous Mk11s. 1977 saw one of those events, which older rally fans will remember well. The battle between the three works Fiat Abarth 131’s and the Masport Ford Escort RS1800 driven by a young Ari Vatanen. The event which started in Wellington , took in some very long stages north of Wairoa on the East Coast, and it was in one of those long stages that an ever trying Ari Vatanen caught and passed all 3 Fiats. Vatanen saw more of the scenery than most bringing the battle scarred Escort home just 1-1/2 minutes behind eventual winner Fulvio Bacchelli. An interesting feature is the lack of mirrors on the car even though the supports are in place, this was due to the mirrors being removed when the car was shipped to New Zealand and for some reason were never refitted.