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@SimonRpc51 Thank you. Yes fascinating story. Thankfully shared by the son 👏🏻👏🏻

@WRCPAST Great post. Really enjoyed it. What a piece of automotive history

🇬🇧 Bentley Speed Six Words and photo by Geraint Owen 👏🏻👏🏻 Here is a photo I had lost but recently unearthed. My father, Owen Wyn Owen, making a TV show in his Speed Six in the days before go-pros and sunction mount micro cameras and certaily the days before health and safety In the passenger seat is Winford Vaughan-Thomas. Father and Wynford made a few programmes together with the Director Geraint Rees (who I was named after). I remember Winford as a kind and softly spoken chap, who would regularly call at the house. Reading about him now is fascinating. A childhood friend of Dylan Thomas, he became one of the BBC's most acclaimed war reporters in WW2. He was the first British journalist ashore at Anzio where he made a live recoding of the night time landing. His memory of that time was later made into the film Anzio. I know little of the camera man, but I wonder how long he survived doing stunts like this? They werent even proper straps, I think it is a bit of bed sheet tied in a knot and a small rope lower down. They went for a couple of miles like this!!! CO 63B6 Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 📷 Geraint Owen 👏🏻👏🏻 #bentley #cars #carporn #gopro

@Jupiter_917 Madness but a lot of fun by the looks. Ok many not for the cameraman 🫣

@WRCPAST That story is as interesting💚 as the photo is crazy 😧😄! Although I feel the Bentley could also very well be virtually standing still: you can distinguish the rim spokes pretty well 👀

@CustomCvd Epic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@WRCPAST What a beauty😍

🇯🇵 Isuzu Piazza Turbo 1 of 1,662 UK models The Isuzu Piazza Turbo (marketed as the Isuzu Impulse in North America and the Holden Piazza in Australia) was a sporty 3-door liftback coupé produced by Isuzu between 1981 and 1993. Designed by the famed Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, it was highly regarded for its striking "dream car" styling while utilizing Isuzu's reliable engineering.  The UK-market version, which was offered exclusively in Turbo trim, featured the following technical characteristics: Engine: 2.0-litre (1994cc) 4ZC1-T turbocharged inline-four cylinder.  Power Output: Approximately 147–150 bhp (110 kW).  Torque: 167 lb-ft (225–227 Nm) at 3,000 rpm.  Transmission: 5-speed manual.  Drivetrain: Rear-wheel drive with a limited-slip differential.  Performance: 0–60 mph in roughly 8.3–8.5 seconds, with a top speed of approximately 130 mph.  Notable Features Innovative Interior: The car featured a unique dashboard design where the instrument cluster moved with the steering wheel adjustment. Control satellites for lights and wipers were located immediately behind the steering wheel.  Handling Evolution: Early models (often called "pre-Lotus" cars) were criticized for poor handling, particularly due to their antiquated live-axle rear suspension. Later versions were improved with "Lotus-tuned" suspension, which included redesigned sway bars and stiffer dampers to provide better predictability.  Design & Equipment: It was known for its low drag coefficient (0.33) and generous standard equipment for the time, which included cruise control, air conditioning, and power steering.  This car was spotted in the UK at a car boot sale. 📷 Chris Booth 👏🏻👏🏻 #cars #japan #Isuzu #turbo

@DyslexicFeet I can’t remember ever seeing one 🤔

@WRCPAST Hard to believe it's basically a coachbuilt Vauxhall Chevette..

@candvbmw Exactly 🫣🤣

@WRCPAST Who needs Disneyland, when you got rides like that.

⚠️ Accident ⚠️ 🇺🇸 1982 AirCal 500K - Riverside International Raceway. Car 22 🇺🇸 Dick Simon - Leader Cards Racing team Watson PC7 Cosworth Turbo V8 While running in 4th place at approximately 190 mph, a left rear suspension failure caused a tire blowout, sending car 22 up an embankment into a horrific multiple rollover accident. By some miracle Dick Simon famously climbed out under his own power completely unscathed—and even took his grandchildren to Disneyland the very next day. Because the brutal heat caused so many cars to retire, Simon was still officially classified 7th in the final standings despite his race-ending crash. Someone was definitely looking down on Dick that day 🙏🏻 🎥 Credit to the original fan/broadcaster 👏🏻👏🏻 #usa #crash #indycar #cars

@FabianBlondel 🔥🔥

This is a car

@GoatBoy_WMH Thank you so much mate. Great insight. Will have to watch ESPN’s qualified 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 He sounds a fantastic guy

@WRCPAST Dick Simon is one of the good guys, gave Janet Guthrie a huge amount of support to allow her to qualify for Indy in 1977. If anyone deserved some good karma that day, it’s him. And I highly recommend ESPN’s “Qualified” documentary.

🇮🇹 1994 Ferrari 412 T1 The car was designed under the direction of John Barnard and further developed by Gustav Brunner. Its name is broken down as follows:  412 T1 Four valves per cylinder.  Twelve cylinders.  The transversely-mounted gearbox (featuring six forward gears and one reverse).  Engine: The car initially used the 65° V12 (Tipo 041) but was upgraded mid-season to the Tipo 043, a 75° V12 engine designed from scratch by Claudio Lombardi and Osamu Goto.  Power: Output reached approximately 750 hp (559 kW) at 15,300 rpm, with later-season iterations pushing even higher.  Chassis: A honeycomb and carbon-fibre composite monocoque.  Weight: Approximately 505 kg (including liquids, excluding fuel).  Transmission: Electro-hydraulic 6-speed sequential semi-automatic.  Just listen to the sound 🔥🇮🇹❤️ 🎥 19Bozzy92, Italiansupercar and Sportcrash 👏🏻👏🏻 #ferrari #f1 #italy #imola

@GoatBoy_WMH Yes Stig with a rare mistake. The only WRC driver to be in a works Audi Sport Quattro S1 and E2, Ford RS200 and Peugeot 205 T16 E2 during the Group B era. What a driver 👏🏻👏🏻

@WRCPAST 👍 I’ve seen that footage a few times but never knew who it was.

🇫🇮 1986 Rally of the 1000 Lakes Car 5 🇸🇪 Stig Blomqvist and 🇸🇪 Bruno Berglund on their works Peugeot 205 T16 E2 have a massive moment. The crew would recover to finish the event 4th overall 2mins and 37secs behind overall winners and teammates Salonen and Harjanne. 🎥 @VHSRallies 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #wrc #peugeot #finland #france

@thespafixer Yes she doesn’t get the credit for her driving skills. As you say her first love was horses but she was excellent with the ones under the bonnet as well 👏🏻👏🏻

@WRCPAST Her first love was horses. But her brother always reckoned her 1960 Liege-Rome-Liege win to be at least the equal of his Mille Miglia.

🇬🇧 1973 Daily Mirror RAC Rally Car 47 Pat Moss-Carlsson and Elizabeth Crellin in their Alpine-Renault A110 1800. SS30 Radnor - 8.05 km The crew unfortunately retired from the event while lying 36th overall. Stirling Moss was Pats brother so racing was in the genes 🔥🔥 📸 Credit to photographers 👏🏻👏🏻 @OfficialWRC @alpinecars @rallyingislife

🇲🇨 1992 Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Car 3 Miki Biasion and Tiziano Siviero in their works Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4. The crew would finish the event 8th overall 16mins 58secs behind overall winners Auriol and Occelli 📸 Credit to photographer 👏🏻 @OfficialWRC @Ford

@NGAutoArt Good point 🤣🤣

@WRCPAST Nice to see the money launderers have moved on from fast Fords. 😅🤭

🇩🇪 1990 BMW M3 Sport Evolution 1 of 600 World Record Sale Price £404,375 Only 4,503 km This exceptional 1990 BMW M3 Sport Evolution sold for a final price of £404,375, setting a new world auction record for the model. One of just 600 examples produced, this matching-numbers example is finished in its factory-correct Black over Black specification and displayed just 4,503 kilometres from new. Presented with a BMW Classic Birth Certificate and benefiting from specialist recommissioning, it ranks among the finest and lowest-mileage examples of the ultimate E30 M3. 🔗 rmsothebys.com/auctions/wp26/… 📷 @rmsothebys 👏🏻👏🏻 #cars #bmw #msport #carporn

Basically anything happens you have lost your life. Crazy looking at it in 2026 eyes. The fact the drivers wanted to race shows how much they wanted to race even with the crazy dangers. Bit like the TT now which hasn’t changed. As you say basically zero advertising which also changed the sport.

@WRCPAST There is a distinct lack of Armco, no wonder Jackie had forced Bernie stick his hand in his pocket in the early 70s Not much in the way of advertising hoardings either…

🇩🇪 1967 German Grand Prix - Nürburgring Car 4 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart - BRM P115 equipped with an H-16 engine Onboard with Jackie Stewart during a practice session during the race weekend. Qualifying - 4th Race - Lap 5 Retired Differential The 1967 German Grand Prix was held on August 6, 1967, at the legendary Nürburgring circuit. It was the seventh round of the 1967 Formula One World Championship.  The race covered 15 laps of the massive 14.189-mile Nordschleife circuit. Denny Hulme won the race for the Brabham-Repco team, starting from second on the grid. This victory was crucial in extending his lead in the World Drivers' Championship.  Top 3 🥇 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme - Brabham BT23-Cosworth 🥈 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham - Brabham BT23-Cosworth 🥉 🇳🇿 Chris Amon - Ferrari 312/67 (often called the 312 F1-67). 🎥 Never stated but full credit to the film company 👏🏻👏🏻 #f1 #Nürburgring #germany #cars

@Kevin_Ellen_ @PassatsDeCanto @Neondancer 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@WRCPAST @PassatsDeCanto Ciao @Neondancer - some Lancia filth for you. And other filthy things. I like the Essie! What a machine.

🌍 Rallying 🇫🇷 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo🔥 🇯🇵 Toyota GT-Four ST185 💥 🇬🇧 Ford Escort WRC 🔥 🇯🇵 Subaru Impreza WRC 🔥 🇮🇹 Lancia HF 4WD 💥 On the limit action with a couple over the limit 🫣 Enjoy 👏🏻🙏🏻🍾 🎥 Telesport and @PassatsDeCanto 👏🏻👏🏻 #ford #toyota #subaru #renault

@MartinGreen1000 @PassatsDeCanto Epic cars. Great choice 👏🏻👏🏻

@WRCPAST @PassatsDeCanto 👀My top 3 fav. WRC cars are in this vid...❤️ 🥇 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 🥈 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 🥉 Toyota Celica GT-Four