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    vendredi 10 mai 2013

    Dirt Quake II: It's coming

    Promo for the Dirt Quake II, to be held at King’s Lynn, UK on 8 June, 2013. Chopper speedway oval insanity with added pie!

    Dirt Quake II: It's coming from SIDEBURN on Vimeo.

    Go to sideburnmagazine.com/dirtquake/ for more info.

    WSBK : Marco Melandri heads QP1 at Monza

















    World Superbikes’s first qualifying session at Monza was longly delayed as the track had to be cleaned up after Mitchell Carr’s Triumph leaked oil from the Serraglio to the Ascari chicane during Supersport qualifying.
    The QP1 started with some sun and a dry track so lap times dropped with Marco Melandritaking over the top of the timesheets with a best lap of 1′42.883, even if their were some drops of rain during the halfway mark, which fortunately didn’t turn into a rain show.
    Jonathan Rea also moved forward to take second in the finale, demoting Aprilia’s Sylvain Guintoli to third after he led most of the practice.
    Tom Sykes was fourth and more than six tenths from Melandri and followed by three Aprilia riders, Althea’s Davide Giugliano, Red Devil’s Michel Fabrizio and Aprilia factory’s Eugene Laverty. Loris Baz was 8th fastest, while Fixi Suzuki’s Leon Camier and Jules Cluzel closed out the top ten.
    Chaz Davies was only 13th but he crashed out in the first minutes of the session at turn 8 and was unable to return to track because his BMW was scattered in serveral pieces.
    As expected on a dry track the Ducati riders were much slower, Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovin, were 11th and 12 respectively losing more than 20km/h in top speed. Checa’s top speed on the Panigale was 311,2 compared to Marco Melandri’s 331,4.
    2013 WSBK Monza QP1 Results:
    01- Marco Melandri – BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team – BMW S1000RR – 1’42.883
    02- Jonathan Rea – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.274
    03- Sylvain Guintoli – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.627
    04- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.638
    05- Davide Giugliano – Althea Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.740
    06- Michel Fabrizio – Red Devils Roma – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.966
    07- Eugene Laverty – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.073
    08- Loris Baz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.078
    09- Leon Camier – FIXI Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1.223
    10- Jules Cluzel – FIXI Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1.583
    from Twowheelsblog

    1992 Honda CB250 - Rene9ade Custom Motorcycles



    So, by now you'll all know about Throttle Roll, and if you're in Sydney next weekend you'd be crazy not to come along and join in the fun. But maybe you are crazy - crazy enough to ask ‘why?’ Well here's exhibit A in your mental health review. It's a unique take on a late model Honda CB250 from Rene9ade Custom Motorcycles, and it along with more than 40 other killer builds will be making an appearance at the show.
    Ren de Haas is the boss and ‘Chief Awsomiser’ at Rene9ade. We spoke to him about his latest build. “The bike is a '92 CB250 twin. Internally, it's very ordinary and nothing much has been changed with power delivery or drive train. The bike was in a pretty rugged state on delivery, but it ran so it ticked all the boxes. Then we got to work.”
    “The client was my long time upholsterer and one of the best fabric guys in the industry. He had this bike for years and decided on actually doing something.” Ren collected it thinking he was just fitting a longer clutch and accelerator cable, but he chatted with the customer and within minutes a new custom build was commissioned. “He had a tank and a seat already. Other than that, I was given full artistic license.”
    “He told me I could do whatever I thought would look cool - as long as it was minimal, raw and a little rugged.” Ren mentioned some ‘ratting out’ would be cool, and he was duly given the thumbs up.
    A lot of time went into making this thing look at ‘crappy’ as it does. “I wanted it to look old and ratty, but also on a second look, like it was not an old bike at all,” Ren states. “I am pretty sure we achieved this. It has a mix of old and new parts, lots of aged bike bits, some modern Dan Moto gizmos, and plenty of use for old welsh plugs here and there.”
    “The frame was shortened, a plate fabricated up and fitted, custom seat mount, gauge mounts - the side-slung tacho is something love. A lot of wiring, welding and painting. And some messing around with acid to get the darn thing to rust up the way I wanted. Overall this was one fun build, my partner Mick and I had a ball creating this one-off piece and would love to take the rat look to the next level on a future build.”
    If you're take by Ren's work, it's not exactly hard to catch the guy. See, as of right now Rene9ade has shops in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Jakarta. Drop by one of his shops and say hi, or better yet, why not catch up with him at the show?
    from pipeburn

    WSBK : Jonathan Rea tops FP1 in rain swept Monza



    The fourth round of World Superbike season at Monza kicked off with the first free practice at the temple of speed on a rain swept wet track, which was less about top speed and more about avoiding dangerous crashes in tricky conditions in the various parts of the circuit.
    Remembering all the controversy surrounding last year’s wet/dry conditions at Monza and last year’s intermediate tire that was blasted by riders, this year Pirelli has disegned a new one especially for this round, the Diablo Wet.
    Taking the top of the timesheets in the first 45-minute session was Jonathan Rea who posted a best lap in 2.05.912 early on. The Pata Honda rider is debuting a new fuel tank to optimise aerodynamics and better electronics.
    BMW’s Ayrton Badovini jumped up to second in the finale with his Panigale that now has a different air restrictor and demoting Tom Sykes to third after the Kawasaki rider had held the position for the entire practice.
    Kousuke Akiyoshi, who is replacing injured Leon Haslam seemed particularly at ease in the difficult conditions as fourth fastest overall in his debut on Pata Honda’s Fireblade.
    Jules Cluzel was 5th and the last rider to within a second from Rea, while Eugene Laverty, Loris Baz, Chaz Davies, Leon Camier and Marco Melandri closed out the top ten with very few completed laps around the circuit.
    Missing from the grid is HTM Racing’s Ivan Clemente. The team has decided to sit out this weekend’s round

    2013 WSBK Monza FP1 results:
    1 J. REA GBR Pata Honda World Superbike Honda CBR1000RR 2′05.912
    2 A. BADOVINI ITA Team Ducati Alstare Ducati 1199 Panigale R 2′06.166 +0.254
    3 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 2′06.347 +0.435
    4 K. AKIYOSHI JPN Pata Honda World Superbike Honda CBR1000RR 2′06.598 +0.686
    5 J. CLUZEL FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 2′06.632 +0.720
    6 E. LAVERTY IRL Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2′07.142 +1.230
    7 L. BAZ FRA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 2′07.840 +1.928
    8 C. DAVIES GBR BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK BMW S1000 RR 2′07.910 +1.998
    9 L. CAMIER GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 2′08.681 +2.769
    10 M. MELANDRI ITA BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK BMW S1000 RR 2′08.781 +2.8693

    Lost and Found After 60 Years – A Truly Italian History


    De Angelis Brothers at the 1954 Mille Miglia
    By Giuseppe De Angelis
    Since the birth of the car at the end of the nineteenth century, cars have been a great passion in the De Angelis family. My grandfather and his brothers were founders of the local Automobil Club of Italy in our hometown of Ascoli Piceno. My father Francesco (born in 1923), and his brothers Vito (born in 1920) and Vincenzo (born in 1925) retained this interest in motoring and continued their pursuits in automobiles and racing cars.
    In 1952 Francesco and Vincenzo began racing cars all around Italy, and entered that year’s Mille Miglia with a little Fiat 500 named Topolino. They finished in 228th place and 4th in class. The brothers also competed in the 1954 Mille Miglia (and other races) in the same Topolino.
    The 1954 Mille Miglia saw the debut of a true racing car – the Giaur-Taraschi chassis BT004 and engine Giannini G1–085. This car was built by Taraschi in Teramo (close to Ascoli Piceno) during 1949 and 1950 before being sold new to Italo Arlini-Di Brigida from Pineto with licence plate TE 6004. He then ran the 1950 Mille Miglia with this car and then sold it in Grottammare (Ascoli Piceno) to Mario Gustavo Laureati in 1951. In the Giaur, Laureati ran the 1951 running of the Mille Miglia with Elio Celani from S. Benedetto del Tronto, and again in 1953 with Amedeo Francescangeli from Ascoli Piceno to finish 161st overall and 11th in class. It was then that my father Francesco finally bought the car.
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    Giaur BT-004 at the 1950 Mille Miglia – Italo Arlini (driver and first owner) at the stop in Pescara and Pigliacelli. They started at 3:08 AM (like the car’s number)
    My father soon raced the Giaur at Circuito di Macerata with race-number 24, finishing 3rd, then in the 1954 Mille Miglia, where he finished 156th overall and 12th in class. He actively campaigned the car, racing at Circuito di Salerno, Circuito di Terni, Vermicino-Rocca di Papa Hillclimb and other events. Then the car sat for much of 1955, as he drove a Fiat 1100 TV at the Mille Miglia. As usual, he drove with his brother Vincenzo, but a broken transmission prevented them from finishing.
    Then, at the end of 1955 he traded the Giaur for an Alfa Romeo 1900 with Alfredo Tinazzo, a fine driver who later raced the Giaur in the 1956 and 1957 running of the Mille Miglia. In 1959, Tinazzo sadly died in a race at Monza. My family had always believed that Tinazzo was actually driving the Giaur at Monza, and therefore thought that it had been destroyed.
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    My father Francesco and his brother Vincenzo starting for the 1954 Mille Miglia in Brescia at 23:37 in the evening
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    My father Francesco and his brother Vincenzo racing the Giaur at the 1954 Mille Miglia
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    The Giaur finished 156th overall and 12th in class at the 1954 Mille Miglia
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    De Angelis Brothers at the 1954 Mille Miglia
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    Wearing #2337 to indicate the 23:37 start time, the Giaur BT-004 at the 1954 Mille Miglia
    I was born in 1966, and as a child my father certainly told me about racing in the Mille Miglia as well as his cars, but never really gave me any clues as to how to go about finding them. The history of Tinazzo’s death with the Giaur in Monza was always too far from his memories, and he didn’t like to talk about it.
    When my father died in 1992, I was 26 years old, and in the back of my mind I always had the thought of finding some of his old cars, but it remained only a dream for me. In 2007 I began to collect old cars (three were left me by my father), and started to think more seriously about tracking down some of my father’s vehicles. Every time my mind wandered to the Giaur, though, I still naturally assumed that it had been destroyed in Monza.
    In April 2011, I was talking about cars with my older cousin Stanislao De Angelis, a fine racing pilot during the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s throughout Italy and Europe. He was born in 1948 and has great memories about our family history with cars. He is also the last member of our family with memory of the cars of that period. Our conversation naturally turned to the Giaur but, like me, Stanislao assumed that it had been destroyed at Monza during Tinazzo’s crash in 1959.
    Still curious, I turned to the internet for information about Tinazzo’s accident and I was shocked to discover that Tinazzo had perished not in a Giaur, but a De Sanctis-Fiat. Quickly I realized that, over fifty years on, my father’s Giaur could be anywhere in the world, and wasted to time going to the local public registry for automobiles to try to match the license plate numbers visible in old pictures of the car. Through the registry, I found that the car spent quite a bit of time in Rome and, shockingly, had most recently been sold in my home town of Ascoli Piceno in 1999.
    I found the phone number in the records and called to the home with my heart beating very fast. After three or four rings a woman answered. I asked her for the name of the owner and she informed me that her husband, who had died in 2003, was the registered owner. I asked her more about the Giaur, but she said something about the car having a bad history, that she didn’t like to talk about it, and that she no longer had it. Very disappointed but still intrigued, I tried to press her for more information. She finally agreed to meet in person, but refused to talk about the car on the phone.
    A few days later, I went to her house, still very interested, to find out more about the Giaur, but she told me the same history. She then invited me to the garage to show me her husband’s car collection, and as she opened the door, I was shocked to see that the Giaur was still there!
    I asked her why she told me the car was given away when the car was in her garage. She told me that she wasn’t familiar with the name Giaur, and was thinking about another English car called a Jaguar (in Italian the words Giaur and Jaguar are very similar). She had actually been confused twice. The car she didn’t like to speak of was actually not a Jaguar but another English car, a Bentley, that was robbed after her husband’s death. Meanwhile, I was ecstatic to find my father’s car, a machine that I had been hearing about my whole life. I must admit that I began to tear up, surprising the old woman. I then showed her the pictures of my father in with the car and she was very happy to see them. Over the years, many people had offered to buy the car, but she had refused them all. I told her I understood, and asked if she would be kind enough to prefer me if she should finally decide to sell the car. She agreed. Another two days went by, and the woman called me this time. She agreed to let the car go, to me, and named a price. I gave her an emphatic yes without even thinking and on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 I picked up the mysterious old Giaur to bring it back home, reuniting it with the De Angelis family after 57 years.
    Now the car is fully restored, and ready for a FIVA passport. When the weather is right, she will begin her new life on the majestic roads of Italy, ready for Mille Miglia.
    [Source: Giuseppe De Angelis]
    from http://www.sportscardigest.com

    The Martini Porsche 935 and the World Speed Record for Cyclists


    Don’t try this behind the No. 9 bus. In 1979, racing cyclist Jean Claude Rude wanted to be the fastest cyclist on Earth. Clearly, while his legs might have been up to the mark, there was a little matter of wind resistance at the anticipated 120mph+ speeds. 



    Step forward, then, the factory Martini Porsche team which offered the Frenchman the use of a specially adapted, 800bhp 935 and the facilities at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track. Rude’s intention was to beat fellow Frenchman José Meiffret who had clocked 204.7km/h (127.2mph) in 1962, when riding in the slipstream of a Mercedes-Benz 300SL on a closed section of Autobahn.
    With Grand Prix and sports car driver Henri Pescarolo at the wheel of the mighty 935, Rude set off behind the windtunnel-tested rear enclosure of the Porsche. Note the roller at the rear to safeguard Rude touching the back of the car at speed. Also, the model’s legendary ability to spit gouts of flame on overrun was neutralised as the exhausts were re-routed to the side of the car. The idea was not only to receive the benefits of streamlining, but also to obtain a ‘tow’ from the massively fast racing car.

    From a slow rolling start, Pescarolo gradually piled on the power until the combination was travelling at 100mph… when Rude’s rear tyre exploded. By smart riding – and no little good fortune – he managed to bring the bike to a safe standstill. Having ordered more durable tyres from Michelin, the attempt was repeated, sadly without success. And sadder still, the plucky Rude was killed on a later date when investigating the effect of cycling at speed alongside an express train. He was sucked into its path.
    The current cycling World Record stands at 278.8km/h (167mph) set by Dutchman Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
    Text: Steve Wakefield Classic Driver
    Photo: Porsche Archive

    Alfred Hitchcock and His Blondes



    Whether it was the fact that in the era of black-and-white films, blondes photographed better, or that they were indeed "a symbol of the heroine", there’s no disputing that ‘Hitch’ included a fair percentage of fair-haired actresses in his work. 

    We consider, in no particular order, some of the best-known ‘Hitchcock Blondes’: 


    ‘Dial M for Murder,’ ‘Rear Window’ and ‘To Catch a Thief’: Grace Kelly



    In the space of just two years (1954 and 1955), Kelly starred in three of Hitchcock’s most famous films. A strenuous schedule but one that the tough actress took in her stride, such was her inner strength and ability to cope with the ever-demanding director.

    ‘Vertigo’: Kim Novak



    Novak was just 25 when she played the dual roles of Judy and Madeleine in the 1958 film ‘Vertigo’. Her blonde hair is a key part of the plot – at one point 50-year-old James Stewart asks Judy to don a blonde wig to represent Madeleine, the deceased woman that so obsesses him.

    ‘The Birds’ and ‘Marnie’: Tippi Hedren



    Another actress employed by Hitchcock in two films over two years (1963 and 1964), Hedren had previously acted only in commercials. In ‘Marnie’, the film broaches the daring-for-the-time subjects of rape, prostitution and sexual frustration. A bold decision by Hitchcock.

    ‘North by Northwest’: Eva Marie Saint



    In a typical Hitchcock tale of mistaken identity and treachery, initially duplicitous Eva Marie Saint plays Eve Kendall opposite Cary Grant’s Roger O. Thornhill. By the time the famous ‘crop duster’ scene appears towards the end of the film, the couple are lovers. Hitchcock insisted that Saint had her waist-length hair cut: "Short hair gives Eva a more exotic look, in keeping with her role of the glamorous woman of my story. I wanted her dressed like a kept woman - smart, simple, subtle and quiet. In other words, anything but the bangles and beads type."

    ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’: Doris Day



    Animal-loving girl-next-door Doris Day was an unlikely choice for the leading lady in a sometimes edgy Hitchcock movie. But, in ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ (1956), she rises to the occasion, accompanying James Stewart as the pair is unwittingly involved in an adventure in Morocco. 

    Text: J. Philip Rathgen (Classic Driver)
    Photos: Getty Images

    Tough Watches: 'If they're too tough, you're too weak...'



    Watches are like a little window into the wearer’s personality – from sporty to sophisticated; from elegant to casual. The strong-minded man needs a watch that reflects his mindset, so we’ve picked some ideal examples from the forthcoming Sotheby’s sale in Geneva.



    Porsche Design P'6910 Indicator



    Launched in 2010, the Porsche Design P’6910 Indicator was an instant hit. Within the 49mm-diameter housing was a mechanical stopwatch able to count up to 9:59 minutes, an innovation made possible by the advanced movement. This ‘mini-monster’ sits particularly well on a strong wrist. 

    Estimate: CHF 18,000 to 25,000

    Slam Dunk: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 'Shaquille O’Neal'



    Audemars Piguet wasn’t the first to dedicate a timepiece to basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal (that accolade goes to Swatch), but we’d recommend the Royal Oak Offshore to men of a similar stature (7”1’). Note the ‘2’ and ‘3’ numerals, inverted to highlight the jersey number of the towering superstar.

    Estimate: CHF 18,000 to 25,000

    Richard Mille RM 025



    With a diameter of 50mm, it’s not the largest watch here – but it certainly has the most visual impact. A skeletonised dial opens up the inner workings of the diver’s watch, perfect for showing friends the robustness of the high-tech materials used.

    Estimate: CHF 180,000 to 250,000

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    Further information and all lots of the Sotheby's auction in Geneva can be found by visitingwww.sothebys.com.




    Text: J. Philip Rathgen Classic Driver
    Photos: Sotheby's

    BLITZ BMW R100RT ‘LA PARISIENNE’


    BMW R100RT
    If you visited the BMW Museum in Munich a few months ago, you might have noticed an interloper: a brawny custom with a Yamaha XT500 tank. Sharing space with a BMW concept car and an immaculate 1982 R100 RT, the custom looked like a pit bull amongst immaculately coiffed poodles.
    The juxtaposition was not as incongruous as it seemed, though. The ‘Yamaha’ was actually a BMW R100 RT, just like its neighbor on the stand, albeit in disguise. It was built by the controversial French workshop Blitz Motorcycles and is called ‘La Parisienne.’
    BMW R100RT
    Confused onlookers who failed to recognize the bike can be excused—this R100 has been customized almost beyond recognition. The rear frame is completely new, and fitted with a bespoke seat and a mono shock. The frame and forks have been powdercoated in dark gray, and the engine, bars (from an R100 RS) and wheels powdercoated in a sinister black.
    BMW R100RT
    The bike has also been rewired with simplified electrics; a compact li-ion battery now hides in a box under the transmission. Mini switches control the blinkers and the digital speedometer display, and the engine start button is screwed into the bracket of the front brake lever. The levers (shortened) and brake master cylinder are from a Yamaha R1.
    BMW R100RT
    Vintage-style lights add a retro touch, along with 18” Coker rubber. The carbs sport handcrafted intakes and the shorty muffler is painted a high-temperature black on the outside and red on the inside. And yes, the tank really is from vintage Yamaha XT500 enduro—mounted on the frame exactly as it was found.
    BMW R100RT
    The effect is brutal and even disorientating. But it still caught the eye of the BMW museum curators. Maybe the Teutonic purveyors of motorcycling efficiency do have a sense of humor after all.
    Head over to the Blitz website to see more of Fred Jourden and Hugo Jezegabel’s builds. And follow the news from the 17th arrondissement via the Blitz Facebook page.
    BMW R100RT
    from BIKEEXIF

    KAWASAKI KZ750 BY VALTORON


    Kawasaki KZ750
    Valdetorres del Jarama is a small village in Spain, half an hour from the center of Madrid. It’s also home to a sculptor’s foundry called Valtoron, named after the local river.
    The foundry is run by two brothers with a passion for traditional metalwork. In their free time Carlos and Pablo live and breathe motorcycles, and occasionally, their two worlds collide. Over the years they’ve been quietly using their skills to create some remarkably original motorcycles, which were revealed in public for the first time at the 2012 Mulafest show in Madrid.
    Kawasaki KZ750
    The reaction of the audience at the show convinced Carlos and Pablo to disclose more of their two-wheeled work—which includes this 1977 Kawasaki KZ750, repurposed into a vintage dual-sport machine. (If you haven’t heard of the KZ750, that’s understandable: it was designed to compete with twins like the Triumph Bonneville and Yamaha XS650, but despite having the requisite simplicity and character, it never really took off.)
    Kawasaki KZ750
    Valtoron started by modifying the KZ750’s chassis for strength, and grafting on uprated components better suited to offroad use—including 41mm Husqvarna forks slotted into Suzuki triple trees, and Betor shocks from an Ossa Desert Fuego. The footrests are now from a vintage KTM GS 250, and the bars from a Bultaco Pursang—now fitted with Renthal grips. The front brake is from a Yamaha SR250.
    Valtoron used their casting know-how to produce the bodywork, creating a look we haven’t seen before. All the panels were cast in aluminum in the foundry, from the fenders to the side covers to the tank, which was designed and shaped using clay. The gas cap has been cast in bronze.
    Kawasaki KZ750
    It’s an unusual approach, as befits an isolated workshop operating outside the mainstream of custom motorcycle builders. But it ‘works’, to put it bluntly, and Valtoron is a name worth keeping an eye out for. You can follow Carlos and Pablo’s progress via theirwebsite and Facebook page: they don’t speak English, but the pictures speak a thousand words.
    Images courtesy of Kristina Fender. Thanks to David Borras of El Solitario MC for the tip.
    Kawasaki KZ750
    from BIKEEXIF

    Can You Handle Our Top 5 Off-Roaders?



    Defenders and G-Wagons are often the tools of choice when the going gets tough, but what if you’re looking for something a little less predictable? We look at some of the more unusual marauders of the mud.


    #5 Jeep Cherokee Chief


    For those seeking G-Wagon virtues (V8 brawn, no-nonsense aesthetics and a touch of luxury) in a distinctly more Western package, a late 70s Jeep Cherokee Chief might be the answer. A world away from its modern counterparts, it does off-roading the old-school American way.

    Buy this car in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>


    #4 VW Type 82 'Kübelwagen'


    Resembling a bathtub on wheels, it’s little wonder the Porsche-designed Type 82 was given the nickname ‘Kübelwagen’ – directly translated as ‘tub-truck’. The Beetle-derived mechanicals proved solid during their service in WWII but, should you get stuck, you could always liberate your mount the old-fashioned way: using the accompanying shovel.

    Buy this car in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>


    #3 Citroën DS 21 'Rally'


    A heavy, ambling saloon might not jump out at you as an ideal rallying candidate, but in period it soon became very successful – no doubt owing much of its success to the pioneering suspension system. With the road-going DS already widely regarded as ‘sub-zero’ cool, rally versions scarcely register on the thermometer.

    Buy this car in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>


    #2 Porsche 911 Safari


    The 911 almost certainly has the most successful racing provenance of any sports car – and its success even extends to rallying. Raised suspension and the deletion of all but the essentials meant the 911 'Safari' was a match for the toughest of stages.

    Buy this car in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>


    #1 Lamborghini LM 002 "Ex-Rally-Dakar"


    Ferruccio Lamborghini famously shielded his cars from the callings of competition; but when he left the company, the new owners decided it was time to showcase the talents of the LM002 by producing a rally variant. Based on the standard chassis, it shed 500kg and gained a host of rally-spec modifications in preparation for the gruelling Paris-Dakar. 

    Buy this car in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>


    Text: Classic Driver
    Photos: Classic Driver dealers