1977 Lombard RAC Rally video: Bjorn Waldegard takes the win in the British Airways Ford Escort RS 1800 MkII

Posted by Scott Coursey 25 February, 2009 (0) Comment

No commentary video of the 1977 Lombard RAC Rally which saw Bjorn Waldegard take the laurels in his British Airways sponsored Ford Escort RS 1800.

Competitors that year included Roger Clark, Stig Blomqvist, Sandro Munari, Simo Lampinen, Markku Alen, Tony Pond, Russell Brookes, Pentti Airikkala, Bjorn Waldegard, Hannu Mikkola, Timo Makinen, Ari Vatanen, Bror Danielsson, Jean-Luc Therier, Per Eklund, Timo Salonen, John Taylor, Walter Rohrl, Fulvio Bacchelli, Andrew… Continue reading

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Duke Video preview featuring Ford Escorts on the 1970 World Cup and 1977 Lombard RAC Rally

Posted by Scott Coursey 1 January, 2009 (0) Comment

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Stunning digitally remastered footage, by Duke Video, of Ford Motor Company’s competition department tackling the 1970 World Cup and ’77 RAC rallies.

The clip opens with an iconic sequence featuring Mick Jones and Stuart Turner (from behind bars in Chile!) dispensing advice to Tony Fall during the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally.

Action then switches to the 1977 Lombard RAC Rally where we see Roger Clark, sideways as ever, beautifully guiding… Continue reading

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