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Ford Capri GVX40H nearing completion

Michael Ryman has been working hard on the restoration of his Ford Capri, GVX 40H. The car is the Team Dunton Capri Mk1 that competed in the 1974 UDT World Cup Rally.

The car also ran as car 69 in the London to Mexico 1970 and is believed to be the only surviving car in the world to have competed in both World Cup Rallies. She ran as car no2 in 1974, with same crew .

Beyond thrilled to have received this 1970 photo of my Capri from a chap who works at Ford’s R&D centre at Dunton, Essex, where the car was built by a 22 man team in January 1970. Today, the car is running again after a 33 year lay up and restoration….and, judging by the recent photos I took in the workshop, looks pretty much identical to this shot. Happy Days indeed.
Michael Ryman 09 October 2020

Triumph car 88 World Cup Rally

Triumph entered several cars in the 1970 World Cup Rally. These photos show a Triumph 2.5PI car reg number XJB 305H.

Triumph 2.5PI reg number XJB 305H car 88 in the 1970 World Cup Rally loading onto ship

Triumph 2.5PI reg number XJB 305H car 88 in the 1970 World Cup Rally loading onto ship image 02

Triumph 2.5PI reg number XJB 305H car 88 in the 1970 World Cup Rally loading onto ship image 03

Ted Taylor has been busy scanning photos from his collection.

All these and more will be available for display for WCR50+1 event next year.

Car 88 was crewed by Culcheth/Syer. I think Johnstone must have said something to upset the cameraman – these are the only photos of them at Lisbon!

If posting on please acknowledge Ted Taylor Collection and the Historic Marathon Rally Group.

If you like Triumph cars you see more of our photos here. https://historicmarathonrallygroup.co.uk/tag/triumph/

Mosvitch in the WCR 1970

The Historic Marathon Rally Group are happy to have recently established contact with Mosvitch crew from the 1970 World Cup Rally.

Here are some photos that include the Mosvitch cars.

1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally, the motor rally started at Wembley Stadium in London on 19 April 1970 and finished in Mexico City on 27 May 1970, covering approximately 16,000 miles. Pictured, Cars at Docks, waiting to be loaded onto ocean liner Derwent, Lisbon Harbour, Portugal, ahead of Atlantic crossing. 26th April 1970. (Photo by Kent Gavin/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

Mosvitch in the 1970 World Cup Rally on the road London

Start at Wembley of the World Cup Rally 1970

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Datsun 180B SSS to be restored

This is the Datsun 180B SSS from the 1977 London to Sydney rally that Craig Shiel is currently restoring in Australia. If anyone has any information on this car he would love to hear from you. Craig as been in touch with the original three drivers.

Datsun 180B SSS 1977 London to Sydney Rally car 53 team photo Rod Jones, Arthur Davis and John Latham

This photo shows the original crew of car 53 Rod Jones, Arthur Davis and John Latham

The Datsun 180B SSS is being restored.

World Cup Rally photos from Guido Devreker

After we knew that WCR50 would be postponed until 18 April 2021 we asked people to share photos with us. Guido generously shared two batches of photos with us. This collection was originally posted to our facebook group which you can now see here in this post.

Your can see the first batch of photos from the start of the 1970 World Cup Rally in an earlier post