fiat 131 abarth v's escort bda rally 70's 80's

[jasonh131]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8osyHN8zIg&feature=BFa&list=PL0096F003EB45F159


haven't seen this one before ,sounds like john craven

[Robert]

I especially like the scene where Walter comments in our Bavarian dialect (starting at 3:58) - this (and the story told) is as cool as can be 

[Fiat 131 Abarth#2]

thanks for share this video very interesting brand competition!

[mirafiori76]

Great video with nice shots.

[Tas131]

this (and the story told) is as cool as can be 

So what's the story Robert?

[Robert]

The story's already told in the subtitles, but in translation it loses much of its coolness. Basically, Walter says that this special stage was well known for foggyness, so he did five training runs, clocking 44 minutes on the track. The evening before the start he went to bed, took his stopwatch, drove the stage in his head and clocked 43:30 minutes. Next day he was really motivated and told his codriver that he'd better strap his seatbelt tight, for now they will go out and really beat up their opponents (unfortunately, the words he uses cannot be translated - they are not rude or obscene, just very much Bavarian dialect).

[mirafiori76]

I especially like the shot of the three Alitalia cars running together. Very nice video.

[jasonh131]

And an other one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbFTXhpsNWE&feature=related
 
 And i now can see the walter rohrl sport colours come from ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=CSjm6ejAuVI&feature=endscreen

[jasonh131]

and an other one ,,,, quiet a fews 131 and the only time a 131 looked good in orange  '3mins 24 secs ' light gray with orange arches 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv6_EEwA04I

[mirafiori76]

Only four 131's... The grey/orange one was once offered to me for 140.000 Euro's. The Oliofiat doesn't sound like a genuine group 4 car. Not sure if it's got the 16V engine.

I love shots of the Porshes. They're so hard to handle. Never much of rallycars. Better for racing circuits.