One for the petrol heads among us to enjoy over a cigar: 1983 Audi Quattro VS. Lancia 037

[El Presidente]

This is a cracking story of German efficiency V Italian craftiness  

Throw this on while you are enjoying a cigar. 

 

 

[cnov]

That was a good watch. 

I miss the days when WRC was on Channel 4, it was Colin McRae's hayday back then and it was all over the TV at the weekends, a proper buzz. Then some greedy Australian got the rights and it disappeared from normal TV unless you had a dish on the side of your house! 

 

[BrightonCorgi]

When I was in high school, a friend's father bought that Audi Quattro Coupe new. At the time it cost more than a 911. It was a dull metallic black, very similar to a Mercedes color of the era. We used to drive around in almost every weekend. Had a pop out sunroof and cool displays on the dash. His father owned a jewelry store 100 yards from my house. Short Italian guy who'd always smoke a Churchill in the car. The cigar was like 2" from the windshield when he'd pull up to the store.