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AlexW
V4 Fanatic
210 Posts |  Posted - 18 Feb 2021 : 20:49:17  
| | Nice footage of the 75 RAC and the green cars. Also footage of Alistair Robertson's works orange car having a water pump change |  |
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AlexW
V4 Fanatic
210 Posts | |
Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2764 Posts | Posted - 21 Feb 2021 : 00:02:30
| | Had spotted this on FB. but you beat me to it Alex. | |
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AlexW
V4 Fanatic
210 Posts | Posted - 03 Mar 2021 : 18:23:37
| | Lovely quality footage of the 1973 RAC Sutton Park stage with footage of Stig trying hard to match times with Roger Clark in the RS1600. | |
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AlexW
V4 Fanatic
210 Posts | |
AlexW
V4 Fanatic
210 Posts | Posted - 03 Mar 2021 : 18:31:45
| | I think you'll appreciate this one John! The quality and sound are excellent, Could it be a lost piece of film from Barrie Hinchcliffe Productions? | |
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Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2764 Posts | Posted - 09 Mar 2021 : 01:02:12
| OH YES !!
The forestry bit with downhill left hander was Clipstone 1. I was spectating about a mile further along. Great footage and sound of Stig and Per charging.
Then after the rally had finished, I had a little practice (at rolling). Daft thing was I had driven the stage two months earlier on the Dukeries Rally.
Works cars from the event, taken at Barnby Moor Hotel time control before York:-
Stig Blomqvist/Arne Hertz retired after breaking a wishbone in Wales:-
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Edited by - Woody on 09 Mar 2021 01:34:24 | |
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Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2764 Posts | |
GeoffC
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
507 Posts | Posted - 10 Mar 2021 : 11:31:38
| | Good record of that event made even better by following the Saab! | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2016 Posts | Posted - 26 Aug 2021 : 23:30:10
| quote:
Originally posted by AlexW
Nice footage of the 75 RAC and the green cars. Also footage of Alistair Robertson's works orange car having a water pump change
Would that be Alistair Robertson of St Clair Motors, in Kirkcaldy?
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo
1991 Nissan Figaro | |
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Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2764 Posts | Posted - 28 Aug 2021 : 12:39:19
| Yes it is. Alistair, who passed away last year, had bought the orange car from Saab direct and collected it from the Competitions Dept in February 1975, just before competing with it on the Swedish Rally. I went to see him and the car in May 1975
as he was preparing to do the Scottish Rally in it in early June, and he let me have a drive in it around the back lanes of Kirkcaldy. Acceleration and sound was amazing.
 
The car was sold in 1976 and had a number of owners before languishing in a barn for 20-30 years in Wales.
It was bought and restored to modern rally spec by Francis Tuthill :-
https://www.tuthillporsche.com/blog/works-saab-v4-rally-rac/ |
Edited by - Woody on 05 Sep 2021 22:20:09 | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2016 Posts | Posted - 01 Sep 2021 : 20:18:55
| Woody
I knew Alistair Robertson well, back in the 70s, when I had my 1st Saabs.
It's where I got my spares, and I bought one 900 from him, (MSP 90Y)
His sister always drove a 99 with the plate JOY 99 on it.
I wasn't aware that he'd passed away.
I had some communication with his son Iain back in 2012, when I was looking for a 96.
At that time he told me his father was in a home.
St Clair motors is still there, on the same, though somewhat reduced, site, run by Iain as far as I'm aware.
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo
1991 Nissan Figaro |
Edited by - andydeans3 on 01 Sep 2021 20:30:08 | |
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Competition with Saab
