The very productive Robson continues his enjoyable Rally Giants series with these latest offerings on two of the iconic rally cars from the last 30 years. Both titles are in the same, now familiar format: 128-page soft cover books with plenty of fine photos. But the cars themselves certainly are very different: it’s easy to forget the impact the quattro had when it was introduced, while the Escort started off looking like a pretty standard family car! The two models didn’t quite coincide on the world rally scene, as the Escort’s days at the top ran from 1975-’81, while the quattro was one of the top dogs from 1981-’86. But they won rallies and titles aplenty, and it’s fascinating to follow their rallying exploits. Both books chart the development of the cars; their drivers, from Clark and Vatanen to Mikkola and Blomqvist, plus all the others behind their many successes; the competition they faced, and lovely little snippets like registration numbers and the occasional blind alley.
Escort RS1800 & Quattro Group B, Sport, Sport S1 by Graham Robson
Review copy supplied by the Publisher
Review by Mark Holman
