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Originally Posted by Jesper OH
Yes, that's the type of Corolla I'm referring to. Never a car that achieved much in group A, unlike it's successor, the AE86 as seen here!
Jesper
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Going a bit off-topic, but Per Eklund had a fair bit of success on the British Rally Championship with Toyota GB's example, pretty much dominating Group A in 1983, winning the category on 5 out of the 6 rounds with Toyota GB's Corolla 'PJD354Y'
Opposition was mainly Audi UK 's 80 Quattro, Chris Lord's RX7, the fragile and underpowered works-backed RS1600is of Malcolm Wilson and Louise Aitken-Walker, privateer Corollas, Manta GT/Es etc and the first TWR Rover appearances. Eklund achived some impressively high overall finishes though, 4th o/a on the Welsh and Scottish in entry lists that featured Blomqvist in a Quattro and some quick 2wd Group 4/Group B opposition
Incidentally, IIRC, Toyota GB used the 'Liftback' (as I think Toyota called it?) bodyshell
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0024_large.jpg
rather than the Coupe version seen in the Spa 24 hours pics- Can't find a pic of the actual car anywhere.
Eklund got a 16-valve AE86 for 1984, and continued to be the man to beat in Group A on UK events until Pond and the big Rover started to appear more regularly