1977 London to Sydney Car Rally website

[JohnW]

Hi John,

Do you know which of the Citroens is the single car shot (the car with the ripple damage down the LHS side visible) in your post from 2014? I am going through my slides (scanning them) and I have a photo of that car at speed at night but I don't know exactly which car it is. I think by process of elimination it must be car 15 the Laurent/Ogier car 25 the Jean Paul Luc/Patrick Vanson one and would love to confirm it.

I also think I have a shot of car 69 the Jim Reddiex one but I have yet to find another photo of it on the internet to confirm (a bonnet shot showing it's bonnet mounted number plate and position of the race number below that would be ideal). In my photos I cannot make out the car numbers on some shots as they were taken with a weak flash unit in the middle of nowhere at night.

Thanks Leconte

Oh, so sorry, hadn't seen your reply. Sorry, this is the only other CX photo I have from that wonderful morning.

 

[GRAHAM WALLIS]

Basil Wadman 504 on right still exists but in extremely poor condition.

 

[Mike Tippett]

Is it still in Australia? Seems to have GB plates.

 

[GRAHAM WALLIS]

Is it still in Australia? Seems to have GB plates.

Yes, British entry left in Australia after the Marathon. Fitted with Leyland V8, then had a PRV6 for a long while. Now a very rusty shell, left outside and water in the foam filling didn't help at all.