World championship rallying is a tough sport. Its drivers seldom compete on nice, smooth asphalt circuits where the worst that can happen – at least weather-wise – is that it rains. In rallying, the driver and co-driver navigate their car from one closed special stage to another. When they get there, they are flagged off and, with the co-driver shouting pace notes warning of upcoming hazards, drive like hell to cover the stage faster than their opponents. The crew taking…

The beautiful Pininfarina-designed Lancia 037 Rally kicking up the dust in the 1983 Rally of San Remo. Driven by Markku Alen of Finland, Walter Rohrl of Germany and Attilio Bettega of Italy, the cars took the first three finishing positions.
Photo: Lancia