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  1. old81

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    #2 old81, Mar 29, 2016
    Had a friend here in the car biz who brought one of these over back in the day, it was a hoot and scary as hell to drive. :)

    He sold it off to build another BMW 1600/2002 race car, if memory serves, I think he should have kept the R5 for me to drive.

    :) Don
     
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    #3 minirab, Mar 30, 2016
    Those two would make great stable mates along with a Group B MG Metro.
     
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    #4 RallyMini370, Mar 31, 2016
    The Turbo 2 is an Awesome car, I've seen a few running around in CA. A co-worker has a friend who has one in FL......but I'll take the 6R4 any day.
     
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    #5 Grizld700, Apr 1, 2016
    This Car makes me smile :D
     
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    #6 MCS02, Apr 1, 2016
    I use to want a R5! All the Group B cars were great. The true hot hatch
     
  6. Crashton

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    #7 Crashton, Apr 1, 2016
    I believe that was pre-group B. Sweet car all the same. :arf:
     
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    #8 fishmonger, Apr 1, 2016
    Saw an R5 Turbo next to an A110 Alpine at Road America. Must confess, I only took photos of the Alpine, but I do recall how cool that car was back when it was new. I saw it a few times on public roads in France in the 80s - what a head turner with those wide fenders. They built only 3576 of these over 4 years.
     
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    #9 whaap, Apr 1, 2016
    They've come a long way since my 1959 Dauphine!
     
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    #10 MoBoost, Apr 2, 2016
    Nice story, showing the passion he has for the car. Thanks for posting!