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Classic 1974 Toyota Corolla 3K-B Sprinter Rally Coupe.


Steve gee

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How good is this? Could you buy a 2nd hand Corolla off a car yard in England, and drive it almost non-stop from London to Bombay and then from Perth to Sydney via the Gun Barrel Highway, up the Tanami via the Rabbit Flat Loop, down the dirt from Alice to Port Augusta then across to Cooma and back out to Temora, Wilcannia, White Cliffs, Quilpie and back to Brisbane in fourteen days? Noel Richards and Wes Nalder did in 1976 and beat everyone in class A including the EU works rally cars. All we did to the engine was change the oil and filter, and dust out the air filter, several times in the 12000 km event.

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It took the likes of a Cowan driven 280E Merc factory sponsored to beat the Corolla. The Corolla ran a 1300cc 3K-B engine, a five speed box and some GT Celica wheels.

The engine in the Merc was a closely guarded secret but we managed to get to see the twin cam 6 cylinder experimental model driving a five speed gearbox .

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COPYRIGHT S GREGORY 2006.

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that thing is absolutely beautiful!!

good ol toyota. you'll never manage to stop them running...

My KE30 ran on 3 cylinders and had water going into the block...

FOR 2 YEARS lol

and it still kept going when I sold it for..........

$1000 hahaha

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