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Originally Posted by Notso Swift
Yes, I knew about the mid season Cox change, his accident was huge, I but DIDN'T know that the German Hatches we before him though, I thought they were 1996
Cheers for the detail
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The 4wd hatch actually debuted in Spain, according to that year's Touring Car World Annual... Carlos Palau raced one at Jarama on 23/4/95- the German STW Cup season started at Zolder the following weekend.
I won't swear to this, but I've got a vague memory that one reason for Cox switching to the 5-door might have been the possibility of running the 4wd version in the future (was it only homologated in the 5-door shell?). I think the new shell may have been souced in Germany
The accident certainly was a big one:
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