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Old 8 May 2012, 20:46 (Ref:3071414)   #30
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For some reason I remembered the Quattro being yellow, because Dawson had run some Audi's in Africa or something sponsored by a firm that had a yellow branding, was it HB or Camel or something?, Dodgy memory from me there then!

Good find re the Litherland car, this is something I could've sworn was plain white but it's obviously in NME colours in the garage there! But I might be getting confused with the John Bell car.
The Andy Dawson Quattros were for the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally in 1985/6 for Hannu Mikkola ('85) Stig Blomqvist ('86), and Dawson himself. The sponsor (for both the team and the event) was '555', later of Subaru fame. IIRC one of the cars is now in the museum collection at Beaulieu
http://www.urquattro.fr/Web/doc/5160/58/5832.jpg

http://www.toycollector.com/gallery/...Quattro_A2.JPG

'HB' sponsored the works cars from about 1984/5 until they pulled out of rallying during '87
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I've definitely seen a photo of the John Bell 240RS Thundersaloon in plain white, but I don't know if it ever raced like this, or it was just a pre-season testing pic- it's dated Feb '85:
http://www.project-831.co.uk/sites/d...illiams001.jpg

Looking at the pic I linked a few posts back, the Bell car also raced in NME red/white/blue; I'd guess the Bell and Litherland Nissans were one and the same car: http://www.racing-car-photos.com/picture/number1704.asp
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