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That Mercedes 280E was driven by Belgian Paul Grieten from Retie near Arendonk (home of the Glossocircuit). He claimed the Belgian 2000cc class RX title of 1976 with it. I think the pic was taken during the first ever French RX at Lohéac in 1976 (due to that funny fence in the background and the red AUTOhebdo sticker above the right front wheel). During the first half of 1977 Grieten drove a Merc 450SL for RX that became the car of his compatriot Herman Mertens, after Grieten quit RX for good in the middle of that season. BTW, there was also a RX Mercedes 280CE with a 6300cc engine driven by German Mercedes dealer Franz Pickel in the early 1970s, also once or twice seen at Lydden Circuit.
The man in the DAF is AFAIK Dutch Joop Sanderse, the pic must be from 1971 or 1972, taken at Valkenswaard.
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