Old Car for Beginner's rally car

On my previous article we covered ex rally car for investment purpose and we took research on how to find a great invaluable car's selection. Now it is the turn on how to choose the right car for rally beginner, a car which could provide basic needs yet affordable as well as reliable.

A good start would be parts availability then proceed to the degree of difficulty on maintaining such rally car. Presumably most beginner is also using the same car for their daily driving activities whether on long or short distance commuting on daily basis. For a busy person the best choice would be as simple car lay out as possible, in this case 1970s Japanese car is an excellent workhorse. Popular model justifies abundant resources of spare parts; look no further than Toyota Corolla.

Second generation of Corolla is very simple and nimble car to punt around and its part interchangeability from bigger brother is also quite abound. Should you need for stronger drive train or bigger engine you could easily search for Celica's part bin. There is a lot of tips on the Internet for engine swap ideas. A simple yet popular engine swap alternative is 2TG with equally easy setting Mikuni Solex sidedraft carbs, a bit more challenging with fuel injection is 4AG enabling for turbo application.

Another Japanese car alternative with independent rear suspension is 1970 Datsun 110, it has better handling than Corolla but slightly bigger. Its suspension lay out provides much improved fast cornering at gravel track. This might be the best choice for beginner's rally car. It certainly would not be as fast as Sebastian Loeb's rally driving, but it could be as much fun watching him! Even more!

We would not spend as much for tire choice as he is provided for by Pirelli. His Pirelli Scorpions destined to the WRC represent the maximum innovation in terms of resistance. Moreover, the tyres feature 'run flat' technology solutions which, besides reducing to the minimum risk of punctures during the rally, allows crews to complete stages without significant delay and without damaging the car mechanics or bodywork.

It could well be helping Seb to maintain the overall lead at current Rally of Argentina SS22, this is the latest breaking news as this article being written. You could peek a bit on his winning formula recipe from The Complete Book of the World Rally Championship

By now we have pretty much cover the issue of old cars and ex rally cars for our fun rally hobby. Whatever your choice is, both are equally fulfilling and as fit for daily city car purpose! Last but not least for rally purposes on old cars choice it would be wise to simply buy an ex rally prepared car as well. For obvious reason!