Bjorn Waldegard R.I.P
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Bjorn Waldegard R.I.P
Read that rally legend and the first ever 'World rally champion' in 1979 Björn Waldegård has lost his battle with cancer.
Seen here in classic footage on a frozen lake in mk2 Escorts with Hannu Mikkola in 1978/9
Thanks to Autohabit on Northloop for these pics.
Driving a Porsche 911 to a famous win on the 1969 Monte Carlo Rally, he repeated the same result in 1970, also in a 911
1975 - Taking the Stratos to victory on his home round of the WRC
Winning the wettest East African Safari ever in 1977
1977 RAC - Victory in the British Airways car
1979 Acropolis
1986 - Driving the mighty Group B Celica to victory on the Safari
Godspeed
Seen here in classic footage on a frozen lake in mk2 Escorts with Hannu Mikkola in 1978/9
Thanks to Autohabit on Northloop for these pics.
Driving a Porsche 911 to a famous win on the 1969 Monte Carlo Rally, he repeated the same result in 1970, also in a 911
1975 - Taking the Stratos to victory on his home round of the WRC
Winning the wettest East African Safari ever in 1977
1977 RAC - Victory in the British Airways car
1979 Acropolis
1986 - Driving the mighty Group B Celica to victory on the Safari
Godspeed
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