Mopars in Rallying

I ran across this site that I figure the FABO crowd would enjoy. Mopar actually had quite a history in rallying in the US/Canada and had parts and support for the Colts and Arrows for many years. If you have an old Direct Connection book, all those sections for the 1.6/2.0/2.6l were all directed at rallying. Later, the Omni/Horizon platform become one of the more ubiquitous rally cars on this continent cars for a few years; cheap, capable, and REALLY capable in the GLH 2.5L turbo version.

2 fellows in involved in the engineering side of the Direct Connection rally stuff were Doug Shepherd and Scott Harvey. The link below shows many of Scott Harvey's rally cars based on Mopar platforms. I can remember many of them from the Ramcharger through the 4WD Aspen. The last was my favorite: Take an Aspen, set the hopped up 360/727 back 18 inches, and replace the front end with one from a Toronado, with (I would guess) a Jeep transfer case somewhere in there. LOL This car was a threat to win any rally in the US and was a hoot to be around.

Hope you enjoy this tidbit from my old competition world.

Scott Harvey Rally Car Photos