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How a legendary tin-top sparked a WRC legacy

Thirty years ago today, a name synonymous with Subaru claimed its first World Rally Championship victory - in a 'rallyfied' BMW touring car

Prodrive in rallying means one thing: Subaru. Or so you might think. Thirty years ago today, Prodrive won its first-ever round of the World Rally Championship.

And Subaru? Well they were around, but they were still being driven across muddy fields with Dolly's predecessors being loaded into the back of the rather amusingly named BRAT (the Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter).

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