Organisers of the Donegal Harvest Rally
2012 have announced that the very first of the iconic Subaru Impreza
555 (Chassis Number 001) cars will grace the Donegal stages when the
third rally in Co. Donegal in 2012 comes to Donegal Town.
This particular model of the Impreza
range, this specific one has been hailed as the 'First Ever Built'
Impreza 555, was piloted by greats such as Colin McRae and Carlos
Sainz to many wins as well as two Manufacturers Championships and
McRae's 1995 World Championship. It was also the final Group A car
Subaru produced, before the 2 litre turbo WRC regulations took over.
Closer to home, the legendary Bertie
Fisher took a Subaru Impreza 555 to many wins here in Ireland, with
the Toughmac cars evoking many memories of the spectators who were
lucky enough to be on the ditches during the 1990's.
The car has been fully restored to it's
former glory and will sport the 'Safety 00' stickers for the Donegal
Harvest Rally, the final car to pass through the stages before the
first of the competing cars does.
"the idea behind getting this car
here is to give spectators the opportunity to witness this fantastic
machine in action, the experienced crew will make the final safety
checks before car number 1 enters the stage. Cars like this are very
hard to come by in this country and getting a chance to see this car
in action could be few and far between.” said Entries Secretary,
Gary McElhinney.
Hi, I like your post. I'd like to add. the subaru is a car built for those that want to use it every day and aren't complete showboaters. get an evolution if your going to use it at the track more, because that is where they are better that the Subaru. But if you want a car that you can actually sit in for more that 10 mins without getting ass cramps, go for the STi. breakdown- evolution is for showoffs STi is for sophisticated preformance. thnx!
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