4th Generation Group 5 .E2.80.93 .22Special Production Cars.22 .281976 to 1982.29 Group 5 (racing)



a lancia beta montecarlo contesting 1980 world championship makes in group 5 category.


for 1976 season fia introduced new group 5 special production car category, allowing extensive modifications production based vehicles homologated in fia groups 1 through 4. these cars contest world championship makes series 1976 through 1980 , world endurance championship in 1981 & 1982. fia rules restricted width of car, therefore cars built standard body widths wide mudguard extensions. regulation required bonnet, roof, doors , rail panel left unmodified. rules did not mention headlight heights, therefore when porsche enter 935 production headlight, read rules , discovered loophole, therefore raced 935 hallmark flat nose. category associated wide boxy wheel arches , extravagant body style. category banished after 1982 in favour of group b regulation, did continued compete in jspc, imsa gtx category , other national sports car racing championships few more years. non-circuit events used group 5 cars in giro d italia automobilistico rally.


in japan, wide arch boxy extended front spoiler body style still favoured amongst kaido racer/silhouette car drivers, impersonators of former , fans of body style, build more exaggerated body style.









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