Where are all the Polo's?

[Coach 2]

Have allready all forgotten that one could not buy Group A parts or cars from Mitsubishi in the nineties.

[Mirek]

If I remember well they actually sold two factory cars to the customers. One was maybe for Andrea Aghini in Italy and the other went for Michal Gargulák to Czech republic. Anyway You have a good point. Two cars don't change the rule.

This is the Czech one, later it was for a long time used in hill climbs by David Komárek but the car was a lot modified from the original rally state.

[TWRC]

If I remember well they actually sold two factory cars to the customers. One was maybe for Andrea Aghini in Italy and the other went for Michal Gargulák to Czech republic. Anyway You have a good point. Two cars don't change the rule.

This is the Czech one, later it was for a long time used in hill climbs by David Komárek but the car was a lot modified from the original rally state.

If my infos are correct, those two cars were never factory cars, they were kits that you could put together yourself. The currently existing "ex-works" cars (de Koning, Walfridsson, etc.) are also interesting, as most of them have an old Evo V chassis rebuilt to Evo 6.5 spec. But this is off topic

[Mirek]

Thanks. Do You have an explanation why those cars had British registration plates then? I don't remember the history but I thought Gargulák bought it as finished car not as a kit.

[Coach 2]

As I remember it, they (Mitsubishi) did not sell either cars or parts for the sake of taxes. If you only have a promotional company it is other taxes for the company than if one also produces parts and cars for sale.
It is possible that this also applies to VW.

[TWRC]

Thanks. Do You have an explanation why those cars had British registration plates then? I don't remember the history but I thought Gargulák bought it as finished car not as a kit.

Not sure about that, but maybe that car was built through Mellors Elliot Motorsport. That is only a guess, but Tagai's car also went there for a small rebuild in 2008, so they have some connection to those cars.

[Ounin]

It´s a matter of sportsmanships behavour. Now they only playing masters keeping everything for themselves.

What about Slowly Sideways, some millionaires on Eifel Rallye 2025?