In search of Galant rally cars
I n search of Galant rally cars and all things Japanese In 1988, I was working part-time for the Light Car Club of Australia as Event Office Manager for the BP Alpine Rally, and in September that year, I ventured north - Asia - bound on two assignments. My trip was primarily for Australian Automotive Import Parts (the importing arm of Japwreck in Keysborough) on a three-week purchasing trip to the huge scrapyards in Japan, with the brief to locate some more reliable suppliers for our in-demand second-hand Japanese engines and panels from up and down the country. As an interesting motorsport sideline, I managed to schedule this trip to fit in with the Lucky Strike Rally Malaysia; the second round of the inaugural Asia Pacific Rally Championship on September 24 to 27, as an observer for the BP Alpine Rally, talking to possible entrants for future Alpine Rallies a nd potential involvement in this new Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Arriving at Changi Airport on the Thu...