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Ford Capri RS2600 #32 Menzel & Blank – Spa 24 Hours 1971 Paddock

Ford Capri RS2600 #32 Menzel & Blank – Spa 24 Hours 1971 Paddock

A wonderful period paddock photograph from the 1971 Spa 24 Hours at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, showing the Ford Capri RS2600 #32 driven by Harald Menzel and Bernd Blank.Entered by Grab, the Capri competed in the European Touring Car Championship event and qualified 23rd before retiring from the race with an oil-pressure problem.The photograph captures the wonderfully informal atmosphere of the Spa paddock in the early 1970s, with the race-prepared Capri surrounded by spare wheels, support vehicles and everyday road cars.Of particular interest is the Ferdinand Grab Ford dealer and support van immediately behind the Capri, its large Ford Haupt-Händler signage providing a fascinating period backdrop and directly linking it with the entrant.A superb behind-the-scenes record of European touring-car racing at the famous original Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
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