MICHELE MOUTON INAUGURATE THE EXHIBITION "LES LEGENDES DU RALLYE"
On Monday evening, the Musée National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse - Collection Schlumpf inaugurated the exhibition entitled “Rally Legends”. Organized in collaboration with Slowly Sideways France, the exhibition brings together 22 cars that have written the history of rallying.
Guillaume Gasser, general manager of the museum, and Jacky Jung, president of Slowly Sideways France, welcomed Michèle Mouton, who agreed to be the event's godmother. After sharing her memories with the public, she and Cathy Muller cut the inaugural ribbon.
The assembly discovered than a condensed version of half a century of World Championship racing. The Peugeot 404 of the Safari Rally is the oldest of this exhibition, which takes visitors right up to the C4 WRC that enabled Sébastien Loeb to win the title on home soil on the Rallye de France - Alsace 2010. In between, there are many nuggets to discover, such as the Opel Ascona with which Walter Röhrl won the 1975 Acropolis Rally. This car, the first Opel to win a world championship event, remained in Greece and was found years later by a German collector. A little further on,
Guillaume Gasser, general manager of the museum, and Jacky Jung, president of Slowly Sideways France, welcomed Michèle Mouton, who agreed to be the event's godmother. After sharing her memories with the public, she and Cathy Muller cut the inaugural ribbon.
The assembly discovered than a condensed version of half a century of World Championship racing. The Peugeot 404 of the Safari Rally is the oldest of this exhibition, which takes visitors right up to the C4 WRC that enabled Sébastien Loeb to win the title on home soil on the Rallye de France - Alsace 2010. In between, there are many nuggets to discover, such as the Opel Ascona with which Walter Röhrl won the 1975 Acropolis Rally. This car, the first Opel to win a world championship event, remained in Greece and was found years later by a German collector. A little further on,
passing to Björn Waldegard's Lancia Stratos, it's one of the ultimate Group Bs that offers its spectacular forms to the lenses of smartphones. Indeed, it's a rare occasion to see a Lancia Delta S4. And the example on display holds a unique place in the brand's history, since at its wheel Henri Toivonen won the 1985 RAC Rally on the car's first outing.
Not far away, the Renault 5 GT Turbo, despite its appendages designed to cope with African tracks, looks quite puny. In 1989, Alain Oreille won the Rallye de Côte d'Ivoire with this car. A unique feat for a Group N car to date, it went on to win the world title. The car remains in its original condition, including the original African dust.
But two cars were particularly eye-catching on Monday evening, as they were driven by Michèle Mouton. Firstly, the Audi Quattro Sport with which she took part in the 1984 Acropolis Rally. It is accompanied by the original service van of the time, which was used by the factory until 1986. Opposite her sits the 205 Turbo 16 she drove on the 1986 Monte Carlo Rally, then in the German championship she won that year. Some of the Peugeot Talbot Sport Germany team were on hand to chat with their driver at the time.
Numerous rallying personalities had made the trip, and in the assembly, guests were able to meet Jean-François Liénéré, former head of customer competition at Renault and then Citroën, Yves Matton, former director of Citroën Racing and rally director at the FIA, Patrick Henry, 2007 French rally champion, Patricia Bertapelle, 1985 French rally champion, and Daniel Grataloup, who didn't fail to pose next to the Escort RS Cosworth with which he won the co-driver's world championship title in 1993.
The exhibition is complemented by numerous vintage photos and documents provided by Reinhard Klein. His photo agency, McKlein, was the first to cover World Rally Championship events in the 1970s.
This temporary exhibition runs until March 2, 2025.
Musée National de l’Automobile - Collection Schlumpf
17 Rue de la Mertzau, 68100 Mulhouse
Not far away, the Renault 5 GT Turbo, despite its appendages designed to cope with African tracks, looks quite puny. In 1989, Alain Oreille won the Rallye de Côte d'Ivoire with this car. A unique feat for a Group N car to date, it went on to win the world title. The car remains in its original condition, including the original African dust.
But two cars were particularly eye-catching on Monday evening, as they were driven by Michèle Mouton. Firstly, the Audi Quattro Sport with which she took part in the 1984 Acropolis Rally. It is accompanied by the original service van of the time, which was used by the factory until 1986. Opposite her sits the 205 Turbo 16 she drove on the 1986 Monte Carlo Rally, then in the German championship she won that year. Some of the Peugeot Talbot Sport Germany team were on hand to chat with their driver at the time.
Numerous rallying personalities had made the trip, and in the assembly, guests were able to meet Jean-François Liénéré, former head of customer competition at Renault and then Citroën, Yves Matton, former director of Citroën Racing and rally director at the FIA, Patrick Henry, 2007 French rally champion, Patricia Bertapelle, 1985 French rally champion, and Daniel Grataloup, who didn't fail to pose next to the Escort RS Cosworth with which he won the co-driver's world championship title in 1993.
The exhibition is complemented by numerous vintage photos and documents provided by Reinhard Klein. His photo agency, McKlein, was the first to cover World Rally Championship events in the 1970s.
This temporary exhibition runs until March 2, 2025.
Musée National de l’Automobile - Collection Schlumpf
17 Rue de la Mertzau, 68100 Mulhouse
