1985 Renault 4 GTL

A 270,000km R4 may seem improbable, but Antonio Pinto dos Santos’ car has some 11 international rallies under its belt: “I bought it from a fireman in Lisbon in ’97 with 100,000 on the clock. I did the Tour de Corse in 1999 as part of the WRC: with 34bhp it isn’t fast, but it’s great for sightseeing! The engine gets hot uphill, the brakes get hot going down the other side, but we’ve never been forced to retire.”