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International Heatway Rally, 1973

International Heatway Rally, 1973

The fast and nimble Ford Escort RS1600 dominated the 1973 International Heatway Rally of New Zealand. First staged in 1971, this was the most important rallying event held in New Zealand to that date. In 1973 the RS1600s, driven by Hannu Mikkola and Jim Porter of Finland, and New Zealanders Mike Marshall and Arthur McWatts, finished first and second respectively. This photo shows Marshall and McWatts during the last forest stage of the rally.

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Peter Bryan

by Jack Inwood

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jim Webber, Motor sport – Long-distance rallies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/39947/first-international-heatway-rally-1973 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jim Webber, i tāngia i te 29 November 2012, updated 1 April 2016.

Comments


13 November 2015
Thanks for the heads-up, Craig - we've updated the title and caption now. Regards, Jamie Mackay
Craig Watson
11 November 2015
The first Heatway Rally was in 1971. It was won by Bruce Hodgson (Australia) in an Escort. The 1972 event was won by Andrew Cowan (Scotland) in a Mini 1275GT. If you are going to call yourself an encyclopaedia, you need to get these sorts of facts correct.