… Nicolas Mativa. While we wait to discover the livery of the Ford Escort RS Cosworth Gr.A that Bruno Thiry will be driving at Rally 4 Passion, here’s the one that Nicolas Mativa, owner of this very fine Cosworth Gr.A, will be entering at the first Huy-Namur Rallye Festival.

Everyone knows the livery of this replica. In 1996, the Spanish oil company Repsol was the title sponsor of the official Ford team in the World Rally Championship, which included Madrid-born Carlos Sainz.

Competing in seven world events with the official team, Bruno Thiry finished the season strongly, claiming back-to-back podium finishes at Sanremo and Catalunya. The 1996 Sanremo livery is the one worn by Nicolas Mativa and Jérémie Tomballe’s Escort RS Cosworth Gr.A!