Often referred to as the ‘golden age of rallying’, the Group B regulations introduced in 1982 would produce the fastest, most sophisticated rally cars of all time.

There were few restrictions on weight, materials or design and coupled to homologation only requiring 200 units, it soon attracted the manufacturers.

Nissan’s official entry was the 240RS, a coupé powered by the 2.4 DOHC FJ24 engine.

In the 1983 World Rally Championship, it made its debut in Group B becoming noted in the Rally of New Zealand with Timo Salonen who was in second place and in his first year he ended up  in 4th place with 52 points in the constructors’ championship.

Less exciting was the 1984 season: despite the third place in the Ivory Coast with Shekhar Mehta, finishes 7th with 46 points.

The 1985 World Rally Championship finished in fourth position with 56 points, and, at the end of the season, the official Nissan team announces his retirement.

Some cars were brought in the race the following year in a ...