Walter Röhrl's Rally Car Lost in Africa for 20 Years: Opel Ascona 400

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A conversation at a bar in Nairobi led to one of rallying’s most improbable rediscoveries.
Hidden in plain sight, scattered across a Kenyan property, sat the Opel Ascona 400 that won the 1982 World Rally Championship with Walter Röhrl. The last rear-wheel-drive car to ever do so.

What followed wasn’t a traditional restoration. It was something more careful. More deliberate.
Ralf Antweiler spent six years bringing the car back to life, preserving every mark, every scar, every trace of its journey across continents and decades. Because this isn’t just a rally car. It’s a survivor.

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Director/Editor: Matthias Wagner
Music & Sound: P.K. Stephan
Produced By: Unframed Films
Photography by Jonas Eiden