Volvo 240 Turbo in the European Touring Car Championship, 1985


Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italy and Swede Thomas Lindström made up the team that stunned the racing world in 1985 by winning the European Touring Car Championship with the iconic Volvo 240 Turbo

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