1978 Press On Regardless

November 4-5, 1978
Houghton, Michigan

Photos © by Tim Winker

Though I had been to the El Diablo PRO Rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1975 and 1976 as a worker, the first PRO Rally I attended with a car was the 1978 Press On Regardless, where I was part of the crew for the Saab 96-V4 of Bob Nielsen and Dave Fuss. Their rally ended when they hit a tree on the first day.

John Buffum/Doug Shepherd won the event, followed by Taisto Heinonen/Erick Hauge in a Toyota Celica and John Smiskol/Walt Kraft in a Datsun 260Z.

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Leaving Fuss' house for POR

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Nielsen/Fuss Saab 96-V4

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Nielsen/Fuss at the start

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Saab 96
Note exhast over the roof

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Buffum/Shepherd TR7

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Scott Harvey's
4WD Dodge Aspen

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Hendrik Blok
Plymouth Fire Arrow

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Eric Jones' Datsun 510

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Cars lining up for Parc Expose

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Datsun 620 Pickup

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Datsun 620 pickup
Note location of fuel pumps

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Dodge Colt engine

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Mustang II

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Olds Cutlass
   

Results of 1978 Press On Regardless on Rally Racing News.

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