50 years ago today – August 20th 1970 – at 19:00 hours begun the Rally Of The Thousand Lakes 1970. It was a qualifying race for the European Championship with 54 special stages. It was also the first rally for the Blue&White Finnish Scan-Auto Saabs.
The Finnish team had one car on the line – a Saab 96 V4 registration AYA-10 driven by Leo Kinnunen and Erkki Salonen as co-driver. Although the race ended in an off for the Finnish team it was a beginning for a long line of Blue&White rally Saabs.
AYA10 Rally Of The Thousand Lakes 1970
Leo Kinnunen
Leo Kinnunen participation document Rally Of The Thousand Lakes 1970
AYA10 Bilsport Magazine 1970
