One of the most recognisable team liverys in motorsport, at least in the latter part of the previous century, was the Martini and Rossi colours. Most notable on the Porsche endurance racing cars, it was the Lancia Rally 037 rally cars that caught my attention, the white red black and blue Group B beasts thundering through forests and across snow, breathing fire, is a sight and sound sadly never to be experienced again.

Deluxe Cycles are one of a few bicycle makers who have appropriated the famous striped paint scheme, and celebrate the history with a reverent tribute in film and on frame.

And just because, savour a time when cars were angry and drivers brave…