It looks like Henning Solberg has a new personal sponsor, because the distinctive orange of his Expert-branded Ford Fiesta RS WRC has disappeared, to be replaced by a multi-coloured Ludo Mobil livery for this weekend’s Rally Portugal.

It’s a shame to lose the orange from the WRC, but the new paint job is still a lot of fun. It’s rather familiar though: as @omnitog pointed out on Twitter, it bares a striking resemblance to an old special edition VW Polo.

It turns out that’s the Volkswagen Polo Harlequin, launched in 1995. Uncanny, isn’t it?

Photo Credits
Ford Fiesta RS WRC: Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team, Facebook
Volkswagen Polo Harlequin: Thomas Doerfer, Wikimedia Commons – Some rights reserved