RE: RS200 for sale
Discussion
Elmo B. Strokes said:
Erm - calm down - I was only complimenting a fellow PHer on his choice of horseless carriage.
I only wanted to point out that with that sort of mileage, this RS200 will require a not insubstantial amount of work, i.e. it won't be a case of "turn the key and hit the rallycross circuit". Now I hate cliches, but as it stands I very much doubt that this car has the grunt to pull the skin off a rice pudding.
Cheers
Elmo.
I only wanted to point out that with that sort of mileage, this RS200 will require a not insubstantial amount of work, i.e. it won't be a case of "turn the key and hit the rallycross circuit". Now I hate cliches, but as it stands I very much doubt that this car has the grunt to pull the skin off a rice pudding.
Cheers
Elmo.
Caddyshack said:
I know Fernhurst TVR and just spoke to Drew, the car has a recent Dyno print of 340 bhp.
god i want onegadgeroonie said:
Stig Blomthist had a 850 bhp powered one built for Pikes peak !!
www.mach2racing.com
Mafioso said:
GR1FF1F said:
Blimey, don't like that aerial. Is he a CB Radio fanatic ?
Sorry where's the aerial!? And what the hell is a CB Radio!?Several months ago I was quite pleased to see an RS200 on the road in Heathfield - with that layer of grime that only comes from being used a lot. Found the reg number on the RS200 site and it turns out it was build up from parts so not an original factory one, but to Evo specs. Nice to see it used and enjoyed.
Caddyshack said:
I know Fernhurst TVR and just spoke to Drew, the car has a recent Dyno print of 340 bhp.
Proper bit of Rally car and Ford History.
Sounds like the dyno needs to be dyno'd in that case. I used to knock up "dyno" graphs while still at school using my Commodore 64 and dot-matrix printer.Proper bit of Rally car and Ford History.
George 500 - no offence taken mate, and thanks for the welcome.
Going back to the topic of RS200s, this one is not worth £70k. Like I said, £50k top whack, and that's provided it comes with a new road fund licence, a tank of fuel and some overmats.
Edited by Elmo B. Strokes on Friday 22 June 08:22
My father used to have a RS200. It was, I thought, the last official one ( number 199 ). He was also lucky enough to own a 037, Delta s4 and a Stratos. He had the RS200 mildy tuned ( I think the turbo boost could be turned up slightly to give 315 bhp ). Bob Howe ( who basically developed the RS 200 ) was a very good friend of his .
I drove the car quite a bit. It was very fast ( I drive an E39 M5 and it felt faster than that ) though you had to keep the revs up. Clutch was very fast and it was very easy to stall ( hill starts were a nightmare ). The car though was wonderfully balanced and planted. He had Tickfords tidy up the interior a bit so that the car was reasonably civilized ( similiar to, say, an Elise )
Of all the cars he ever owned ( and you can add a 959, EB110 and a 275 to the above amongst others ) the Ford was his favourite. He would get bored with the others and trade them on, but the Ford was the one he kept till the end. He always used to say that it was the one which felt "special".
These will one day be real collector cars. That said, they do need to be driven and not just stored.
I drove the car quite a bit. It was very fast ( I drive an E39 M5 and it felt faster than that ) though you had to keep the revs up. Clutch was very fast and it was very easy to stall ( hill starts were a nightmare ). The car though was wonderfully balanced and planted. He had Tickfords tidy up the interior a bit so that the car was reasonably civilized ( similiar to, say, an Elise )
Of all the cars he ever owned ( and you can add a 959, EB110 and a 275 to the above amongst others ) the Ford was his favourite. He would get bored with the others and trade them on, but the Ford was the one he kept till the end. He always used to say that it was the one which felt "special".
These will one day be real collector cars. That said, they do need to be driven and not just stored.
Value doesn't appear to be too far off after all this is significantly more:-
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C14073
and is neither the last nor does it have the limited mileage (which will turn some on if not others). Fairly unique and therefore difficult to value but I'd jhave thought someone will be interested at that price
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C14073
and is neither the last nor does it have the limited mileage (which will turn some on if not others). Fairly unique and therefore difficult to value but I'd jhave thought someone will be interested at that price
The Evo's are worth a lot more. I would say that standard cars with a few thousand miles and good history trade at between £50K and £60K. You could argue that this car is worth more because of the low milage, but then again, you may have to spend a bit of money to get it going as it cannot have done it much good doing so little miles in so much time.
Bigchiefmuffin said:
My father used to have a RS200. It was, I thought, the last official one ( number 199 ). He was also lucky enough to own a 037, Delta s4 and a Stratos. He had the RS200 mildy tuned ( I think the turbo boost could be turned up slightly to give 315 bhp ). Bob Howe ( who basically developed the RS 200 ) was a very good friend of his .
I drove the car quite a bit. It was very fast ( I drive an E39 M5 and it felt faster than that ) though you had to keep the revs up. Clutch was very fast and it was very easy to stall ( hill starts were a nightmare ). The car though was wonderfully balanced and planted. He had Tickfords tidy up the interior a bit so that the car was reasonably civilized ( similiar to, say, an Elise )
Of all the cars he ever owned ( and you can add a 959, EB110 and a 275 to the above amongst others ) the Ford was his favourite. He would get bored with the others and trade them on, but the Ford was the one he kept till the end. He always used to say that it was the one which felt "special".
These will one day be real collector cars. That said, they do need to be driven and not just stored.
Of all the motors my old man had (and that includes a used Apollo 11 which he used to use for jaunts to his weekend retreat on the moon), it was his Nissan Primera that had a special place in his heart.I drove the car quite a bit. It was very fast ( I drive an E39 M5 and it felt faster than that ) though you had to keep the revs up. Clutch was very fast and it was very easy to stall ( hill starts were a nightmare ). The car though was wonderfully balanced and planted. He had Tickfords tidy up the interior a bit so that the car was reasonably civilized ( similiar to, say, an Elise )
Of all the cars he ever owned ( and you can add a 959, EB110 and a 275 to the above amongst others ) the Ford was his favourite. He would get bored with the others and trade them on, but the Ford was the one he kept till the end. He always used to say that it was the one which felt "special".
These will one day be real collector cars. That said, they do need to be driven and not just stored.
The more I look at this thread the less I think that RS200 is worth. My bid is at £45k.
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