Wednesday 23rd June 2010
Focus RS Gets Classic Le Mans Treatment
Five special editions feature historic Ford racing liveries
Five classic Le Mans colour-schemes
Ford of France will reveal five Focus RS special editions at the Le Mans Classic event next month, each one with a special livery paying homage to a historic Ford Le Mans racer.
Our favourite is the two-tone blue and white car that mimics the Capri RS which won the Touring category in 1972, although we'll understand if you prefer the Gulf livery from the late '60s GT40s.
Apparently the five 300hp cars are destined to be driven by VIP guests at the Le Mans Classic in July before being put up for sale, so presumably PHer Garlick will be invited to have a go when he's representing team PH at the event. (Or maybe not. Ed.)
Apart from the racy paint jobs, each Focus RS gets special diamond-quilted upholstery with stitching colour-coded to the exterior, and a commemorative badge on the facia. They'll also come with a limited edition Le Mans Classic watch, we're told.
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HeMightBeBanned
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47 months
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Taking a leaf out of Lotuses book?
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sootyrumble
295 posts
55 months
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Hmmm wonder how much that all adds to the price another 35k focus RS anyone??
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Chris_w666
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68 months
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I bet the prices will be eyewatering.
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Corsair7
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116 months
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Garlick, can you clarify?
Are these 5 x one off specials that will be sold indevidually, or 5 x special editions that will be available to the market place?
Ta.
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MSportUK
133 posts
110 months
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Doubtless overpriced, but I do like the way they're each a limited edition numbered 1/1!
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L100NYY
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112 months
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Corsair7 said: Garlick, can you clarify?
Are these 5 x one off specials that will be sold indevidually, or 5 x special editions that will be available to the market place?
Ta. The plaque says '1/1 unique' so I guess that answers that.
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Chris-R
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L100NYY said: Corsair7 said: Garlick, can you clarify?
Are these 5 x one off specials that will be sold indevidually, or 5 x special editions that will be available to the market place?
Ta. The plaque says '1/1 unique' so I guess that answers that. Yep, five in total.
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Podie
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Paint job..? meh. Seats? 
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Corsair7
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L100NYY said: Corsair7 said: Garlick, can you clarify?
Are these 5 x one off specials that will be sold indevidually, or 5 x special editions that will be available to the market place?
Ta. The plaque says '1/1 unique' so I guess that answers that. # THanks for pointing that out. Hadn't looked at the plate.
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Chris_w666
20,889 posts
68 months
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 Agree the seats are fab and I know the RS is a great drive but that dash just doesn't look different enough to the style parked outside here for the car to truly be special.
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Beanoir
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64 months
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Love the seats....thats about it though..
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drewcole81
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Beanoir said: Love the seats....thats about it though.. Yes the seats are rather good aren't they...
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Stu R
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Beanoir said: Love the seats....thats about it though.. Same here. 
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BBS-LM
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93 months
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I'm liking the white and black, but the rest I would just leave.
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Mark Wibble
131 posts
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I have mixed thoughts on liveries copied from race-cars. Generally they look amazing in that context (Gulf GT40 a case in point) which doesn't quite carry off the same feat on a road car.
And don't start me on Shelby Stripes!
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thejudderman
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40 months
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They should have offered the regular RS in a plain red judging by those pictures, looks lovely!
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RB26DETT
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Mmmmmmmmmm  Prices will be eye-watering though.
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James82
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chromosome17
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59 months
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Looking at the pics they are running on 888's as well, which the euro pricks are making illegal :-(
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Skylinecrazy
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63 months
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I want a Gulf Focus RS.
Badly.
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