Focus V8?

[Number 7]

Was having a windscreen fitted yesterday, and got talking to one of the guys who said that he owned a Focus V8, which he bought from Ford in the UK after and they had imported it from the USA. He said it was a '95 car with a 4.2, 4WD and runflat tyres that cost £1,100 each, RHD conversion, and was one of 3 in the country. A quick Google does not reveal any official model, but some US tuning companies that convert the ST to a V8 with RWD, mostly based on the 5.0l engine. I did ask if it was the quad cam, and he said yes. Did that not start as 4.6l though, and can be taken to 5.0l?

Was he stringing me along?

[Marf]

Yes.

[kambites]

As you say, there have been a few aftermarket RWD ones, but I'm pretty damned sure that Ford never built any.

[Gad-Westy]

There were some Focus 4.6 V8 RWD conversions carried out by Ford SVT in the States. Based on the MK1 RS I think. EVO wrote about them some years back.

It definitely wouldn't be a 95 car though. The Focus didn't come out until 1999.

Edited by Gad-Westy on Friday 22 July 09:34

[Number 7]

Forgot to add: it has bullet proof glass (didn't want stick on stuff) and could only find thta grade in the colour wanted, plus it was driven on Top Gear - again I could only find tests of the RS and ST models on the programme. He quoted 320 BHP (N-A engine).
So BS then?

ETA : sorry, mixing up years - it was 2005!

Edited by Number 7 on Friday 22 July 09:37

[IainT]

Was the name 'Focus' used on a different model in the US to the Euro-zone Focus?

ETA: A quick wiki suggests not...

[mnkiboy]

IainT said:

Was the name 'Focus' used on a different model in the US to the Euro-zone Focus?

No.

[Gad-Westy]

Number 7 said:

Forgot to add: it has bullet proof glass (didn't want stick on stuff) and could only find thta grade in the colour wanted, plus it was driven on Top Gear - again I could only find tests of the RS and ST models on the programme. He quoted 320 BHP (N-A engine).
So BS then?

Bullet proof glass sounds like BS. Why bother?

As I said above though, RWD Focus V8's do exist but were by no means something that could just be bought in your local Ford showroom.

[Liquid Knight]

Reminds me of a guy who was telling me he had a supercharged Fireblade after looking at my 7/11 turbo drag bike. He later go onto a standard looking C90.

You don't get thinker than a kwick-fit bull ster.

[Number 7]

Gad-Westy said:

Bullet proof glass sounds like BS. Why bother?

As I said above though, RWD Focus V8's do exist but were by no means something that could just be bought in your local Ford showroom.

I must admit, it didn't sound totally right at the time, but he told a good story, even down to the fact that it needed twin window motors due to the weight of the glass.

[Gad-Westy]

Some info:

http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/rs8/

[sday12]

Liquid Knight said:

You don't get thinker

[Mazdarese]

Has he ever saved anyone from potential rape, and took a bullet to the stomach for his troubles?

[zcacogp]

Mazdarese said:

Has he ever saved anyone from potential rape, and took a bullet to the stomach for his troubles?

Oli.

[DannyVTS]

Mazdarese said:

Has he ever saved anyone from potential rape, and took a bullet to the stomach for his troubles?

Wut? Did that evo guy end up being false?

[Mazdarese]

DannyVTS said:

Mazdarese said:

Has he ever saved anyone from potential rape, and took a bullet to the stomach for his troubles?

Wut? Did that evo guy end up being false?

Started off as bks, ended up as bks. Who knew?!

[DannyVTS]

Got a link to the thread on here? Only read it on less worthy forums nd canny find it..

[Haig]

Putting aside the numerous other porky-pies on display here is one crucial error in the guy's story: Ford did not start making the Focus until 1997.

[Number 7]

Gad-Westy said:

Some info:

http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/rs8/

I did find that article in my earlier searches, which made me question his capacity and power figures. He was obviously a petrol head, but did Ford ever make the cammer in 4.2l guise?- plus all these conversions seem to go along with a RWD conversion. He even gave me a reg number - I just can't remember it.

[Mazdarese]

DannyVTS said:

Got a link to the thread on here? Only read it on less worthy forums nd canny find it..

It seems to have disappeared