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Ford RS 200 650 BHP EVOLUTION
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Thrapston
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Thrapston
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NN144JW
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Vehicles

Manufacturer:

Ford

Condition:

Used

Model:

Other

Number of Previous Owners:

0

Type:

Standard Car

Number of Seats:

--

Number of Doors:

2

Engine Size:

2.100 cc

Mileage:

1

Independent Vehicle
Inspection:

--

Model Year:

1991

MOT Expiry Date (MM/YYYY):

--

Date of 1st Registration:

01 Oct 1991

Right-hand drive/Left-hand
drive:

Right-hand drive

Colour:

White

V5 Registration Document:

--

Metallic Paint:

--

Previously Registered
Overseas:

--

Transmission:

Manual

In-Car Entertainment
Options:

--

Safety Features:

--

Interior/Comfort Options:

--

Fuel:

Petrol

Exterior Options:

--

Particulate Filter:

--

Road Tax (MM/YYYY):

--

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Ford RS 200 650 BHP
EVOLUTION

WHITE

Thrapston Garage

Bridge Street
NN144JW Thrapston

Phone:
01832 732707
07748 839480

Vehicle Data

Make:

Ford

Model:

Other

Consumer Price:

99,995.00 GBP

Type:

Standard

Doors:

2

Fuel:

Petrol

Colour:

White

Model Year:

1991

First Registration Date:

1991/10/01

Mileage:

1 Miles

Engine Size (in ccm):

2,100

Transmission:

Manual

Condition:

Used

Previous Owners:

No previous owners

Steering Wheel:

Right Hand Drive

Description
60mph in 2.1
seconds! Styling by Ghia, built by Reliant - Ford's Group B
rally car.

Two point one seconds, that's 2.1 seconds, a
little over two seconds. Less than three seconds. In the time
it's taken you to read this, a Ford RS200 Evo can reach 60mph!

Four wheel drive and 650bhp from a mere 2.1
litre engine made Ford's rally car an instant legend which few
cars have come close to catching.

Group B

This
all to brief venture into supersonic cars occurred back in the
early 80's when work started on the supercar which would
conform to the Group B rally requirements and would go on to
compete against the incredible Metro 6R4, Audi Quattro Turbo
etc. FIA rules dictated that two hundred cars needed to be
built within a twelve month period to conform with their
homologation regulations.

The chassis was
designed by former Formula One designer Tony Southgate. Fellow
ex-Formula One engineer John Wheeler helped develop the car
from the early days right through to the awesome Evo
incarnation.

The car was constructed using a steel
platform with a monocoque centre section bonded and riveted
onto it. Three tubular steel subframes bolted onto the
platform forming a chassis which was maintenance friendly in
anticipation of quick fixes and changes needed on the rally
stages that the car would be subjected to.

Body

The body was styled by Filippo Sapino of the famous
Ghia Design Studios in Turin. Ford had no experience in
working with the lightweight glass fibre necessary and turned
to Reliant (of three wheeler fame) for the expertise.

A production line was set up in Reliant's
factory in Shenstone. What a contrast - helping to produce one
of the quickest cars ever alongside some of the slowest cars
ever! The Ford parts bin was raided for many ancillary parts
with the rear lights being borrowed from the
Sierra.

Engine

The engine was a 16 valve DOHC
turbocharged unit which was installed longitudinally at the
rear of the car. Based on the respected Cosworth BDA engine
but with stronger components, the displacement was a mere
1803cc. Coupled with a Garrett turbocharger this produced a
rather palatable 250bhp. Turning up the boost on the turbo
would relieve much more power however. The works rally cars
operating at this boost produced somewhere between 380 and
450bhp.

Transmission

Four wheel drive was
provided using a Ferguson patented system using viscous
couplings to power all four wheels. 37% of power was provided
to the front wheels as standard although a centre differential
lock could alter this to provide 50/50 front/rear split if
necessary.

The gearbox and final drive ratios
could be swapped out to provide anything from a 110mph top
speed up to a theoretical 206mph.

Road Cars

Left and right hand drive cars were produced and the
cars were built in two states of tune and trim. The lesser
powered (lower boost) road cars were trimmed by Tickford to
provide increased levels of comfort and civility. They
featured Sparco seats in red or black, with a leather trimmed
XR3i steering wheel. The road car also had fitted carpets and
door inserts. Essex police toyed with the idea of using them
as traffic cars at one stage - anything to blag a test drive
eh?

Evo

Group B rally cars had performance
comparable to Formula One cars of the same era.

In the
1986 season Henri Toivonen lapped the Estoril circuit in a
Lancia Delta S4 during the Portuguese rally. His fastest lap
would have qualified him in the sixth position of the F1 Grand
Prix that same season.

Having produced the two hundred
cars to satisfy homologation regulations, twenty four cars
were taken to one side for conversion to the sacred 'Evo'.
Uprated suspension, brakes and a larger version of the BDT
engine was used - displacing 2.1 litres - which at full boost
delivered an incredible 650bhp. Various acceleration figures
are banded about, with the 'standard' car claimed to reach
60mph in 3.6 seconds and Stig Blomquist said to have reached
60 in only 2.1 seconds in a rally prepared Evo.

The
death of spectators at rallies forced the FIA to ban Group B
rally cars leaving many of these supercars without homes as
the rally teams looked for other cars. The rush to build the
cars in time for homologation meant that the quality of many
of the cars hadn't been up to scratch. When the cars were
banned, Ford needed to recoup as much of the £10million it had
invested in the project. Around forty cars were dismantled to
use for spares whilst around ninety were reassembled in road
trim and gradually sold off (at about £50,000).

Rare
cars indeed, the type of which we are unlikely to see
again.

Diamond white, 650BHP Brian Hart 2.1 Engine, 2.1
seconds to 60, 1owner, maintained by Graham Hathaway to very
high standards, RHD, one of only 20 Evolution models, enquire
for more details £99,995

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Location:

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United Kingdom

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