Adamirish
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| posted on 26/1/16 at 10:51 PM |
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Originally posted by CNHSS1
Regarding the 200 build to get homologation, the story goes that the cash strapped longbridge concern hadnt built 200 6R4s when the fia inspectors
came around, but cars in build was acceptable so the inspectors were shown some built cars and a large number of part built 6R4s on dollies but
nowhere near enough to meet the required 200. The inspection was halted for a rather slap up lunch whilst they were wined and dined whilst the part
built cars on dollies were hastily wheeled from one building to another. After lunch the inspectors got to see the second bunch of cars in build, and
when totted up was just enough to meet the 200 required! Likelihood is that there were 120-150 only at that time.
Gotta love the enginuity
[Edited on 26/1/16 by CNHSS1]
I love that story. I can see the scene now. Moustached, flair wearing men running around pushing metro shells from building to building without being
caught! Superb!
Though it may have been a good thing that weren't enough built. My boss often tells me about the time he hired a 6R4 with a view to buying one.
He is a very good driver having won the British motoring news championship in 1982. He did 2 stages, on the third he hit a bump in the road. Being so
unforgiving and at great speed, he landed, hit another and jumped straight over a hedge! No damage to the car or the hedge. Back to service, parked it
up and went home. he reckons it was the worst handling car he had ever driven! a bad handling b*stard in his own words!lol
[Edited on 26/1/16 by Adamirish]
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jps
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| posted on 27/1/16 at 01:27 PM |
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Originally posted by CNHSS1
if you think GrpB was wild, google Group S ;-)
Group B was already planned to be dropped to allow real specials. Toyota made a GrpS MR2, its in their museum and Audi had a mid engine Quattro.
Lancias Grp S Delta made their GrpB car look tame.
theres some mythology around the Grp S Quattro. The story goes along the lines of they built 2 or 3 and walter Rohrl tested it over the border in some
eastern block country on normal roads!!! the story was they dropped it on the roads, he blasted it around and the local police thought it was gunfire
from the anti lag so the car was quickly scooped back into the truck and driven away as the Audi board weren't fully aware of its existence.
Real cool 
Despite being a big rally fan I was completely unaware of the MR2 Group S car. What a design - looks like an RS200 on steroids to me!
Clicky
And the Group S Quattro even more spaceship like!! clicky
Mythology has definitely grown up around Group B. My favourite is the story that, during the Rally Portugal in '86 a stage was held that
incoporated a lap of the Estoril F1 circuit. And Toivenen did a lap in the Delta S4 in a time that would have put him 6th on the grid for that years
GP race (and this was in the F1 turbo era don't forget!)...
A quick Google proves it is myth (at least as i've described it) but also indicates that there's plenty to support the idea that, on the
right day, in some conditions, a Group B car could have given an F1 car of the era a good run for its money...
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Adamirish
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| posted on 30/1/16 at 12:54 AM |
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Originally posted by nick205
Another thing I learnt recently was that the Escort Cosworth was derived from a Sierra Cosworth - wonder how many are left these days?
This just popped up on my Facebook, thought it may be of interest to you.
The value of possibly one of the best escos's available. Read it and weep!lol
1995 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Lux 4WD Only 5000 Miles ALL MOTs & Original Docs Pr
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