Live Across the Pond? Pick up this RS200 and give us a call
When the FIA introduced the Group B regulations for rallying in the early eighties, many of the major automakers created roadgoing homologation specials to satisfy the required minimum of 200 production copies. Group B cars ranged from the MG Metro 6R4 and Peugeot 205Ti16 to the Porsche 959 and Ferrari 288 GTO. Ford created its own Group B special to contest the World Rally Championship called the RS200. The 250hp mid-engined coupe only got to compete for one year before Group B was canceled at the end of 1986 following a spate of spectator deaths.
The RS200 pictured above has just come on the market in England and it in the two decades since its birth, it has accumulated a mere 540 miles. The cars documentation indicates that it may in fact be the very last RS200 ever built. If you're in the market for a rare machine, then give Drew Wheeler a call in the UK for details (click the "Read" link for his number). If you do happen to come into position of this little beast, please give us a shout and we'll send someone over on the first available flight to help you properly evaluate it.
[Source: PistonHeads]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
adam 2:51PM (6/24/2007)
HOMOLOGATION - come guys, you can do better than that.
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Harrison 3:12PM (6/24/2007)
This is a freakin' beast.
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Jernej 3:01AM (6/25/2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQoSA7mU3m4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vfil8s-88M
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dan 3:20PM (6/24/2007)
possession, not position
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SYN 3:26PM (6/24/2007)
If you really want one, there were two for sale in the imperial palace car musem in vegas the last time i was there. one was the full 600hp evo version
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SYN 3:28PM (6/24/2007)
oh:
one right hand drive, one left hand drive:
http://www.autocollections.com/index.cfm?key=1648&action=details&tab=juke
http://www.autocollections.com/index.cfm?key=1649&action=details&tab=juke
and the grand daddy evo:
http://www.autocollections.com/index.cfm?key=1647&action=details&tab=juke
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James 5:50PM (6/24/2007)
When ever I dream of fast cars the RS200 EVO is the one I dream about. God, what a monster !!!!!
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kramerica5000 5:55PM (6/24/2007)
I recently saw one of these for sale at an exotic car dealer in California, so you may not have to cross the pond after all. Will post linkage if I can find it.
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pd 9:00PM (6/24/2007)
Yeah Bruce Canapa motorsports (In Cali.) had one for sale for what seemed like years. I believe 600 h.p. EVO.
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FZ 3:49AM (6/25/2007)
Newb question, but what's the second knob peeking out of the shifter boot?
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Chet Parsons 10:48AM (6/25/2007)
One more for sale at www.rufautocentre.com in Texas.
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Brad Strom 11:17AM (6/25/2007)
Someone showed up with one of these at VCR (http://www.villagecoffeeroaster.com) this Sunday.
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dave 12:27PM (6/25/2007)
If anyone knows anything about these cars, they will pretty much eat up anything on the road....scary fast
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Strom 1:53PM (6/25/2007)
Some pictures here (the RS200 are the last ones in this thread):
http://www.motoringunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7039
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The Dearborn Observer 3:00PM (6/25/2007)
I read in the late 1980s that someone in Denver bought the last 14 RS200's with spares. Can anyone out there verify this?
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