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Tim Allen appears to be thinning the herd a little as far as his personal auto fleet's concerned. As a result, you now have the opportunity to own a lightly-used 2006 Corvette Z06 with a legit celebrity connection for what amounts to fair market value. The car's basically stock save for its powder-coated wheels and has a "Buy It Now" option set at $60K. More interesting than the Z06, however, are some of the other cars in Tim's garage, as you can see above. The old Bronco's cool for sure. Ditto the Road Runner and the matte black Nova next to it. In one of the shots, it looks like he's got a GT350H in his stash, along with a couple of Ferraris of diverse vintage, too. But the one that's got us really interested is that white RS200. That'd make in-person pickup of the Vette (or the A8 W12 Tim's also selling) a must if we were the auction winners. Heck, we'd pay a little extra on the Vette just for a ride in the super-rare Ford.

Thanks for the tip, Ryan!

[Source: eBay via Celebrity Cars Blog]

Gallery: Tim Allen's 2006 Corvette Z06

eBay Find of the Day: Tim Allen's 2006 Corvette Z06 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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]

Live Across the Pond? Pick up this RS200 and give us a call originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>RS200Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:04:00 EST<![CDATA[More Group B sales action - a Ford RS 200 Evo pops up in classifieds ad]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/12/more-group-b-sales-action-a-ford-rs-200-evo-pops-up-in-classif/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/12/more-group-b-sales-action-a-ford-rs-200-evo-pops-up-in-classif/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/12/more-group-b-sales-action-a-ford-rs-200-evo-pops-up-in-classif/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

If a Porsche 959 is just too commonplace or not quite raw enough to satisfy your primal rally-car lust, how about a Ford RS 200 Evolution? Where as the German vehicle was much like a well-dressed triathlete with social skills, Ford's entry into the Group B madness of the 1980s had a personality more along the lines of a serial killer.

Cosworth was put in charge of squeezing serious power from the turbocharged 2.1L four-banger, and it succeeded to the tune of something in the neighborhood of 650 HP in the Evolution models. Combine that with the weight distribution afforded by a front-mounted transmission (odd for a mid-engined AWD car), and the RS 200 Evo could supposedly scratch its way to 60 MPH in just over two seconds. The distinctive bodywork was designed by Ghia, while a significant number of parts came from the Ford of Europe parts bin.

200 of the vehicles were originally built, with 24 later receiving the conversion to Evolution status. In other words, if something like this strikes your fancy, we'd suggest not passing up the chance.

[Source: Autoweek Classifieds]

More Group B sales action - a Ford RS 200 Evo pops up in classifieds ad originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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