Focus RS Conversion
Discussion
I attended my first PistonHead's meet at Horseshoe pass the other day, along with a few friends. Great turn out, nice to meet some new people!
Here's my car and a bit of information about it! Its had 2 mag feature, although I've only posted one. Had 3 engines in it since I bought the car, and really made it my own. It was also chosen to be in the Top 25 Showcars at the Modified Nationals last year.
Not exactly a TVR, but still quite special and very meaty for a FWD drive Ford!
Cheers!
Alan
Seats out of a Rover 800, match perfectly!
Also in the local paper a lot...
Top 25 Showcars of the Country - Modified Nationals 2005
Performance Ford Magazine - Novemeber 2005
A crappy plaque to put in the bay at shows...
which reads...
With 4501 Focus RS models built, only 2147 were actually sold in the United Kingdom. Most were sold to careful owners and collectors who take pleasure in maintaining the status and originality of this rare edition of the Ford RS line.
The Focus RS was available in one colour only, Ford Racing Blue. But before it went into production, Panther Black and Diamond White versions were used in its development. These cars known as “test mules”, were tested by world renowned racing drivers Francois Delecourt and Colin McRae.
The only Panther Black issued RS was a genuine scratch built development car, completely different to the ST170 and basic Focus structures. It was built with near all the parts the Focus RS consists of today.
Its registration was X926 YOO, which was either sold for a substantial sum to a private collector, or like the fate of the others was destroyed once the developing tests were completed.
My Focus
This is NOT a genuine Focus RS, however all key parts were harvested out of a damaged RS in order to convert a basic Focus into a unique, one of a kind Focus RS.
Out of 4501 made, this is the only road going RS powered Focus in the country, in Panther Black…
>> Edited by cochyn on Tuesday 10th January 18:56
>> Edited by cochyn on Tuesday 10th January 19:01
Here's my car and a bit of information about it! Its had 2 mag feature, although I've only posted one. Had 3 engines in it since I bought the car, and really made it my own. It was also chosen to be in the Top 25 Showcars at the Modified Nationals last year.
Not exactly a TVR, but still quite special and very meaty for a FWD drive Ford!
Cheers!
Alan
Seats out of a Rover 800, match perfectly!
Also in the local paper a lot...
Top 25 Showcars of the Country - Modified Nationals 2005
Performance Ford Magazine - Novemeber 2005
A crappy plaque to put in the bay at shows...
which reads...
With 4501 Focus RS models built, only 2147 were actually sold in the United Kingdom. Most were sold to careful owners and collectors who take pleasure in maintaining the status and originality of this rare edition of the Ford RS line.
The Focus RS was available in one colour only, Ford Racing Blue. But before it went into production, Panther Black and Diamond White versions were used in its development. These cars known as “test mules”, were tested by world renowned racing drivers Francois Delecourt and Colin McRae.
The only Panther Black issued RS was a genuine scratch built development car, completely different to the ST170 and basic Focus structures. It was built with near all the parts the Focus RS consists of today.
Its registration was X926 YOO, which was either sold for a substantial sum to a private collector, or like the fate of the others was destroyed once the developing tests were completed.
My Focus
This is NOT a genuine Focus RS, however all key parts were harvested out of a damaged RS in order to convert a basic Focus into a unique, one of a kind Focus RS.
Out of 4501 made, this is the only road going RS powered Focus in the country, in Panther Black…
>> Edited by cochyn on Tuesday 10th January 18:56
>> Edited by cochyn on Tuesday 10th January 19:01
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