View Full Version : Wish I had this collecting dust!
http://www.reallymeansounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83654
brainsnova
21-10-08, 11:48 AM
Thats well a waste the owner must be a :tard: for putting a seat on the roof.
why do people do it, what a waste and who knows when it will next see day light :(
Firewall says no. What is it?
novacabrio
21-10-08, 12:03 PM
Kill the fecker, the owner is a w4anker for letting it get in such a way
brainsnova
21-10-08, 12:04 PM
http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Brain_missing/IMG_0045.jpg
http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Brain_missing/IMG_0046.jpg
RS200 Evo!
It will be fine!
its only dust, but yeah it should be gleaming!!!
anyone make out an address on the boxes behind hahah
Aye Evo spec, awesome motor! Not what i was expecting when it said barn find, the owner is well aware of what it is etc, TBH it looks like the 'barn' is reguarly used. It's not such a big deal, a seat on the GRP body and a bit of dust, yeah a car cover would have been nice but I wouldn't class it as wrecked as some on passionford were lol I'd even be happy with just the lamp pod lol
Yeah i agree, these cars were thrwon around forests at break neck speed, think this ones doing quite well tbh, yeah also agree a cover or carcoon would be a good buy but the longer it sits there the more its value goes up.
Its not like having something that was once a everyday thing that has got more valuable like a MK1 escort which everyone used to destroy, this was a seriously expensive weapon when bought so like you said he knows what hes got and is doing the right thing just maybe not in the right way according to the anoraks rule book!
craig green
21-10-08, 03:00 PM
Its only a FORD!
I spy Sierra door handles & locks.....
Rick Draper
21-10-08, 03:02 PM
Fantastic amazing cars they are.
Its only a FORD!
Was waiting for that lol
Holy funking sheet the bed!
ONLY around £80ks++++ worth of car, with 1500miles, sitting in a garage, collecting dust with what looks like a house cat using it as a home!
Where is it! Im gonna go nick it! Fcuk if he cant be @rsed it, ill put it to some damn good use lol
novacabrio
21-10-08, 05:42 PM
Its only a FORD!
I spy Sierra door handles & locks.....
And dash etc etc its donar is a sierra, built by Tickford iirc guy local to me has the private plate RS200
vaughanmc
21-10-08, 05:43 PM
Only ever sat in one of those! Never seen one go though
Some cars :)
Rick Draper
21-10-08, 05:48 PM
And dash etc etc its donar is a sierra, built by Tickford iirc guy local to me has the private plate RS200
Reliant...
And dash etc etc its donar is a sierra, built by Tickford iirc guy local to me has the private plate RS200
No, wait for it........RELIANT MADE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
novacabrio
21-10-08, 05:53 PM
http://www.preromanbritain.com/gwem/martbean/rs200/history.htm
Oh im wrong
twistysnovagte
21-10-08, 06:39 PM
wow what a peach of a car just sitting there,im sure the owners wealthy,has his own land etc,if theres no intention to use the car,then id be building a nice little car port for it to be kept clean warm whilest stored,should be at the events though.:(
BRoadGhost
21-10-08, 06:54 PM
WHERE'S THE CARCCOON??
And I meant the caps
LEWI007
21-10-08, 07:19 PM
Disapointed, Wonder if theres any nova sports like this ?
Hate to say it but theres probably a few sitting in barns and garage's total standerd and rotting away
Disapointed, Wonder if theres any nova sports like this ?
Pah, i couldnt care less if there is lol its not as if there anywhere near as historic and sought after as a genuine RS200. OR worth as much!
LEWI007
21-10-08, 07:31 PM
Pah, i couldnt care less if there is lol its not as if there anywhere near as historic and sought after as a genuine RS200. OR worth as much!
A true enthusiast isnt bothered about how much theyre worth :thumb:
id rather own a rusty old nova sport than a mint rs200 anyday ;)
id propably just sell the rs200 and buy as many sports as i could find ;)
Pah, i couldnt care less if there is lol its not as if there anywhere near as historic and sought after as a genuine RS200. OR worth as much!
I had this discussion with a mate after he bumped into the oldest member on RSOC iirc he is, he owns a concours RS500 thats worth upwards of 30k i think.
Surely if the nova had the massive following that ford has then yes the nova sport would have the notoriety and value to match would it not?
I mean theyre similar in as much as they were both a limited run of around 500 for homologation reasons (hence RS500) so if it were the other way around then a sport would be in the same league would it not?
I mean theyre similar in as much as they were both a limited run of around 500 for homologation reasons (hence RS500) so if it were the other way around then a sport would be in the same league would it not?
Similiar from that point yes. But a Nova Sport didnt lead to GM Opel creating an iconic 80's and 90's rally car that in Escort Form was pretty much unbeaten in early 90's rallying (until the Impreza appeared)
A Nova Sport also wasnt developed by Cosworth Racing, who incidently made late 70's and early 80's F1 engines :thumb: Oooh, an GM Opel didnt supply engines to the Le Mans race cars of the 80's either did they.
So, what heritige/racing pedigree does GM hold to its name that was put into the Sport? Erm, funk all to shout about really. As GM got hammered on the Grp A circuit prior to the Nova Sport, which IIRC only had about 3 class wins anyway?
A true enthusiast isnt bothered about how much theyre worth :thumb:
id rather own a rusty old nova sport than a mint rs200 anyday ;)
id propably just sell the rs200 and buy as many sports as i could find ;)
A true enthusiast? AFPMSL! EVERYTHING has a monetary value! Enthusiast or not!! Whats saying I am a "true" enthusiast? Define a "true" enthusiast? What makes you king of the "true enthusiasts" lol
Aye thats true, i didnt realise it was more than just a "following" that created the cars status it was the motorsport proving and history then, fair play i can has skooling lol
And whats worse, GM couldnt even build a car pulling enough horse to even think about entering Group B rallying! Shame on GM lol lol
Yeah they shouldve invented the LET a few years early and stuck it into an astra GTE or similar:thumb:
80's and 90's rally car that in Escort Form was pretty much unbeaten in early 90's rallying
You may want to check the WRC leaderboard, the one and only time the Escort appears on there is in 1979 :p
The 205 blatted most of the group B cars; then when 4WD era dawned, the Delta reigned supreme until the Celica came along. After that the Impreza won once, then it was Lancers up til 2000.
[edit] I'm sure I recall seeing some crazy spec Astra rally car... I have a feeling GM were planning on getting Vauxhall/Opel into group B but were too late for the party
Yeah they shouldve invented the LET a few years early and stuck it into an astra GTE or similar:thumb:
They did, but in 8v form in a Pontiac Sunbird 1800 & 2000 models, shame they were only market on the US market :thumb:
You may want to check the WRC leaderboard, the one and only time the Escort appears on there is in 1979 :p
The 205 blatted most of the group B cars; then when 4WD era dawned, the Delta reigned supreme until the Celica came along. After that the Impreza won once, then it was Lancers up til 2000.
Sapphire Cosworth an RS500 took many a class win & manufacturer win in 80's though Jack. Where were all the Sports then?
The RS200 went tits up in Group B, as they couldnt over come techical issues quick enough, they also had mega running gear issues with them as they tried to use Capri Props, which, TBH are pap for 500 horse.
Astra 4S Jack, good when it worked. Thing is, when it worked lol lol
Sapphire Cosworth an RS500 took many a class win & manufacturer win in 80's though Jack. Where were all the Sports then?
Being ranted around by Colin McRae lol
Being ranted around by Colin McRae lol
Harry Hockley and Ian Wray Circa '83, McRae had one when he was 18 IIRC?
A true enthusiast isnt bothered about how much theyre worth :thumb:
id rather own a rusty old nova sport than a mint rs200 anyday ;)
id propably just sell the rs200 and buy as many sports as i could find ;)
Are you serious? :eek::roll:lol
Aye as said, built by Reliant, but the Tickford connection comes from when Group B was scrapped and all of the would be rally cars and the spare parts they had lying were built into road spec cars.
There's loads of Sierra on them, most notably the rear lights and cut down doors IMO.
Today whilst on a forced tidying mission I found the info and price list etc for building a Banham 200, which I came close to acquiring when I was about 21 iirc :roll: lol Banham seems to have gone under now? Wonder if he still owns the genuine RS200 tooling.
LEWI007
21-10-08, 09:25 PM
Lol mike, i think you need to lay off the dictionary for a bit eh ?
i didnt say i was the most enthusiastic person about the nova sport, although i would like to be and hope i will be one day the owner of many of them which ill restore....anyway theyre better then rs200's lol
Lol mike, i think you need to lay off the dictionary for a bit eh ?
i didnt say i was the most enthusiastic person about the nova sport, although i would like to be and hope i will be one day the owner of many of them which ill restore....anyway theyre better then rs200's lol
Dude, I dont need no dictionary when it comes to old skool rally & rally cars :thumb: those that know me will tell you the same lol
Wipe all info Mike, you need to know everything about Nova Sports and nothing else lol
Group B? lol it's for losers.... haha
Wipe all info Mike, you need to know everything about Nova Sports and nothing else lol
Group B? lol it's for losers.... haha
Aye, seems this way doesnt it :cry: lol
Novasport
21-10-08, 10:12 PM
And whats worse, GM couldnt even build a car pulling enough horse to even think about entering Group B rallying! Shame on GM lol lol
The Astra 4S was being built but got shelved when Group B was banned.
It was a 4WD Supercharged 2.4 Manta 400 engined Astra.
The Astra 4S was being built but got shelved when Group B was banned.
It was a 4WD Supercharged 2.4 Manta 400 engined Astra.
Shame GM tried to jump the Group B gravy train at the end of its life :D unlucky for them. And with only 340bhp ish (IIRC?) it was never going to be a winner. Did it even finish its first (and final!) event in '86 (AUDI Rally I recall?)
LEWI007
22-10-08, 08:16 AM
lol mike, i do like other rally cars but for me nova will always be my no 1 :thumb:
The first development astra 4s were powered by ford engines as well. :cry:
Lozzie C
25-10-08, 04:48 PM
Just spotted one in the Fast and Furious 4 trailer!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T8go1Kl8pac
1 min 44 secs in!
:thumb:
nova danny1
28-10-08, 06:00 PM
If Ihad it i'd just sell it and buy LOTS of novas:D
DaveyLC
28-10-08, 10:36 PM
The clever and not so moral thing to do would have been to request a new log book from the DVLA and see if the current owner responds to the confirmation letter, if not FREE RS200 :D
The clever and not so moral thing to do would have been to request a new log book from the DVLA and see if the current owner responds to the confirmation letter, if not FREE RS200 :D
Er no. Its all well end good having said logbook, but its not as if the DVLA are going to post you the car aswell is it!
lol ^ Only works if the car is abandonned and no breaking/entering is required to obtain it! As cool as it would be to hold the V5 for an RS200 the only way you could obtain the car would be by very underhand methods!
Had this discussion so many times in the past lol
Just spotted one in the Fast and Furious 4 trailer!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T8go1Kl8pac
1 min 44 secs in!
:thumb:
Also, oldddddddd news lol
I would kill endless lists of people with my bare hands for that.
As said, its doint no harm sitting there, althought its evedently damp there. Arent they Carbon of Fibre Glass bodied?
Aye GRP, made by the folk that gave us the plastic pig lol
Well rust isnt an issue with the body then and the chassis etc shouldnt corrode to seriously going by the pictures. I remember seeing a few of these for sale in the Fast Ford mags a few years back, non Evo models for something small like 36k iirc. One day...
Aye, should stand up pretty well without too much TLC, I remember seeing a knackered 6R4 in the back of a rallycross mag for about 45K. Makes the RS a bargain lol
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