Photo: Avant Garde
There are certain cars that, after enough time has passed since they were made, deserve to become museum pieces. They deserve to be admired solo or as part of some collection, and they kind of need to be occasionally sold so that their value goes up.
The Ford RS200 of old is not one of them. Sure, the nameplate is so important, historically speaking, that it would certainly be a perfect fit in a museum or collection. But that would also be a waste as, perhaps more than any other car out there, the RS200 was built to be driven. Hard.
That’s because the RS200 is a homologation special. One designed to open the doors for Ford to enter Group B rally competitions – and that says a lot about the car’s capabilities.
As per the regulations of the time, Ford had to build 200 such cars with road-compliance in mind. It did, including 24 special ones called Evolution. Technically, none of them were imported to the U.S. back when they were made, but a few did manage to get across the pond.
The one you see here is one of those few. It still comes in left-hand drive, and it is beautifully preserved – that’s owed to the fact that since it made it to the States in 1989, it was kept in the garage of a single owner. And we really mean kept, as in the over 30 years that have passed since, the car was driven for only 8,400 miles (13,500 km).
And that’s a damn shame, as the 1.8-liter Cosworth engine hiding under the hood was made for everything but being kept cold.
Luckily, this 1986 Ford RS200 is for sale, and, even with the risk of destroying one of the rarest cars on the planet, we’d love to see the future owner taking it out in its natural environment and enjoying it as any car should be.
The RS200 is selling with a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin and a bill of sale, but the ones in charge of finding a new owner for it, Avant Garde, say nothing about the price.
That’s because the RS200 is a homologation special. One designed to open the doors for Ford to enter Group B rally competitions – and that says a lot about the car’s capabilities.
As per the regulations of the time, Ford had to build 200 such cars with road-compliance in mind. It did, including 24 special ones called Evolution. Technically, none of them were imported to the U.S. back when they were made, but a few did manage to get across the pond.
The one you see here is one of those few. It still comes in left-hand drive, and it is beautifully preserved – that’s owed to the fact that since it made it to the States in 1989, it was kept in the garage of a single owner. And we really mean kept, as in the over 30 years that have passed since, the car was driven for only 8,400 miles (13,500 km).
And that’s a damn shame, as the 1.8-liter Cosworth engine hiding under the hood was made for everything but being kept cold.
Luckily, this 1986 Ford RS200 is for sale, and, even with the risk of destroying one of the rarest cars on the planet, we’d love to see the future owner taking it out in its natural environment and enjoying it as any car should be.
The RS200 is selling with a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin and a bill of sale, but the ones in charge of finding a new owner for it, Avant Garde, say nothing about the price.
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