Description
This lot will be auctioned via Classic Car Auctions, The Summer Sale 2023 on Saturday the 17th of June, Warwickshire Event Centre, CV31 1XN.
A strictly limited production run was initially pencilled at 1, 000 units, with 500 destined for the German market, and 500 for the UK, but in the end, only the 500 destined for the UK-market were produced and sold
Very expensive at the time, all FRPs were finished in Ford Imperial Blue with an interior that featured bespoke Sparco seats in blue Alcantara
The characteristic bodywork included wider aluminium front and rear wings, a deeper and wider front bumper and an aerodynamic front-splitter
Fitted with 17" Speedline alloy wheels to house the rather large Alcon brakes which could deliver more than 1. 1g of braking in the dry and the late Richard Parry-Jones was responsible for the revised geometry
FRPs were powered by a modified version of the 1. 7 Zetec-SE engine pushing out 153bhp with high lift camshafts, revised inlet manifold, exhaust and ECU. Co-developed with Yamaha, each engine carries the limited-edition number on the inlet manifold
On offer here is #0321 which has covered 92, 497 miles with five former registered keepers
It is running and driving but will need recommissioning (see Condition Report). No current MOT
This is one Performance Ford that seems to have remained under the radar and, when returned to top form, #0321 will be a valuable motor car
