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scotta wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:31 am In todays edition of "Fucking yes please" I present the following two candidates.

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https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... car-n0Zw58
It wasn’t an active GroupA car, so you wouldn’t expect it to reach £silly, but less than £50k for a 560bhp race-prepped RS500 looks like an absolute (relative) bargain!
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Compared to the bog standard one that sold for £600k, I agree rather a lot.


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I’m not normally arsed about American stuff, but this..

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Not sure it’s quite worth the $550k asking price
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Those superchargers :twisted: this is one of this pictures you can hear :lol:
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Always liked them, but £300k? Ooft. :o
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mik wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:07 pm
Always liked them, but £300k? Ooft. :o
Rarity value I guess? There can’t be many of these beasts.
I remember at the time the reviews criticised its weight so probably they weren’t bought to be flogged round tracks and I guess wound up being used as GTs.
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mik wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:07 pm
Always liked them, but £300k? Ooft. :o
I’ve always liked them, but the interior is such a let down. Every one I went in when doing classic cars had bits of knackered trim, delaminating veneers and dials, shrinking leather dashboards and flakey electrics. Only the ford bits have lasted, but they looked crap from day one…
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Jimexpl wrote: Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:34 pm I’ve always liked them, but the interior is such a let down. Every one I went in when doing classic cars had bits of knackered trim, delaminating veneers and dials, shrinking leather dashboards and flakey electrics.
Isn't that par for the course for eighties supercars ? Every Countach I've seen in the flash looked like it was built by TVR on a bad day.
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Looks a lot of fun.. (without any actual details as yet)

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Hmm, not sure, but of the two I prefer the yellow.
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Cheers,

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:D 8-)
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Obviously becoming a thing for me..

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It's not a bad thing :)
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I need to see it next to something of known dimensions but perfect fun town car aesthetically 👌

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... -hot-hatch
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It's missing the handles

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This is more my type 8-) A clean unmolested Compact is a rare thing these days.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394584484109

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