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by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 008 - B200COO - 1.8 - RHD - Current owner known (CB) - UK
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008 - B200COO - 1.8 - RHD - Current owner known (CB) - UK

My original diggings should me that this car was a FORD demonstrator and it was sold by FORD around July 1987 to (PB) Mike Moreton writes about this car in his book and names it as "One of the first two production cars” The chassis number was originally stamped out as SFACXXBJ2CFC00008 but that...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 007 - C98FHK - 1.8 - LHD - Written off by FORD
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007 - C98FHK - 1.8 - LHD - Written off by FORD

Mike Moreton (in his book) mentions that this was one of the first two production cars, I think was RHD but the bad news is that Bob Howe is certain is caught light being delivered to Boreham as was totally destroyed. This was believed to be correct as the car has never surfaced but in 2009 I was gi...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 006 - Prototype 6 - B340CAR - 1.8 - RHD - Written off in Portugal or was it?
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006 - Prototype 6 - B340CAR - 1.8 - RHD - Written off in Portugal or was it?

Being one of the first 6 prototypes it "should" have been destroyed if you follow FORD's normal rules about prototypes, that said, chassis #003 made it ! I believe it was the only prototype to be Right Hand Drive, a Road version and was, after testing, so much of a mess it was destroyed by...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 005 - Prototype 5 - B55CHK - 1.8 - LHD - Destroyed by Fire
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005 - Prototype 5 - B55CHK - 1.8 - LHD - Destroyed by Fire

This car was pictured in Jeremey Waltons book "RS - The Faster Fords" ISBN 0-947981-21-7 and I read and saw a picture of this car in the book on RS 200's published by unique motor books, this car is seen on the front cover and page 216. In June 2004 I was in email conversation with the own...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 004 - Prototype 4 - B690CEV - 1.8 - LHD - Dismantled by FORD
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004 - Prototype 4 - B690CEV - 1.8 - LHD - Dismantled by FORD

I have always bought RS books and magazine and this car was pictured in Jeremey Waltons book "RS - The Faster Fords" ISBN 0-947981-21-7 he refers to it as P4 - the forth prototype. I also read and saw a picture of this car in the book on RS 200's published by unique motor books, the car is...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 003 - Prototype 3 - B888CHK - 1.8 - LHD - Current owner known (FORD UK)
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003 - Prototype 3 - B888CHK - 1.8 - LHD - Current owner known (FORD UK)

The good news about this car is that she is alive and well at is part of the FORD Heritage collection and spends most of her time at Dagenham in Essex. In Graham Robsons 7th newsletter he says; "Car No.3 - Retained by FORD by exhibition purposes" I orginally thought she bore the index B340...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 002 - Prototype 2 - ?????? - X.X - LHD - Crash Test Car - Believed destroyed by Ford
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002 - Prototype 2 - ?????? - X.X - LHD - Crash Test Car - Believed destroyed by Ford

For car #002 I have not been able to find any press photographs nor a registration number but we do know a little more about it’s life (I think). I have been told by Bob Howe that #002 was used for the official crash approval and I found these photos in amongst the papers he left me, on the back of ...
by Justin Smith
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:39 pm
Forum: Chassis Number Database
Topic: 001 - Prototype 1 - B200FMC - 1.8 - LHD - Believed destroyed by Ford
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001 - Prototype 1 - B200FMC - 1.8 - LHD - Believed destroyed by Ford

This car is probably the most important but ironicaly is one that I know very little about it's final demise. In March 1984 the car was shown for the first time to FORD management to seek their approval and at that time it bore the index B200FMC but I have been unable to establish if the car was act...