Lot Ended
Description
2000 Ford Focus Endurance Rally Car
Competed
in the 2006 Lombard Revival Endurance Rally; professionally fitted bodyshell and
welded in custom rollcage; last MSA approved in 2016; left hand
drive
120 teams competed in the 2006 Lombard
Rally from York to Blackpool. It spanned over four days covering just over 1,200
miles but is often seen as one of the toughest rallies for endurance in the UK.
So much so that seven times American rally champion, John Buffum had to retire
one day before the end in this very car.
Registered as a 2000 model, this vehicle was properly purpose built
to the Endurance spec 1,400cc rules in 2005. The original MSA passport is on
file. As one can see, it is set up in left hand drive with a three door shell
which was completely stripped of underseal. It was seam welded with the full
multipoint cage fitted, leading through the bulkhead to the suspension turrets.
It was painted the current Fiat Sprint blue with all appropriate and slightly
later Ford fittings.
The car was fitted with
alloy sump and tank guards, Dash braided fuel lines, expensive Stack digital
dashboard equipment, trip computer and the Bilstein suspension is believed to be
set up by Prodrive. The car was known to handle well and was supposedly very
easy to drive according to paperwork on file written by the then
owner.
After competing in the Lombard, it had a
couple of small body injuries and once sold on to Sweep Motorsport, it was fully
prepped for competition again but not used in anger until relatively recently in
2015/2016.
There is no paperwork on file
documenting its more recent competition history, but official MSA stickers and
rally labels on the inside of the doors give you a few clues. A little digging
in the archives should help provide some more recent competition history if
needed.
Probably not for everyday use but could
be fun! It is surely a spectacular opportunity to learn the ways of the rally
master for a young driver with potential.
Contact-
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