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RS1700T - Ford's Group B superstar that never was Young- & Oldtimer April 30, 2019 3 min read In the world of rallying - and motorsport as a whole - the Group B era is widely regarded as one of the very best in history. It's not hard to understand why, either.


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Introduced in 1982, the Group B rally regulations are often heralded as a golden era for rallying. Giving rise to some of the fastest and most powerful off-r.


Rare Group B rally car collection headed for auction in Paris Autoblog

Ford was one of the late-comers to Group B Rally, only officially entering into competition for the final 1986 season. The 1982 inaugural Group B Rally season did feature the Ford RS1800, but it was entered by a private team. It struggled in 1982, and no Ford entered WRC competition (manufacturer or private team) from 1983-1985..


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Group B was FIA-sectioned rally championship series that ran from 1982 to 1986. Established as top class in rally racing, it was basically a replacement for both Group 4 (modified grand touring) and Group 5 (touring prototypes) classes.


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On an unusually warm and sunny February afternoon, the Cultivated Collector gave us the keys to two impossibly rare Group B homologation specials: a 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution in race spec, one of.


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The Ford RS200 was a late comer to Group B with FISA approval granted on 1st Feb 1986 but time was already running out following a series of serious/fatal incidents. Over Already. On the 7th kilometre of the eighteenth stage of Rallye de France 'Tour de Corse', the Delta S4 being driven by Henri Toivonen and codrivenby Sergio Cresto left.


1986 Ford RS200 Group B rally car with driver Ian Gwynne. 72nd Goodwood Members meeting, Sussex

History Following the introduction of the MKIII Escort in 1980, Ford Motorsport set about developing a rear-wheel-drive, turbocharged variant of the vehicle that could be entered into competition in Group B rally racing, and dubbed the new vehicle the Escort RS 1700T.


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Ford had gone a long way to developing the RS 1700T for Group B, a hatchback based on the new front-wheel-drive Mk3 Escort, but that sent drive to the rear wheels. All-wheel drive was the way to go by then, however, and besides, it was a strange message when Ford was trying to convince buyers of the merits of front-wheel drive for its new family hatchback.


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Group B was for grand touring (GT) cars with a minimum two seats, redefined as sports grand touring cars in 1986. It combined and replaced Group 3 and Group 4, two grand touring groups already used in rallying, and the production-derived special builds of Group 5 used in circuit racing. [8]


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The 12 Most Legendary Group B Rally Cars of All Time Photo: Wikipedia By: Tim Huber Published: Feb 11, 2022 Though it lasted for only a handful of years, the 1980s Group B era is nonetheless still held as one of the most iconic and legendary periods in the history of motorsport competition.


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Having tried and failed to succeed in Group B with the rear-wheel-drive Escort RS1700T in 1983, Ford unveiled the four-wheel-drive RS200, a car purpose-built for rally competition, in late 1985.


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1986 Ford RS200 Evo Group B rally car with driver James Avis. 72nd Goodwood Members meeting

The RS 200 was Fords Group B challenger and also the last car on the Group B scene. Making its WRC debut on the 1986 Swedish rally where it finished in 3rd p.


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Having tried and failed to succeed in Group B with the rear-wheel-drive Escort RS1700T in 1983, Ford unveiled the four-wheel-drive RS200, a car purpose-built for rally competition, in late 1985.


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Ford's RS200 Group B rally car had mixed results in competition but produced rare and iconic road-going offspring by: evo staff 12 Nov 2019 30 Ask any rally fan to name their favourite era.


1986 Ford RS200 Evo Group B rally car with driver James Avis. 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The RS200 was the only Group B rally car that was a totally new and bespoke model in itself. As such, it was not a "silhouette car" - not trying to emulate a current road going car in shape or form.

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