Letters on the back of a car can evoke a wealth of emotions. “D” usually means diesel, “L” and “GL” on your company car show where you are on the corporate pecking order. But for petrolheads there are other letters that spark interest. Letters like a small case “i” especially when used with “GT”. “V” shows there’s something large and powerful under the bonnet. But Ford of Europe have reserved the letters R and S for some of the most powerful road cars they’ve ever produced. Join me and Steve Saxty, who knows one or two things about Ford RS cars after writing two volumes on the history of European Fords, as we dive into the first three decades of Ford’s Rallye Sport Story.
Find Steve Saxty's books at https://www.stevesaxty.com
Music (from YouTube Audio Library):
Rich in the 80s - DivKid
Darktown Strutters Ball - E's Jammy Jams
Red Hot Son - JR Tundra
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Sources:
Steve Saxty – Secret Fords Volume 1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rallying
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/history-ford-rs-pictures
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_P7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escort_(Europe)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Two
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Capri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Rally_Championship_Constructors%27_champions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Rekord_Series_C
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Kadett_B
https://www.automobile-catalog.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Team_RS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_A
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