Hi my mates just sent me this on the phone he says their was only 25 done by fords using fibersports for the rattle snake kit and turbo technicks for the turbo conversion this has been stored up for a good few years he said that it has been featured in one of the mags does the car ring any bells or can someone shed some light and history build of this car
cheers adrian

xr3 1900cc ???

 

yes a ford dealer in the south possibly dagenam motors built these they were modded at the dealers don't know how many they made..
so technically ford didn't make them they arrived at the dealer as standard cars

and yes I do remember one being featured in a mag IIRC it was fast ford's "rs turbo special" which was a mag independant of the main mag and was a one off they did 5 cosworth ones aswell

was deffo in fast ford or the rsturbo mag tho not sure if it was in the rs turbo mag thinking back..

steve

 

Stunning

 

hello steve yes dagenham motors was mentioned apparently this is mint dont know the millage or how long its been stored for his gonna pop round with the log books be nice to see what its registerd as

 

Im sure it has something like rs 1900 on the bootlid right hand side?
the car is mercury grey aswell IIRC

steve

 

what car were you driving in 1988 chip? remember styles change!!

steve

 

this is looking good this did come from a ford directors familly diddnt just go to general public trying to track as much info on the car before he decides to keep or sell

 

I was 13 mate, I was driving mainly metros cause they were the easiest to steal

 

ill get more pics tomorrow hopefully clearer I know it was a one owner and yes mercury grey diddnt they use the yank blocks to get 1900 ?

 

Sorry mate, my reply was a pisstake as I thought you were having a laugh saying it was done by ford, then realised you meant a ford dealer, the story I posted was based on a totally different car nothing to do with this and not even made by ford, I thought your post was a pisstake of the thread about the 200 4wd rs turbos ford made.

in the ass for me, Id never even heard of these cars before this thread!

 

a good night was an astra a great night was a belmont!!!



steve

 

 

no worries

 

I miss my Belmont

 

yes i think ford only ever done one from factory im sure as said it was in a rs turbo mag done by fast ford or performance ford,

wasnt it on t.v some time ago aswell

 

only 1 of these 'interesting' looking motors iv seen in the mags was 1 running on arospeed 5 spoke 17/18" rims, and was fettled by jamsport. fair few years back now too. 1 of the 2 main ford mags anyways

 

LOL!!

 

Did the youth pinch it lol.MG maestros were another favourite.Back to this,Its not for me I never liked the rattlesnake kitt.It just looked like a car that had been smashed and they couldnt be arsed to repair it so they thought they would cover it up. Bit like the french ones with the dimma.

 

think these was standard engines think the one your thinking of was the RS1900T theres a red one knocking about some where but thats a mk3 warrior kit based with round fogs built into bumper similar style to the evo ones

 

Not a 1700t then ?

 

yeah my mistake a rs 1700t lol

 

A mate had one of these around 1990 after smashing his RS1600i up. They had a plaque on the dash shown as an RS1900i but not all were fitted with the 1900 lump, only the very first ones were. Im sure it was one of the main dealers in the south east put them together so not a true factory fit. The quality & fit was pretty good from what i remember but damn, they look shit!

 

the rs1700t and the 1900 mk4 escort with a rattlensnake kit are two different cars

 

i know there two different cars but people was saying abour 1900 lumps and i didn't think they where fitted with 1900 lumps like was said above not all where

they one i remember from dagenham with anything bigger engine wise and an outragest (sp) bodykit was the rs 1700t

thats all i was saying

 

there were 25 made of these infact 1900cc rattlesnake kit made by fibresports
and you are right its a genuine car i have pics of this very car as im sure it is no 1 build lol
tbh they are pants mate and not considered a true rs imo similar to the hendy ford yellow mondeos remember them

think the one you pictured still even has its mahoosive yuppie 80,s phone in it lol maybe the kit was influenced by those 80,s power suits lol you know the ones with massive shoulder pads in em hahahah
and they were called rattlesnakes as thy couldnt call them an rs lol

found pics

 

Its a photo of a photo but one of my mates uncles had the car many moons ago but when my mate bought his rs turbo his uncle thought he might be interested in it so bought over afew pictures over he said it was a 1900 turbo

he said he sold it to a couple of asian blokes from birminham in the early 90's so i dont know if its still about or not
mark.

 

The main thing in my memory re the rattlesnake kit was a 1991 episode of Beadles About where a woman is stitched up and her car is crushed - an RS in a rattlesnake kit !!!

I remember when i was 17 and wishing I had a rattlesnake kitted RS and I couldnt beleive they were doing it for a stunt !!!

check this utube link - i have found the episode in question

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n2D-GEIHf0w

God how times change - it looks terrible now.

 

There were loads of rattlesnake kitted RS, XR and cabriolets in Essex in the late 80's and early 90's - i think fibresports in Basildon made the kit if i remember rightly.

 

thats right the kits were done by fiber sports thanks all for the info I know its not the best looking car but for the year its mint still dont know if my mates gonna lay it on or keep it
adrian

 

a lad i know has one of thease for sale well the roling shell complete with the turbo technics plates bild no ect

 

Another interesting fact about ford,Sweet. there waqs one in a ford mag years ago like already said.Im sure the one in the mag was a grey one.

 

RS1700t never came from Dagenham - or anywhere.....they were partially developed at boreham then crushed, and the remaining ones taken to South Africa by Mick Jones to compete in non homologated events.

Malcolm Wilson and Simon Nutter had/have the only known examples in the UK. Unless you've seen Malcolm Wilsons blue road car at a show or museum you wont have seen one and as the kit was never finalised it's even more doubful. If you look through the various press and development photos for a 1700t you'll see loads of variations of kit, especially the grill and front bumber arrangement.

 

there is a red one in scunny for sale it says rs1900 on the bootlid it has that kit and a turbo technics conversion as they are xr3i based