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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Can someone tell me why I have never seen or heard of one of these?!


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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Becaue you are too young
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Ive been to quite a few shows and have never seen one.

Has anyone on here got one?
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Ive been to quite a few shows and have never seen one.

Has anyone on here got one?
They're as rare as rocking horse shit mate, and as Popeye said you're too young to remember them or even know what one is.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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i have seen them at rsoc shows,you want to see them in touring car spec,wide arch bodykits and huge rims,very nice.
iirc you could only get them in left hand drive same as the rs2800 t zakspeed.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Kris_23
Can someone tell me why I have never seen or heard of one of these?!


all left hand drive and for the euro market.not many in uk ,i had one many years ago,wish i still had it
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Ive been in one when i was very young it was one of the managers of Halewood before my dads mate bought it !!!
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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I believe the RS2600's were never sold in this country, only in Germany

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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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iirc from me memory banks they was a very early car to have mechanical fuel injection too so they were rs2600 i
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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First fuel injected car made by ford. Not many in tis country,only imported ones.
The one i the picture is an early lightweight version by the looks and am sure they only weighed 900kg.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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