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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 05:12 AM
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Default ford GT70 ??

never knew this existed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GT70

and an interesting stash at Dagenham

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/for...-20?imageNo=17
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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Nice car that
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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certainly different not seen one before
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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The escort killed it before it got started.

Thank god

http://www.classicandperformancecar....ford_gt70.html
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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interesting article, strange engine choice too
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by alexno1dj
interesting article, strange engine choice too
As you can see in the article it went much better when they bunged a BDA in it. I thought they all had BDA'a never knew about the capri 2.6RS in it
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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I know, im surprised the BDA wasn't used the whole time, cant imagine the essex was a great choice
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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It was a Cologne V6 but yes I agree!
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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Ford have made some really interesting cars over the years.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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it was pre rs200 but you can see how the idea carried over, very similar to the lancia stratos
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