3 door with a full chassis ? anybody ever seen one?
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3 door with a full chassis ? anybody ever seen one?
3 door cossie, was a rally car with full length chassis rails, anybody know anything about such a thing??
Also has extra strengthing panels on the wheel side of the inner wings, panels are pressed jobs as well.
Also has extra strengthing panels on the wheel side of the inner wings, panels are pressed jobs as well.
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Cheers for the replys, I have a shell with them fitted, along with chassis mounted engine, bladed front roll bar etc, you learn something new every day!
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Its either had the motorsport strengthening kit fitted or started life as a Merker shell. Many of the euro spec RS500 touring cars were converted race Merkers so you may actually have something special there
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I would be interested in seeing those pics, I know Andy Rouse won a touring car series in a Merkur look sierra, i have some pics somewhere...
I know in Australia touring car teams wanted to use the Merkurs as they had a stronger shell but they had some problems with the engine in terms of reliability (at 600+ hp). The 2.3Litre was a better size as you would realise from the stroker kits around for cossies and other alternatives.
But obviously they got it together with the 2L...
I know in Australia touring car teams wanted to use the Merkurs as they had a stronger shell but they had some problems with the engine in terms of reliability (at 600+ hp). The 2.3Litre was a better size as you would realise from the stroker kits around for cossies and other alternatives.
But obviously they got it together with the 2L...
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Then the magic begun, Ford approached Rouse in 1984 to run their latest UK motorsport programme with the Sierra.
“Ford obviously wanted to race it,” Andy says, “we got involved with Ford in Germany who were working on the Merkur. Boreham wanted it to be a learning year for this Sierra Cosworth.”
The Merkur became the Cosworth guinea pig, entered into the BTCC in 1985 with little expectations. The package was good with a smart turbo charged engine and a perfected chassis, drive train and gearbox that would be used on the RS Cosworth.
“Our brief was to develop a car and win as many races as we could in preparation for the following year”, he says, “The Merkur was very much a stopgap because it was only sold in Germany.”
But it was so much more. Rouse took the Sierra to the 1985 championship and another season of development led to the RS Cosworth
“Ford obviously wanted to race it,” Andy says, “we got involved with Ford in Germany who were working on the Merkur. Boreham wanted it to be a learning year for this Sierra Cosworth.”
The Merkur became the Cosworth guinea pig, entered into the BTCC in 1985 with little expectations. The package was good with a smart turbo charged engine and a perfected chassis, drive train and gearbox that would be used on the RS Cosworth.
“Our brief was to develop a car and win as many races as we could in preparation for the following year”, he says, “The Merkur was very much a stopgap because it was only sold in Germany.”
But it was so much more. Rouse took the Sierra to the 1985 championship and another season of development led to the RS Cosworth
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