Not long had the car back out on the road so i thought i'd play around and take some pics..

How many S1's are left, around the 500 mark???? Just wandered who owns one on here or knows somebody that does.

 

Head over to the RSOC site. There's a full thread on it. There's thought to be around 500 left, and we've identified around 200 or so.

 

nice car

 

There's the link....around 230 so far....

http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showth...5&page=1&pp=40

 

im off to add mine

 

Me too !

 

And i did'nt realise that the standard S1 wheels made a smilie face when they got to a certain speed ! (bottom pic )

 

Never noticed that before..a bit freaky that rear wheel !

 

Alright geezer. saw your post on S1 turbo. Not sure how mant left on country but I would have thought maybe a bit less than 500. I have seen one since santa pod last year. Very rare! I myself have got a series 1 runnig about 220-230 bhp @ 20 psi. The car has been completely restored and engine just rebuilt. I'll try get some pics up soon. Just thought it might be of interest to you. Ben

 

I got one and mines in for restoration at the moment and it's only got 68k on the clock with full service history too

I suppose it's criminal turning it into a track weapon

 

a couple of years ago the dvla had about 2000 rst still registered from 84-86 . some of these would be early S2s so id say theres more than 1000 left poss 1500 if were lucky

 

ive got one

 

i want one

 

it is criminal tuning them up. but you got to admit though, they are rapid when fully rebuilt!! you wouldn't expect it to look at them unlike some of the s2's. Bodywork wise though I reckon whole car should be left totally standard. Ford got the look spot on when they designed it!!

 

I would disagree as there weren't that many made in the first place. The thread on the RS Owners site has been going on quite a while now and that only has just over 200 cars proven to be alive. The RS Owners club is a big worldwide club and would probably be the best place to find out the true number of genuine S1's left

 

There was approx 8500 S1's made in total inc those from abroad (think the actual figure was 8504). Even tho the thread has been going a long time, there must be loads of owners who do not go on the net, and are not that bothered about finding out neither, so the actual figure may be a lot more than we have: hence the 500 mark, with 200-ish definates so far..

 

Totally agree with you but like the both of us have said that's alot less than 1500

 

Indeed.

bit of a shame really


(on a similar note..I haven't seen a 'how many RS500's left' thread anywhewre....)

 

they made 8604 . uk got about 5500 out of them if i remember right .
yea there could be less than 1500 left im only going on info from DVLC maybe 2-3 years ago so possibly 1000 have been scrapped in the last 2-3 years . all guess work

 

Aargh. So close. I knew it was around there somewhere, but couldn't remember exactly. I think your UK figure is about right as well.

 

I have one 2- http://www.pressurezoned.co.uk/rsturbo.html

 

i seem to recall some one saying around 140 Rs500 left, it could be true
or s completely made up random number,

nice s1 Lee

 

140 rs500s left . at the most i would of thought . so many must of been totalled racing and nicked its untrue
same as the S1 , would of thought most that have gone were either nicked and stripped or smashed to bits and actually rotting away and scrapped would be the least number . shame really what an a amazing looking car the S1 is . glad i got mine when i did b4 the prices go through the roof

 

i cant see the prices really changing myself, just people asking lots for low
mileage 1 owner concourses will still be the norm,
seen one in auto trader last week for Ł1100

 

Never really noticed that.... must be posing for the camera!!! Front studs and the rear too!!!

I'm gonna head to the link above and add mine on there... shame theres only a few left but at 20yrs old........uve gotta expect it. No doubt theres plenty of people thats not entered theirs or have one being restored.

too all that keep em goin..... lightens the load in ur wallŁt but worth it!!

 

hello m8 .
the S1 is a special car , back in the 80s when i started driving you could get mk2 rs2000s really good ones for Ł500 , i had a cracking 1968 mini cooper s i bought instead for Ł800 back then no-one really wanted the mk1 and mk2 escorts or the 60s minis ....................what are they worth now . mark my words m8 , hang on to your S1

 

I agree with Hatch mate, at 20yrs old you still get heads turning when driving the S1, the styling Ford got spot on!! And with numbers falling even S1's in a bad way are gonna be desirable for restorations, i recon prices will start rising... in the six years i've had mine i could get more for it now that what i paid for it. Don't want to sell it like but S1's are well worth hanging on too..

 

Will never sell mine, even although I've probably had more troughs than peaks. The S1 just looks as good now as it did when it was released, doesn't really seem to have aged at all IMO.

SMG

 

i hav a S2 purely beacuse i didn't think i'd be able to do an S1 justice. i prefer the S1 look so much more than my car but its a fragile beast and like you guys have said you need a deep pocket ot keep a minter.......good luck 2 all of ya

 

Wot do you mean by a fragile beast ? It's no more fragile than an S2, and your pockets have to be deep to keep a mint S2 as well Adam. Prices for parts are the same on both.

Why wouldn't you be able to do an S1 justice ? Try it..you might like it

 

I have an S1 and an S2. Think the S1 is a much more special car.
Next car though is deffo a three door!!

 

I duno why but there seems to be a distinct diffrence between S1's & S2's IMO. Ford made a more watered down RS when they made the S2 because the S1 was too hardcore for the market, and S1's have the motorsport background over the S2.

Fragile is the wrong word for the S1, but big power on a knife edge.

i'd love one but they do seem a little harder to keep mint...bodywork especially

 

id have my s1 over my old s2 anyday they both take some looking after to keep that rust away. but its well worth it when your sat in a quew of fords entering an rs show or when that 40+ year old bloke stares at youwhen burble past him in the high street

 

nicorsts1,
See your a fellow Derbyshire S1 owner

Where abouts you from mate?

 

WILDHEART - I'm from Chesterfield mate, u?

 

id ont want to sell but i going to look at a house on saturday and it mite be my chance to get on the property
ladder so may need to sell the old girl to fund it

 

Bet you'll be gutted to see it go as you've put so much into it

 

Just outside Ashbourne.

I say get yaself to the next Derbyshire RSOC meet and say hello

 

Yeah, been thinking about that... not sure where its at now, ages ago it used to be in Chesterfield at the Winsick Pub... wheres it at now mate, i'd be up for that Isn't there something going off up north with Durham RSOC at croft??? Cheers

 

Its now at Derby

Paddock pub on Mansfield road if you know it?

Have a couple of members from chesterfield.

There was the derbyshire/durham rsoc regional day at croft a few weeks back.