wimwerf

OMG...that's a real piece of history you got there.

how does it run......is it still ok.

best regards,

Cossiebros

Martin, you must be very very very lucky, owning 3 RS500's.
God, i love the sidepipe on the Eggenburger one

Sticky.

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Look well Martin, all your time & effort finally paid off
Just 1 question though wasnt the headlight stripes on the the Eggenberger red?

Looks awesome mate

Kev.H

that is the don

Rich@rd

Martin, you already were the RS 500 god ... Now you got thé Texaco star Eggenberger. But I have one in my sig. that has nr 7. That car was for sale in Germany for 65.000 euro

Is this the one from that was on http://www.carclassics.com ??

So you got 3 tourwagens and the roadversion ?

Got any bigger pics m8, maybe you can email me..

king-richard@planet.nl

3drstretch

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Richard he has 2 ex touring cars (the Blue Labatts one and this the Eggenberger) and the Moonstone road car with Carbon bonnet.And i've got to say there all Fookin Amazing .

And Martin I'm sure were related Somehow.If you ever want to borrow your long lost cousin from wales a car for the weekend

Mr C

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wow what a collection, that truly is a piece of history, best team colours too

martinrs500labatts

stretch mate, must be related somewhere along the line, if we go back far enough!!


paul yes mate your dash suround is now attached to my dash, many thanks again for bringing over from the states


winwerf mate, when i bought it it had not run for over ten years,, so after lots of work it is running again,

i was getting woried when it did not start, but after lots of cleaning and checking, it started, and after a full service it now quicte nice little runner,


sticker paul, mate the 88 cars had red headlight stripes and some had white ones , i personally liked teh yellow ones wich they also used,

all taken from original phots and videos ect. i beleive ruedy eggenburger changed the graphics on the texaco cars nearlly as many time as his underpants! i have seen lots of different layouts,

wimwerf

hey martin,

you must be a miljonair.

are you an rs500 collector. what are your plans with the cars. are you gonna race with your missus or something.

I'm only joking because I'm jealous.

my god what a collection.

martinrs500labatts

heres for the proof,

for all the people who tell me the lights should be red and the front logo should be only one, lol


yellow light covers and two eggenburger front splitter logos,









heres the inside

martinrs500labatts

do you like the three wheels going down the dipper at mount panarama! bathurst


200 mph anyone?

biscuittin

that looks the nut's
every cosworth owner should have one ( how much can i get for my organs )

Tony Ryan

Martin , you must be very pleased with the way its come out , good work mate !
Did you see the Reuter car for sale recently , ive pics of the engine bay same as yours .
Regards
tony

martinrs500labatts

no tony, e/mailed the guy and never had a reply,

e/mail some to me if you still got them,


dont forget if you want to measure up any parts on the texaco car, just let me know, southamptons not that far from you,

looks a bit different now to how it was when i picked it up,

RSCossieGaz

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martin out of interest what sort of spec were these engines namely your one producing?

martinrs500labatts

hi mate,

the teams were very limited to that modd they where aloud to do, as per the reg for raceing,

modded t4 to whot spec they could get away with, eight injectors ect,

basiclly the rs500, 500 bhp spec commonley used now,

the eggenburger cars were not as powerfull as the rouse cars but still over 500 bhp,

where they differerd was the suspention, and engine management as the eggenburger cars where the only rs500 useing air injectors back in 1987,

the rouse prepered labatts car was rated at 550 bhp at the end of play,

both cars limited by how munch air the t4 could flow,

RSCossieGaz

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super stuff what sort of boost/psi would these run in either qualifying or race trim?

martinrs500labatts

2 bar race trim,

and i have seen 2.9 bar for qualifying with speed of up to 200 mph at bathurst down the mountain,

dick johnson in australia raced the sierra rs500 untill 1992 and so developed it further, he was running 2.8 bar during the races! so about 600 plus and under 100 kilos he was very fast only slowed by the narrow rear 10" tyres he had to run.

i beleive the record was 202 mph,

they also used the old gun hoo qualifing engines with silley power they where like grenades, with the pin just in!

Fastmaul

It's Erik!! I'm going to brag to all my mates now!!! I'm going to say part of me is in that Texaco!!!! It used to belong to one of my cars! I'll be there in August, can I get a ride!

Rich@rd

Martin, I got a video from the old Group A race in Japan, with them R32's and stuff.. Also were driving 3 RS 500's.. Fooking wicked m8, believe the blue one you got

wimwerf

hé martin,

are you planning a rolling road session for the eggenberger.
is it still packed with a lot of bhp.
I would like to see the graph of this car how many bhp/lbsft it deliver.
it must be a monster.

best regards,

jasonp

looks amazing martin i hear another rs500 touring car has poped up down our way they must all be layed to rest in the south i recon

mattysxguy

ive just seen this one for sale http://www.carclassic.com/html/DL82.htm

Rich@rd

That is the nr. 7 car, like I have in my sig. It's for sale somewhere in Germany

AlexD

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Lifes's not fair.................... ..........

Its Looks Fookin Excellent mate !!..............

Al....

3doorPete

Absolutely fantastic car with history - Well done.

Would be great to see that running at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next year - I'm sure they'd love to have you - running up the hill behind a Zachspeed Capri would look awesome.

Congrats!!!!

pollocks

wow fook me sideways so envious of this collection

Rich@rd

Also will look nice on Ford Fair Pete (little hint to Martin)

Shamz

R4N SS

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that looks the dogs danglies mate -

MAD matt-sab

awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nuf said
well done they are all a credit to u

martinrs500labatts

hi all,

whot you have to remember is i have to be invited to go to goodwood and ford fair ect,

its not just a case of turning up at the gate, and saying let me inn look whot i have on my trailer

most peeps do not know the difference between an eggenburger rs500 and a 1.3 sierra two door!!

ford lovers like us know how important these cars are and how its will be nice to still have some left in the years to come, as allready most are broken for spares or converted for different types of motorsport and then raced to death,

there also the cars which have been reshelled and pretending to be original examples, which only the peeps in the know can spot,

the old rule of thumb do not buy anything unless you do your home work,