Just seen this over on the rs500 forum http://rs500owners.com/index.php?/topic/966-number-001/

 

I thought 001 was a race car
Obviously not lol

 

ÂŁ200k!! Triggers broom lol 😭

 

This car has had more shells and repairs over the years than the average banger at Wimbledon

 

200k. Silly ba$t@rd.

 

This car was own by a guy here in Norway, who also had nr 420. Not sure if he is the seller now

 

For Ł200K I'd want more than 28lb/ft torque.

 

Always thought ford heritage had number 1

 

Is this the genuine missing number 1 that's what I want to know???

Mr linfoot enlighten us.....

 

Number 1 wasn't missing. As Paul S says on the 500 forum, it was sold and went abroad (Norway IIRC?). Number 500 is missing and has been since the late 80's early 90's.

 

The story is iirc it is 001 BUT it is not the original shell as it was wrote off twice once by for and once by a magazine who had it for 2 days doing a article . It was the actual mule . Then sold by for and then generally miss treated for years after

You will find that 002 ect will be better sellable cars as they are original

 

That's right I remember now. No 1 sounds like it's had a hard life and at Ł200k

 

I take it the fuel rail is rubbing off the battery tray then seen as they decided to chop it to stop the rubbing and this guy says his hasn't been chopped.

 

Do its just a 3dr shell then. Is the RS500 shell different in any other ways.

 

No1 like said above is a well known pile, nothing wrong with new shells etc if your going to enjoy the car and use it but to try and get that amount for a car it needs to be anorak original.

 

I would say about a third of the asking price is its most optimistic value given its link to number 1 otherwise its a sub Ł60k example.

 

I know the price is ridiculous but I like the fact it's got some history.

There's a story behind it & that for me is what makes these cars what they are.

Personally I'd rather own this than one that had sat in a bubble all it's life.

 

See it was modified by pickfords 😂

Cannot see how that boost hose is genuine either with its blue internals.

Good luck to them.

 

wasn't this the one that was in a ford magazine after the guy bought it and couldn't find it on the register so contacted someone to be told it was number one shortly before the engine went pop?

 

Yep thats the one.

The original orange hoses are blue inside, that does look like a proto one

 

Pic in the add are from a 2010 photo shoot for a calendar


Dec 2010

 

Id still have it but not at that price. But could see someone who doesn't have a clue not doing there research properly and thinking oh no1 that's a good investment and getting Stung big time

Could be a good breaker tho

 

Cheers Paul it just looked too new to me.😉

 

Nice bit of history but pretty sure they just thought of a number and doubled it when they were coming up with the price..

 

Then doubled that number again