RWD Fiesta

RICKY_BOBBY · 12 Nov 2007, 15:48 (Ref:2065674)

hi i recently bought a rwd fiesta rallycross car which i will be using for next year. i bought it of a guy who knew very little about its past so got no history with it. when i was stripping it down at the weekend i found the paint underneath was turqouise blue and i know this is a very long shot but does anybody remember my mk3 rwd wide arch fiesta (but not as wide as howlins or jaimie leas) in turquoise blue/green running in rallycross probably in the mid to late ninties!!!!!!!

thanks for reading

**BertMk2** · 12 Nov 2007, 16:00 (Ref:2065684)

Can you post a pic of the car as it is now? That may help jog some memories

RICKY_BOBBY · 12 Nov 2007, 16:32 (Ref:2065706)

Will See What I Can Do Its Just A Shell At The Moment But Will Try Anyway
Thanks

**silver bullet** · 13 Nov 2007, 11:40 (Ref:2066430)

Could it be this one?

Tommy Graham @ Mondello, in the early 90's

RICKY_BOBBY · 13 Nov 2007, 15:50 (Ref:2066643)

Thanks For That, Its Not The Right One My Car Has The Same Arches As Howlins And Jaimie Leas But Not As Wide Im Still Trying To Sort A Picture To Help You.
Thanks Again

Ramah · 13 Nov 2007, 21:53 (Ref:2066890)

Nice to see tommy still has the hair though

winnie · 14 Nov 2007, 08:08 (Ref:2067110)

What about the Colin Claxon version that was later used by Mike Sellar. When Claxon used it it was blue and white and i think it was white when Sellar used it. It had the same shape arch as the Howlin fiesta but was not as wide. The Howlin arch design was adapted by Autocross from their extra wide arch version used by Cross, Manning and the Nat Hot Rods for the euro2000 class, which Howlins old fiesta was built for.

Claxon built the car as a 4wd turbo YB, which kept going pop. He later converted the car to rwd and used the ex-betteridge BDG. Sellar used a 2.4 YB and then a Hart 420, which was illegal but he got away with it.

minieddie88 · 14 Nov 2007, 13:51 (Ref:2067318)

Didn't Paul Gosling drive a Fiesta at that sort time !!

RICKY_BOBBY · 14 Nov 2007, 16:02 (Ref:2067393)

Sounds Like It Could Be The Ex Mike Seller Car I Still Cant Get A Good Shot Of It At The Moment Cos Its In Bits
Thanks Very Much For Your Replies.
Would Anyone Have A Shot Of It As I Would Probably Recognise It

Barrie · 14 Nov 2007, 19:09 (Ref:2067517)

Yeah Paul Gosling was who I was thinking of.

winnie · 14 Nov 2007, 19:21 (Ref:2067525)

Paul Goslings had the same panels but was fwd

peespeed · 14 Nov 2007, 22:14 (Ref:2067624)

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver bullet

Could it be this one?

Tommy Graham @ Mondello, in the early 90's

ah the memory's

that was one wicked Fiesta

Upside Down Bug · 15 Nov 2007, 19:38 (Ref:2068306)

Could it be the one that Kevin McCann started in?

winnie · 16 Nov 2007, 07:39 (Ref:2068603)

Kevin McCann started in the ex Liptrot fiesta bought from Richard Moroney. McCann sold it to Nick Chandler and is now used by Jamie Lee. It originally had the 'wide nat hot rod type' panels but was converted to euro2000 spec by Liptrott, with the medium type panels that are fitted to the car at present.

RICKY_BOBBY · 22 Nov 2007, 09:06 (Ref:2073243)

HI was tinkering with the car last night and found MAS1 stamped on the strut tops so i am fairly certain that it must be mike sellars old car. i think his company is called MAS car and commercial thanks to you guys who replied

**BertMk2** · 22 Nov 2007, 09:19 (Ref:2073276)

I'm sure of got some photos of Sellars car somewhere - had a look in the album last night but none in there. Must be in the loft, I'll try and get one scanned if I find them. I'm fairly sure the shell was originally built by Pete Maylum (there are photos of it in his office so I'm assuming it was one of his builds).

winnie · 22 Nov 2007, 09:25 (Ref:2073284)

I think Sellars shell was originally built by colin claxon. See my earlier post.

**BertMk2** · 24 Nov 2007, 17:48 (Ref:2074775)

A selection of Fiestas - any of these look familiar?

RICKY_BOBBY · 24 Nov 2007, 18:23 (Ref:2074797)

My Car Is Definatley Sellars Old Car. I Actually Did The Signwriting On Kieth Bradleys Car In The First Pic. Thanks Very Much For Putting Them Snaps On

**BertMk2** · 24 Nov 2007, 21:01 (Ref:2074884)

No problem

I was up in the loft today so I had a rummage through the box of pictures while I was up there.

M.Lowe · 25 Nov 2007, 10:21 (Ref:2075083)

The Keith Bradley car was the ex Trevor Camble car wasn't it that went to Ireland?
Anyone know what Gamble is doing now after his foray into Rallying

mel tyres · 25 Nov 2007, 19:16 (Ref:2075320)

Now owned by Frank O'Connel who should let Ian loose in it.

RICKY_BOBBY · 26 Nov 2007, 09:06 (Ref:2075593)

Trevor Was Doing The Local Autocross Championship Up Here In A 4x4 Sierra 2 Years Ago Which He Shared Occasionally With Another Ex Rallcrosser John Gee Who Some Of You Might Remember. Kieth Bradley Returned To Autocross Aswell And Won The Overall Championsip In An Escort Cosworth In 2005 Which Once Belonged To A Guy Called Gordon Leeming Who I Think Did A Spot Of Rallycross In It In The Early To Mid Ninties

tkiwan · 27 Nov 2007, 20:04 (Ref:2076760)

He does let Ian loose in it He goes very well in it gearbox problems the last round so went back to mini.

M.Lowe · 27 Nov 2007, 21:56 (Ref:2076837)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RICKY_BOBBY

Trevor Was Doing The Local Autocross Championship Up Here In A 4x4 Sierra 2 Years Ago Which He Shared Occasionally With Another Ex Rallcrosser John Gee Who Some Of You Might Remember. Kieth Bradley Returned To Autocross Aswell And Won The Overall Championsip In An Escort Cosworth In 2005 Which Once Belonged To A Guy Called Gordon Leeming Who I Think Did A Spot Of Rallycross In It In The Early To Mid Ninties

I remember them as I used to be a Autocross Stewart along with Anita and Peter Robinson

I remember Ross McClelland in his Fiesta V6
Just found some pics from South Bank Autocross from years ago and who could forget the Finlay brothers and Bumper

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