The halcyon days of the WRC’s Group B led to the creation of some highly specialised and incredibly interesting cars in the 1980s – like this Ford RS200. Rather than being based on a regular production model, the RS200 was a homologation car, built to meet the FAI’s Group B regulations, with a proposed 200-unit run to ensure it met homologation requirements.

Reports vary, but between 146 and 152 vehicles were completed before Group B was retired and the 200-vehicle requirement was abandoned.

Rare is an understatement, but the opportunity to own an RS200 has popped up in the UK – except this particular car is not one of the original production cars.

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Offered by collectible vehicle specialists DK Engineering in the UK, this particular RS200 is one of a handful of ‘post-production’ versions of the car, manufactured from a bank of spare parts intended to keep the original cars running.

Commissioned by Kent-based R.T Quaife Engineering, the same firm that produces upgraded differentials and transmissions popular in performance applications, the post-production RS200 was assembled by Gordon Spooner Engineering, the same firm responsible for Ford’s factory rally cars.

The build largely followed Ford’s ‘Evo 2’ factory specifications, of which only 24 cars were originally built, but features revised camshafts, larger 18-inch wheels, and upgraded AP Racing front brake discs and calipers. Despite being a UK car, the build was completed as a left-hand drive model. 

The 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine reportedly produces ‘around 400bhp’ (298kW), putting it between the 186kW official road cars and the reported 433kW output of Evo 2 competition versions.

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The interior stays close to original specifications, with red bucket seats and a red-rimmed steering wheel, but with the addition of carbon-fibre door cards. The exterior is finished in silver, making it the only silver RS200, according to the listing.

Despite not being one of the official production cars from the WRC program, interest in this close-to-factory-spec car is expected to be high, further boosted by the fact that it has covered just 3540km since completion.

The listing does not include a price, however, with DK Engineering inviting expressions of interest from potential buyers.

Check out the RS200 listing in more detail here.