Yes I'd be interested to know what happened to that car too conrod. That was a Ford UK works car, built and raced by Rouse, and it won the 1985 BTCC before being bought (I think) by Ford NZ. Whats slightly mystifying is the massive difference in performance/reliability between its UK and NZ showings. In Britain, it missed the opening round, but then won 9 of the 11 remaining races in the 1985 BTCC, backed by one second place, and a single dnf. In NZ it really struggled. It took pole at the 1986 Wellington street race, but retired early. It never seemed to live up to its potential.

I wondered too if it became a Sports Sedan of some kind.