1989 NZ Sports Sedans

[rogered]

Was the Rouse 1985 BTCC winner XR4Ti the one that was turned into a Cossie look-alike Sports Sedan....and was for sale on Trademe a short while ago?

No that was the ex crighton eggenberga car. when to petch, made to a cosworth, made to the green francivic sports sedan etc

The oxton car has me stumped. i can only assume it went back overseas (or down the south island where all the good gear ends up
Be keen to know where it went

[Haga]

cheers for that

I noticed an ad for (as described in the ad) Eggenb Pinto turbo motor for sale a short time later.

Hope it was re-united with the car if was an original engine for it.

[Steve Holmes]

No that was the ex crighton eggenberga car. when to petch, made to a cosworth, made to the green francivic sports sedan etc

The oxton car has me stumped. i can only assume it went back overseas (or down the south island where all the good gear ends up
Be keen to know where it went

I didn't know that. So the white Gary Croft Husqvarna Cosworth, was actually originally the Crichton XR4i? So it must have had the bodywork changes made too, including the conversion to the rear side windows?

Haga is right though, there was a sports sedan that appeared many years ago based on an XR4i body. Wasn't the green Francevic car, it was quite different to that.

It'd be interesting to know what happened to the Rouse car. It did have a celebrated history, having won the '85 BTCC.

[conrod]

Thanks for that info Rod. Does the Manon Escort still exist?

yes it does, someone decided it would look better with a Sierra nose on it (I kid you not!) and grafted one on after Bruce sold it. A friend of mine owns it, and has restored the front back to original. All there, but needs restoration, might be for sale soon.

I didn't know that. So the white Gary Croft Husqvarna Cosworth, was actually originally the Crichton XR4i? So it must have had the bodywork changes made too, including the conversion to the rear side windows?

Haga is right though, there was a sports sedan that appeared many years ago based on an XR4i body. Wasn't the green Francevic car, it was quite different to that.

It'd be interesting to know what happened to the Rouse car. It did have a celebrated history, having won the '85 BTCC.

yes correct, the Gary Croft car was the Eggenberger XR4Ti converted into an RS500. Mark Petch told me he had so many spares when he bought the RS500 (Peanut Slab) car from Walter Wolf, they used some to convert the Eggenberger car.

I would be grateful for any pics anyone might have of this car, in whatever shape or form it happened to be, and there were a few!

I too am interested to find what happened to the Rouse car, it seems to have vanished. BTW, the Eggenberger car was LHD, and the Rouse car RHD.


This is the Eggenberger car as it sits today:



We are about to begin work converting it back into its original Gp.A spec, here it is at Puke in Jan 1987:




Conrad Timms

[kiwi285]

yes it does, someone decided it would look better with a Sierra nose on it (I kid you not!) and grafted one on after Bruce sold it. A friend of mine owns it, and has restored the front back to original. All there, but needs restoration, might be for sale soon.



yes correct, the Gary Croft car was the Eggenberger XR4Ti converted into an RS500. Mark Petch told me he had so many spares when he bought the RS500 (Peanut Slab) car from Walter Wolf, they used some to convert the Eggenberger car.

I would be grateful for any pics anyone might have of this car, in whatever shape or form it happened to be, and there were a few!

I too am interested to find what happened to the Rouse car, it seems to have vanished. BTW, the Eggenberger car was LHD, and the Rouse car RHD.


This is the Eggenberger car as it sits today:



We are about to begin work converting it back into its original Gp.A spec, here it is at Puke in Jan 1987:




Conrad Timms

I saw and photographed this car sitting on a trailer at the BMW Festival and wondered why it was there. Will be great to see this car back on track. We seem to have a few Sierra's here in NZ, including factory cars.