A Metro lookalike is being revived by a Welsh company – for just under £300,000.
Motorsport Tools of Pwllheli has announced its plans for the £295,000 Audi powered recreation it is calling 6R4 because it does not hold rights to the Metro name.
Just five of the 450bhp 3.0V6 models will be made this year but don’t be surprised if other restromods appear in subsequent years as the company has previously built Escort Mk1 and Mk2 models for road and competition use.
The 6R4 will also be built to a customer’s specification for road or motor sport and feature modern upgrades to improve reliability over the original Metro 6R4 used in international competition.
Meanwhile, Boreham Motorworks has secured a worldwide, brand licence agreement with the Ford Motor Company to produce and remaster a series of some of Ford’s most historically significant road, race and rally icons.
The first vehicle in the series will see the return of the legendary Ford RS200 by Boreham Motorworks on its fortieth anniversary with an entirely new, ground-up build of a road-legal Group B-inspired drivers’ car.
The iconic Ford RS200, first launched by Ford in 1984, was engineered to compete in the World Rally Championship. Boasting a mid-engine layout, advanced four-wheel-drive system and a lightweight composite body, the Ford RS200 became one of the most revered rally cars of the century.
Additionally, Boreham Motorworks has been entrusted to continue some of Ford Motor Company’s most historically significant road, race, and rally icons, creating blueprint-accurate, period-sympathetic vehicles with continuation VIN numbers, the first of these being the Ford MK1 Escort.
Introduced in the late 1960s the MK1 became synonymous with motorsport success with its lightweight design and advanced suspension setup that provided exceptional handling and agility on both road and rally stages.