This 6R4 was re-chipped and tuned to 450 BHP. I bought it for myself following my time as a volunteer rescue worker at the WTC on 9/11 where I helped rescue the last two survivors and recover the remains of others loved ones. I used it for a few years before selling it to Lane's Museum. I had developed quite a few medical issues from being at the WTC and needed the money to pay the bills NY refused to pay. Would have liked to keep her but circumstances wouldn't allow it. Nice to hear it run again. Maybe some day I'll visit it. Apparently they don't remember the full history of the car.
@censport2 жыл бұрын
It's great to hear from you. How is your health now?
@drmini93022 жыл бұрын
@@censport Well considering the air we breathed in at the WTC was more caustic than solid lye drain cleaner, I'm just happy to be alive. Thanks For Asking
@wilspu55902 жыл бұрын
@@drmini9302 direct energy weapons used there. Was to be beginning of NWO
@theslimrealshady8 жыл бұрын
I have often pondered what colour my 6R4 should be finished in when I finally get one, and now I know.
@Bulletguy073 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Barton Someone on YT built his replica on a driveway and even did the paint work outdoors! Made a pretty good job of it.
@andrewdrabble89393 жыл бұрын
I wonder if they realise that the engine in the 6R4 was the same engine in the XJ220
@censport3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we do. I've joked about adding a turbo or two just for kicks, but the boss won't let me.
@bernardwarr41876 ай бұрын
Not sure I would have the balls to paint the wheels yellow, but now to done it looks so good.
@possibleproblem4793 жыл бұрын
i wanna build my own replica rs200 when im older. ive already got everything planned out
@possibleproblem4793 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Barton now im thinking its gonna have a few different things than what i originally thinking. i was going to do it with a na cbr1000rr engine which would make it fast but the transmission wouldnt work for more than 20,000 miles because of the load. not to mention cooling which i was planning on doing with the actual ducts and vents and a fat intercooler on the top like the real rs200. so i was thinking either a honda b16 or k20, whichever i come across first and naturally make it rwd since the output shafts will already be in the right direction. the only hunch i have with that is finding a way to reverse the transmission or attach a new one if necessary. that and both the downpipe and turbo with be squished right up against the cabin of the car + the intercooler which will be poking up above everything over roof so ill need some pretty intense heat shielding hence the need for functional ducts and vents, whilst not be a nightmare to work on. but theyre cheeper to turbo and upgrade and since the car will be mid engine, i wont have to struggle with driveshaft position considering the complicated suspension that actual rs200s have. upgrades for the car in general will be pretty cheep as well since the engine itself will be making way more power than the car will ever realistically need. the ecu's also will support actual car electronics like dash clusters and ac to without the need for a bunch of complicated electrical work. it wont have power steering and itll be pretty quick ratio so both cornering and some light drifting will be possible hopefully. itll have a full interior including bucket seats with harnesses and a respectively robust rollcage since itll be a rather small car and dangerous to wreck in. a quick release wheel will also be very practical in this situation if there were to be a fire. also want it to have gullwing doors like the dmc12s which will be kind of practical because of the rollcage and how tightly things will have to fit, but also to compliment the whole 80s theme. idk itll be a project but im really determined to make it happen.
@possibleproblem4793 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Barton i dont think im going to use a shell. itll resemble an rs200 but wont be exact. thats just the reference im going for. itll be more like a really high powered go cart than anything. just a frame made out of a chromoly steel of some sort. main thing im focused on is how that rear suspension is gonna co heed with the engine, wheelbase, and how im going to make the front subframe fit underneath trunk. but i wasnt really all too interested in cars as a kid, me and my brother would watch a ton rally stuff on youtube growing up. but my father worked on snowmobiles which is where my inspiration comes from in terms of sound. i get my inspiration from Liam Dorans rs200. minus the f1 wing and it being slammed, that car looks incredible and sounds kind of like a snowmobile 2stroke. but that metro project sounds awesome. anything 6R4 related is probably pretty expensive or hard to find considering its a classic car. but good luck, that sounds like it'll be a blast to drive to. hope you're able to find the stuff for it. those sound soo good to.
@TheRebelOne.6 жыл бұрын
I remember the late great Tony Pond and Rob Arthur test driving the 6R4 ...B196 XUD in the Shell Donegal International Rally in 1985. It was an absolute jaw dropping animal of a car. The engine blew up due to a stuck throttle. It was embarrassingly fast for the other competitors!
@dspencer88275 ай бұрын
😮6R4 in black 😮😮😮😮 beautiful
@youngscotsman8 жыл бұрын
shame the people looking at it cant tell the difference between a Prius and a Coffee machine..... Great Classic Metro....long live Group B !!!
@censport8 жыл бұрын
They can't tell the difference? Why do you say that?
@jamescree63317 жыл бұрын
+censport Cos it's not a damn Mustang
@censport7 жыл бұрын
You're selling them short, James. The 6R4 is one of our most popular cars among American visitors. We had FIA World Rally on cable TV back in the 80's, along with DTM, Porsche Supercup, etc. So Group B isn't completely foreign to us. Plus, we have visitors from all over the world. You should visit sometime and check out the visitors' map. Don't forget to do the basement tour too.
@Senna-xi1gr3 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@dontaskme70043 жыл бұрын
That's like seeing people in an art gallery looking at The Mona Lisa and saying "well they couldn't tell the difference between a postage stamp and a map of the world"... They're there because they're into that kind of thing.
@steveduffy18003 жыл бұрын
Stunning in black
@kubad86789 жыл бұрын
Prettiest 6R4 I have ever seen O.o
@chrisdavis12098 жыл бұрын
I prefer Tony Pond's blue & white Computer Vision car from the 80s, but this one is certainly unique.
@The1000charlie2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful machine 😍😍👍
@gtisid6 жыл бұрын
think that’s how mine would look, and i would drive it every day and my neighbour would hate me for it
@beeftec58622 жыл бұрын
Any history on the car? Was it a former rally car bought privately and painted as it is, and like that in 2022?
@neilsawdon57566 жыл бұрын
From 2:10 The car is definitely saying "love you" on the low revs and "like you" on the higher revs :)
@thedongerneedfood2156 жыл бұрын
My friend owned this car for a short time, the fastest car 0-60 I’ve ever been in
@RandomnessTube.6 жыл бұрын
Just something about its styling.
@Anolbea7 жыл бұрын
Always great to see the 6R4's, this one is a beauty. A walk around would and a couple of engine views would of been nice tho . Thanks for posting.
@46danz3 жыл бұрын
The scary monster,love it.
@56Gumball3 жыл бұрын
99.999% of people outside of the U.K. haven’t got a clue what this car is.
@cristinaneves45619 жыл бұрын
One of the Rallye Cross car i have see.700hp and big Show
@mikefranky3 жыл бұрын
Leave the oil warm up 1st fella 🤬
@censport3 жыл бұрын
Read the video description before commenting, fella.
@mikefranky3 жыл бұрын
@@censport ......I stand corrected and take that comment back.......Stunning 6R4 by the way
@censport3 жыл бұрын
@@mikefranky No probs (nobody ever reads the description, lol). And thanks. The weather's getting to where it's time to get it out again.
@mikefranky3 жыл бұрын
@@censport ..Is it your car?
@censport3 жыл бұрын
@@mikefranky No, it belongs to the museum where I work. But I get to drive it once in a while.
@ccttv52066 жыл бұрын
Love these cars dude.
@mambastu3 жыл бұрын
Still an awesome car
@madmartigan1858 жыл бұрын
My first car was a metro, a 1.1s, had red seat belts! Loved that car but the first mot I had on it it failed on rust! The fucker was only ten years old but I'm sure English cars used to be made out of recycled crisp packets they were rust buckets, I haven't seen a metro in years!
@samjaggard51398 жыл бұрын
have a look on metro power mate loads if us have them, many with vvc engines in though
@madmartigan1858 жыл бұрын
Thanks I had a look and it bought back some memories, underrated cars in my opinion, the handled lovely and were a really good fun car to drive, one of my mates had a 16 valve gti that was surprisingly quick, it would keep up with another mates rs turbo up to about 70 !
@samjaggard51398 жыл бұрын
Yes, I've got a rover 100 it's having rust sorted at the moment but it's going to be good once it's done
@jamesbagguley8687 жыл бұрын
There's an old fella drives one round my way, gold too, frickin pimp mobile! Always give him thumbs up when i see him, he must be confused as hell! lol. Hopefully i can buy it and 6R4ify it...
@ZappBranning9 жыл бұрын
What a beast i want one .
@paulfallows9233 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the all time greatest sounding cars🤔
@davidkennedy10775 жыл бұрын
The maddest Group B racer of all (and that's really saying something Haha!)
@whatsup84643 жыл бұрын
Audi quattro enters the chat...
@davidlyon63949 жыл бұрын
Fook me, that looks awesome...........
@paulwhite74753 жыл бұрын
Hard to hear exactly what the guy in the background is saying but his facts arent quite right
@kankju128 жыл бұрын
Henri Toivonen.. end of era Groub B..
@Barkevshadian7 жыл бұрын
I finally saw God
@Brascofarian7 жыл бұрын
weird colour scheme... what's the story?
@drmini93022 жыл бұрын
Not weird, it's a tribute to group B or the Killer B's as they were called. Hence the Black and Yellow, get it? Killer B's.
@welshmaniacs168 жыл бұрын
Go ahead and rev a cold engine and pretend like u know what ur doing. Great looking car but this is a group b rally legendary car, it shouldnt have had pimp my ride shit done to the inside wtf
@censport8 жыл бұрын
This video is from an annual event we do at the museum. We highlight several cars, talk about their history, then run them. Each car is prepared for the event and run to operating temperature before the museum doors open in the morning. So the engines aren't revved cold. On the "pimp my ride shit done to the inside", do you mean the yellow windows? You'll have to ask Williams about that. This particular 6R4 was one of the last six, built after Group B was canceled, so it was converted by Williams for street use. The interior of the car is pure rally, not "pimp". Most car museums leave their cars roped off and never run them. We get ours out and drive them, including track time. Most of the museum staff are experienced racing drivers, so we do indeed know what we're doing. But maybe there's something you've learned about 6R4s from playing video games that we haven't learned from collecting, restoring, and driving them?
@tomtom46337 жыл бұрын
censport where abouts is the museum? I have had the pleasure of driving one when I was younger and it was frighteningly fast. My brother was a rally mechanic and I used to take the cars out of the workshop to the farm and get them jacked up, wheels off and washed
@fpnw5557 жыл бұрын
Welsh Mechanics... I think you will find that this was the colour that it was sold in, so it is in an original colour inside and out.....
@daz79ie3 жыл бұрын
@@censport Do you know where to get more information on the car? Photos, videos etc? I absolutely love it and need to know more about it. Cheers.
@censport3 жыл бұрын
@@daz79ie You can see it on the museum's website: www.lanemotormuseum.org/collection/cars/item/mg-metro-6r4-1985 or watch one of our guys tell Nads (of Hoonigan) about it: www.twitch.tv/videos/403517003?t=7566s or just come to the museum on a weekend and take a vault tour and you'll see it in person.
@YINGYANGPOLARBEAR5 жыл бұрын
Drewl!
@censport5 жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@marcusgeorge91403 жыл бұрын
That is the worst 6r4 engine I have ever heard !
@censport3 жыл бұрын
Probably because it's the most muffled 6R4 engine you've ever heard. ;) We had to quiet it down so we can drive it on the street.
@possibleproblem4793 жыл бұрын
i wanna build my own replica rs200 when im older. ive already got everything planned out