Ford RS200S Full Detail Of Insane Rally Car Legend! $500,000 Group B Rally Car Paint Restoration

This is a Ford RS200s 1 of 2 ever made in black and is a complete disaster for a car valued at $500,000. It has swirls and scratches from driving through the woods and 100 MPH and in need of its First Wash in Years. I had to polish the black paint which was rock hard and required much more paint restoration than the original plan for this full detail.
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[@upperborders]

My old neighbor (germany) owns one of those. Been living here for 15+ years and never saw it. One month ago he opened his garage and this Beauty stared me right in the eyes.

[@tjsands9398]

He never opened his garage in 15 years?

[@SL-of9nl]

​@@tjsands9398i think he didn't show it for his neighbour's but this doesn't mean that he didn't show it for his good friends or familiars. After neighbour's had known this they need to think why not them)))

[@markus9333]

Ask him is it a 1.8t or 2.1 evolution

[@mojo9583]

I am a janitor as 2nd job. One day a roofer was leaning against one of the 15 garage doors and it popped open.. behind it was a BMW M3 e30 covered in dust. Been there for a couple of years and never seen the owner. Starts to rust but the engine looks brand new. Don't ask me why I know that. 😅

[@missingremote4388]

●● by chance Can you purchase the car?

[@jrzez]

Might be one of the most historically significant and overall special cars I have ever seen on here. I would've went over a bit of it's heritage, because it is truly one of those unicorn cars. You can put pics of the car next to anything you've done in the past like lambos, ferraris, etc, and this would be deserving to be in their company for sure.

[@raffaelearmellino8117]

Well, he even detailed a McLaren F1 LM and an F1 car

[@al1356]

Love the fact that it is still on its original UK number plates. I seem to remember the Kent Police force used one for a short time as a fully functional patrol car. Great video

[@micglou]

It was Essex and it was only a test... more of a publicity stunt if you will. They made it because back then Ford Rally used an old airfield an shared it with the local police force helicopters.

[@Ein2404]

and it has no mot or tax 😂

[@remlap42]

@@Ein2404 funny that

[@missingremote4388]

Police... lol

[@1tillys]

@@missingremote4388 if you Google rs200 police car there is an image of it pulled up with a 3 door cossie infront of it and then there is a later mickey take image of a new focus rs in police livery pulling over an rs200 😁

[@michaellegg6081]

There isn’t a better channel than ammo on KZbin. Most consistent and enjoyable watching out there. Thanks Larry!

[@AMMO-NYC]

Thank you!

[@Bwill-hn2pc]

@@AMMO-NYC what should I use on carbon fiber wheels? Unpainted …

[@gamby16a]

It has 1600 miles on it. It's a garage queen. A dope AF garage queen. Insane car. The suspension is nuts--pure racecar.

[@Zsword92]

Nice to see a group B legend getting some love

[@ncc74656m]

This is, by far and away, the car I most desire in the world. If I could just pick any one car, I'd go for an original RS200. They've been my favorites since one was my favorite Matchbox car back in the day because it rolled the best, and I fell in love with the beauty of them.

[@benbirch2393]

That's crazy talk

[@brozo89]

Larry, I kinda wanna see you and Tavarish do a colab on his flooded McLaren 🤞😊

[@d1sk0fr3ak]

For several years I had the opportunity to see the B group running in Portugal, I went for several years with my father to see the double passages in the central region of Portugal. Since Joaquim Santos' RS200 accident in Sintra, it has never been the same.

[@afonsofreitas3595]

🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@GameRelic]

No way, this is my ultimate dream car. Far above the F40, F1, Countach, and 2000GT for me.

[@kingvamp.]

damn!

[@benbirch2393]

That's crazy talk

[@mayadenton9329]

Amazing video! I love the fact that there were only 2 black ones made ever, which makes this video more enjoyable to watch knowing that this car is super rare! Awesome work! Keep up the amazing work Larry!

[@mackhancock2372]

1:21 bro gave him an atomic handshake

[@davidruttkay62]

This is one of my favorite cars. So cool to see it in so much detail.

[@mnunez10]

you sir have great taste!

[@L3giT_Hax]

Rest easy Ken, every time I see one of these now I'm reminded.

[@alangreenwood870]

My all time favourite car….. grew up in the 80s and loved seeing these on the tv. Seen a few over the years at Various Ford shows. Great job Larry.

[@bondy284]

You made my day Larry @ 5.30am👍🇦🇺

[@cadmando18]

That black is crazy. I love it! Composite is very rough. I detailed a black Lotus Elise that was very bad. It took me about a week to do that one. I was so nervous that I'd go through the very thin paint. It looked like it had been detailed before as well. Great tips on the heat transfer on composite surfaces, that is something not too many people think about.

[@JonBloomer]

the RS200 was my favourite car growing up, I remember my dad taking me to a WRC stage in England and seeing these fly past me, amazing

[@markbuckley4152]

Another great video Larry! I recently purchased your Mud Tire Gel. Hands down the best tire dressing I’ve ever used!

[@HHAS]

Parabéns ao brasileiro que alcançou o posto de serviço nessa estética automotiva que a muitos anos gosto de acompanhar o serviço! Incrível como todos os valores são diferentes no primeiro mundo!

[@LOGEZZZZZBRO]

One of the coolest cars you’ve had on your channel over the years. Incredible work as always!

[@MigleschienHysteria]

Love the fact it’s got the uk plates on

[@kenbode8806]

Amazing detail as always Larry! Looked like a fun car to work on!

[@gavinchia5841]

I remember reading about this car in a Car Magazine when I was a kid. Rally Royalty!!! Great job preserving it 🤩

[@randyealy310]

Such a great way to start a Sunday! Thank you Larry! Amazing transformation.

[@thomaslittle1311]

Michael, totally agree! Larry is the best. I can't believe one of the cable channels hasn't picked him up!

[@steezjenkins]

I"ve been following this channel for awhile and am finally starting to get to my neglected car. A new bunch of new parts and such are on the way. I figured give AMMO a try and dang. I ordered part of what I need to get going and the response to my order was impressively fast. I ordered on my lunch break out here in Oregon and already have a tracking number. This is awesome,, Thank you!

[@PapaDoc215]

You ever consider putting a retractable curtain up between the hexa-grid bay and the wash bay to save your self from some rework?

[@rice-rocket]

Great video.👍 The carpets are probably glued in as the RS200 was never intended as a road car. When they were banned from competition at the end of '86, the remaining cars went to Tickford to have interior trim put in them. Iirc they were around £50000 when new. Not cheap at the time. This is on British number plates. Anything with a C prefix denotes it was registered between August 1985 and July 1986. The originals had the 1.8l BDA and the Evo versions had the Brian Hart developed 2.1l. Nice example.👍

[@iboyd2824]

Wowsers, this is stunning! I have very little idea about the technicalities of what you guys do, and I'm guessing that there's a lot more to it than this video suggests. I thought I was a 'car clean freak' myself (until I watched this video), so this kind of work is eye candy for me. I have to admit, I came here for the RS200, but the detailing and end result is 100% worth a subscribe.

[@AutoRetroUK]

So much want for this car!!! this is the stuff of petrolhead dreams - an absolute rally legend!

[@brunohache268]

My dream car ever since I was a child. Had a white Matchbox with blue stripes on it. Still have it.

[@neildaniel8232]

The carpets are glued as the cars were not built to any standard, they were literally thrown together to meet the homologation rules. There was no thought to making a premium fit or finish on them, it was all about performance. Nearly every one that's left is on much better condition than they were when they were originally sold. Also it's really strange (but funny) seeing a right hand drive car on UK plates in your workshop, the familiar in an unfamiliar setting!

[@TruckerGaz]

Great video of a great car... Yet another piece of British automotive history ending up in America.

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Larry you need to put Ammo Studio stickers on like the car dealers did in the 70s - on the back of car and impossible to remove😂

[@AMMO-NYC]

Lol

[@r0b3rt_959]

This car made driving into crowds a thing before Mustangs 💀 (1986 Portugal Rally)

[@charlessale409]

Oh come on man

[@EB240]

Heck yeah, one of the top 5 coolest fords ever made.

[@MalteseMafia]

Stunning transformation 👌

[@andreashaynes3346]

That was awesome Larry. Remember the RS200 when they were first rallying and your detailing is outstanding 👍👍👍

[@M1LAD81]

Beautiful work, Larry! And a beaut of a pedigree rally car.

[@matthewadkins9810]

Ammo NYC never disappoints! This is awesome, love seeing cars like this.

[@henrikjakobsson9766]

There's a frickin Countach in the backgroud, epic!

[@rych7852]

I'm thinking, why don't they move that out of the way whilst they're doing this car??

[@artrihs]

These series are like a reward to me after long day at work.

[@famasmaster2000]

Knocked it out of the park Larry 👍 So nice 👌

[@kyleh4557]

You just can’t beat a cup of fresh coffee with a new Ammo video to start the day 😮‍💨💅

[@Laeeqahpaulse4031]

There isn't a more iconic car that you have done a legend in world rally she is beautiful Larry once again awesome job keep on bringing out awesome content 👏 🎉

[@hypernexoius3000]

that beginning hand shake was magnificent

[@mikelee990]

This was one of my favorite cars in the 80's

[@bhumiriady]

Been waiting for the RS200 detail video for some time and it's definitely well worth the wait! As always, I enjoyed it so much.^^

[@bernandoturner4840]

They Found one of the Best Detail Guy’s to Detail this Car.. Probably One of the Top Detail Men in the Country… Will be Done Right when He Finished..😄💯👻

[@OMAEWA-dx1si]

When a legend detailing a legend!

[@rjnation5042]

Always a pleasure to see your work, very special little car, Rj in Oz

[@jonathanlegge1666]

Love that it still has our UK number plates on it!

[@ImysGarage]

Stunning machine ❤

[@Thatonefuckinguy]

Came to this channel after I saw episode 10 of the rescue and repair series on the airplane! Thanks so much for looking up on the plane while Jason was getting checked out. Love the content too and yea, positive vibes all around.

[@TheOriginalArchie]

I've learned so much from this channel, I treat my cars so differently now. Almost to a fault though, similar to when you learn how movies are made, you then start to analyze everything you see. For instance, I was watching a video yesterday of KZbinr Schmee. He drove a few of his cars to a viewing meetup, and it was raining and his cars gathered tons of soil and rocks. In the video, he was moving the rocks and soil off with a dry cloth, spreading it over the paint with no lubrication. I almost had to turn the video off because it was hurting my mind so much. 😅

[@TheTbond]

Never clicked on a video faster. My dream car. Amazing vid as always!

[@ScrappersDetailing]

Awesome work and storytelling!

[@mpd8475]

Saw an Evo version of these being driven HARD at a Rally Festival here a couple of months back, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a car accelerate so hard. I’m sure it was an illusion, but it seriously looked like it was accelerating harder than the F1 cars I see each year. People who have spent their whole life around fast cars were taken aback at just how quickly it picked up speed.

[@kendavis1198]

THAT...... Is a Rare Vehicle! Nice Job Larry. Dang.... I wish I had a place like that to do Detailing Stuff. 👍🏼.

[@tommyj674]

Casually spraying down a 1 of 2 rare rally car next to a countach...living the life Larry! Proves hard and work and dedication can get you anywhere you want to go!

[@jackwarren3080]

RS200 Ghia! Never knew such a thing existed. Love it!

[@jasierarce]

Awesome job Larry

[@marshprofessionaldetailing9794]

This was a really cool episode. That detail turned out fantastic and that car is just unreal.

[@scottwilson7927]

What a great episode these cars are so rare even in the uk and to see one on the channel in the US is pretty cool . I see one last year at silverstone in white timeless classic 😀

[@jacobs.9797]

Those HANDSHAKES though. Love the car too.

[@nissan300zx6]

I know right!! Now that’s a damn handshake!! 🤝👌

[@jayweb702]

Incredible car! Would love to own one, and awesome detail job, simply perfect!

[@ValkyrieLightwing]

Oooo I've been waiting for this one 😎 time to kick back and enjoy some detailing on Group B insanity.

[@granthawtree4669]

Had the chance to detail an ex Ford works RS200 about 10yrs ago was a bunch of fun

[@TundeEszlari]

Brilliant video.

[@CockadoodleLou]

What a gorgeous machine, Legendary even!

[@adammcallister2260]

On a UK plate and still, seemingly, registered in the UK. That’s a rare old thing to have in the US.

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

What an awesome car!

[@tenover4068]

Epic detail!!

[@moonshinershonor202]

I relent. I'll watch and give a like. That Black Beauty deserved some love and attention.

[@battfinkz]

Now this is a dream car, over anything I've seen you detail. I grew up watching group B, spent many cold 3am starts standing in my local forests here in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 watching rally for many years as it moved on, but I always loved the RS200, even if the 1700T they cancelled for it was dare I say it a little sexier lol.

[@alexandreleal655]

This is a rare rally car well done from Portugal

[@kkang5]

Another amazing episode Larry, you truly made this unicorn look the part. I can't wait for the countach episode next week!

[@babyyoda7662]

love the piston door handles

[@1tillys]

My dad worked for Reliant motor cars, because Reliant were built in fibreglass Ford had several Reliant employees work on the RS200 because of their knowledge and working history of fibreglass. I have a photo somewhere with my dad stood in front of 3 RS200’s just about to be loaded onto a transporter. Think they were £55,000/$68000 new.

[@MrDavidfball]

strange fact, the cars were mostly built at Reliant in Tamworth near Birmingham, this was due to the RS 200's having kevlar reinforced glass fibre bodies, the reliant group used Glass Fibre on most of their cars including the infamous Reliant Robin 3 wheeler as seen in the BBC comedy 'Only fools and horses'

[@SIERRACOS]

They weren't built by Reliant. The were assembled by ford in an ex Reliant factory in Shenstone.

[@MrDavidfball]

@@SIERRACOS and who made the bodies for the RS200

[@SIERRACOS]

@@MrDavidfball Yes reliant manufactured the body panels.

[@MrDavidfball]

@@SIERRACOS very little on the rs200 is direct from ford even its RS division, Interiors were sourced from Recaro, the Engines were built and developed by Cosworth, the bodies were built and attached by reliant, so basically the only parts Ford made would have been the Chassis and maybe suspension parts though those were probably made to order by a 3rd party.

[@SIERRACOS]

@@MrDavidfball saying they were mostly built by Reliant in Tamworth is wrong. They they were assembled by ford employees in a leased factory in Shenstone. Some of the body panels were manufactured by Reliant, That's the extent of Reliants involvment.

[@aye3678]

Amazing as always!

[@falten4538]

Awsome as allways!❤

[@davidt3563]

I love the old body molded spoilers of the 80s. Such a pretty car.

[@Redappolyon87]

You are SO LUCKY Larry. The RS200 is number 1 in my top 3 dream cars. My hope one day is, at a minimum, drive one someday

[@Adam151082]

Dream car!! 😍

[@edwardnelson3413]

Just placed my master blaster order! Thank you

[@m.i.a.s7634]

That ain't a car, that's a unicorn!

[@ncc74656m]

In case you were unfamiliar, Larry, these were famous for killing a couple of their drivers and are often credited as "the car that killed Group B rally." These were 600hp early AWD monstrosities that were too much to handle for most drivers, especially in a rally environment where spectators crowded the track, and sometimes entered it.

[@EcuChris]

That would explain the stinky stress sweat.

[@burnerog]

Let’s be fair here Kate… The cars weren’t responsible for ‘killing spectators’… it was the organisers of the rallies in those days who were responsible for the lack of crowd control.! Rally cars are even quicker in 2023 than the Group B cars were. The fact is, there’s much improved spectator crowd control these days (and nights)

[@ncc74656m]

@@burnerog If we're truly being fair, I didn't say they killed spectators, did I? I said they killed a couple of their drivers. I explicitly named the spectators as partly responsible for their fates in relation to the RS200 crash that killed a bunch of them, bc the driver had to try to avoid some who had entered the track. The fact is that yes, it was the responsibility of the race organizers, but also of those who literally walked out onto the track for the most dramatic views. And while the power is higher and speeds are faster today in some respects, the critical difference is that they are using computer controlled stability and AWD programs that dramatically improve stability and handling for the drivers behind the wheel. These cars were significantly less advanced at the time, AND it was the first season that such absurd power had been put to the test, where drivers have also learned to better control it.

[@crazyjoedavola9002]

This beast deserves that white o.z. racing wheels seen on most of rally fords.

[@senatorchinchilla5389]

The carpets in a lot of cars are glued down. My 1997 Rav4 was like that.

[@slipknot5037]

One of my dream cars. As a kid I remember one in my local ford dealer...crystals

[@LoftechUK]

Thank you

[@kylejones2798]

Was that a Seinfeld reference? “The O didn’t stay with the B”? 😂

[@tfitz44]

That black paint looks sick! Gotta love the way black on any car, but not for folks like me with OCD tendencies. 😂 Heck, it still freaks me out, on any age vehicle, the way you spray cleaner on the dash/console and use a brush to clean it. Like on my 2021 Ram Rebel, with all the electronic components, it makes me nervous that something will quit working, mainly the control panel on the driver and passenger sides. But it makes sense though, because your not actually spraying water onto it and soaking it. Another fantastic video! Thanks Larry!

[@jasont2074]

Man, what a vehicle

[@gunsnsails]

Slick! Really cool to get one of those in the shop!

[@m.faizan6739]

What a beautiful and amazing car

[@ericcortez6486]

this or a 22b sti are my dream cars!

[@ryanlamarca1402]

Thank you for that Seinfeld reference, Larry! Blame it on the valet.