Steve
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gorgeous
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Rob-e91
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So cool!!
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sand-eel
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Originally posted by ianofbhills
Can somebody explain the reasoning behind the fitting of the dual shock absorbers front and rear?
Its a competition derived car so is it to do with heat build up and how come not all of the cars have the dual set up?
I think they must all have the duel setup in some pics it looks like they just haven't fitted them all as the brackets are there, the rolling shell ones still need an engine so probably just put 2 on as they will have to come back off for the engine fitment maybe.
The double shocks will be because of the massive jumps they will do and the forces will break shit a lot so If 1 breaks the other can still provide a bit of spring/damping.
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Dale
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i can't see pictures/links 
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Eck
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I would petrol bomb that factory. Bastards killed off an awesome car to make that one. Quite awesome itself mind you 
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Joe-Tait
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Quality
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jr
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[quote=Richard-G][quote=Carparticus]Amazing pics especially since they come from someone who worked at the Tamworth plant.
I love the one showing an RS20 with 'Car 200' … Maybe Reliant / Ford were trying a bit too hard to prove 200 had been built  … because it was reasonably well known in the GroupB club that about 144 or so RS200s were madeup as finished cars, yet 200 were required for homologation purposes. There might have been 200 sets of bits though.
Legend has it that when the FIA inspectors turned up to check 200 had been put together, various sheds at Tamworth were packed with them but not all in one spot, but in between checking the management took the inspectors out for lunch or some such. During that break the cars were apparently shuffled around with previously counted cars rolled into unchecked sheds ! Some of the cars were apparently little more than rolling chassis too.
Richard - does your mate who worked at the Tamworth site have recollection of what actually happened ? It would be great to find out what really happened !
haha i bought this subject up with him, in my gleaming eyed optimism i just assumed they built 200 and went home. However he virtually confirmed what you have just said, the cars were counted in the morning at one place (fradley/Alrewas about 15 mins away) then driven to the main reliant premises in two gates in the afternoon, he didn’t comment on total numbers but said not close to 200. It was the staff that drove a lot of these to the other premises and apparently the clutch was a right nightmare, on or off and very stiff. apparently during the 'transfer' of cars the FIA and British Leyland bods were taken out for the afternoon to tour some of the local pubs and restaurants, bringing back some of the champers you can see in the second from last picture before the final count in the main two gates/fazeley factory. after this count they had a celebratory meal
he did however mention to me not to mention any production numbers, though i think its far enough into the history books not to be of worry now
by the way, your car :cloud9: :smokin:
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ed
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I didn't really think anything happened in Tamworth either
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sand-eel
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Shame they never actually got to compete as GroupB was banned soon before launch.
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