Poo 493r

[chrisp1]

I'm trying to find the history of POO 493R. Originally a works Mexico built as a recce car & used in the Ford Rally school with John Taylor. Still being used competively today although reshelled as a big winged, Vauxhall powered tarmac car on the Welsh circuit. The current driver has owned the car for nearly 20yrs & bought it in its original form.
I'd be pleased to have any info from anybody for the missing years.

[graham John]

I'm trying to find the history of POO 493R. Originally a works Mexico built as a recce car & used in the Ford Rally school with John Taylor. Still being used competively today although reshelled as a big winged, Vauxhall powered tarmac car on the Welsh circuit. The current driver has owned the car for nearly 20yrs & bought it in its original form.
I'd be pleased to have any info from anybody for the missing years.

Hi chris,
that didnt take you long !!!
Gent's, be warned, here we have a rally co driver of some standing who also rallies a three wheeler, AKA the Trotter clan.
generally well known for his thriftiness, Chris P 1 told his two young sons that the ice cream van only sold ice cream when the siren WAS NOT playing tunes


welcome aboard, im sure you will get some help on here, god knows some of them need help themselves.

Dave Pop, Darren, mex, etc etc
you any info to hand ref 493R ?


cheeRS

[Dave1800BDA]

welcome Chris to the site,

The boys across the pond may be able shed a little light as i dont have any info apart from what you have given

Rodney and Sean where are you

without looking at the old vids there was a shot of a recce car in africa i believe, not sure what one it was but i think it may well be a RS2000 tho
cheers Dave

[grum]

looking at the old vids there was a shot of a recce car in africa i believe

btw, ive just remembered that theres a bit on the 1st vatanen vid recceing the safari and he's using OVX 431P (parked in an african petrol station)

[Dave1800BDA]

looking at the old vids there was a shot of a recce car in africa i believe

btw, ive just remembered that theres a bit on the 1st vatanen vid recceing the safari and he's using OVX 431P (parked in an african petrol station)

thats the one i was thinking of, well done gra

[steve p]

I think this is the car I looked at in the early 80's in Netheravon Wiltshire owned by a Gary Davis not sure where he got it from,it was his daily driver.
It then ended up in Salisbury Wiltshire not sure who owned it but saw it outside his house being prepared for rallying.
Steve

[chrisp1]

Sounds like the car. My mate, the current owner, certainly bought it from someone in that area. If you have a contact in the area I'd be pleased to hear about them.

[Miniliteman]

Hi,

here's an article from the Dutch "Autorevue" magazine from july 1977.
There are 3 Escorts in the photos: POD491R (which might be POO but it's def. a D not an O; also on one pic the 4 is missing!), POO49?? and POO493R .

The scans are downsized, if you want the original scan (some Mb's) then let me know.

Leon.

[RabC-RS2-77]

Hi Chris,
Welcome Aboard !........