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[captainmorbid]

^^^Were the Fiesta Movement cars based on Euro/Brit 3 doors?

BTW; I believe the company is OLSBERGS MSE, as BRGT350 has stated, and not Olmsberg.

Sorry, I have a cold... heh..

Yes, they were the three door cars.


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[BRGT350]

The first Fiesta Movement cars were production 2010 models built in Germany. They were shipped to England to have a different gauge cluster and infotainment system installed. This meant they would read MPH instead of KPH. From there they were shipped to Baltimore and then to Detroit. These were all 5 door Titanium models with either 16" or 17" wheels depending on where the cars were going. 120 were shipped over and 100 were for the agents.

The second Fiesta Movement (Social Remix) used pre-production 2014 US spec Fiestas and Fiesta ST's. 80 agents received regular Fiestas and 20 received ST's. The ST agents had to wait longer to get their cars because they weren't ready yet. I drove two earlier versions in Brazil, but not all the parts were ST parts yet.

Around 20 or 30 original Fiesta Movement cars went to Team O'Neil for the rally school. They received different tires, Bilstein dampers, roll bar, and 4-point Schroth belts. Otherwise, they are all stock. The rest of the cars were either crushed or sent back to Europe. Mine went back to be a recce car for a rally team. Alex Laffey has a recce car that is identical to mine, so it could be my old car. A few of the second set of Fiesta Movement cars, including ST's went to TON. None of the Fiesta Movement cars could be sold. The first ones were European cars that needed special permission from the EPA and DoT to be here and the second set were pre-production cars.

 

[M-Sport fan]

^^^THANKS for that info!

I'm guessing that the DOT/EPA/NHSTA have a yearly limit on just how many of these exemptions they grant to each of the manufacturers ONLY, and NO ONE else?

I still wonder though just how people get the R5 WRC car(s) registered for street legal use (since we know they must be used on open public roads for the transit sections between the special stages), while being so totally illegal here.

 

[BRGT350]

Some states have lax laws concerning using "kit cars", so that is how you can license a R5. I think the one running at the Sno*Drift had a temporary plate. There is usually some restricted license that is available. My Mustang has one for being historic and there are all sorts of restrictions on how I use the car.

Not sure how the feds handle exemptions. I know the European Fiesta had a big sticker in the engine compartment concerning the EPA exemption. All of the cars had a GPS tracker as well and were not allowed to leave the country. They were closely watched.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Some states have lax laws concerning using "kit cars", so that is how you can license a R5. I think the one running at the Sno*Drift had a temporary plate. There is usually some restricted license that is available. My Mustang has one for being historic and there are all sorts of restrictions on how I use the car.

Not sure how the feds handle exemptions. I know the European Fiesta had a big sticker in the engine compartment concerning the EPA exemption. All of the cars had a GPS tracker as well and were not allowed to leave the country. They were closely watched.

I'm guessing those same states' 'kit car' laws are what let people bring in the very few Escort Cossie RSes/WRCs here as well?

 

[dmb]

i'm new to these cars. i use to race motorcycles.. alot of people would argue that i was just in the way, and i'd have to agree sometimes i was. 65yrs. a few wins in my younger days. but i enjoy this alot, thanks guys. Dennis