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That is a nice shot and the colour is certainly interesting - what was the original finish and do you have the car RP no. to hand? It would be good to see you and the car at a rally next year and where exactly are you based? Regards, Matthew T.

Lovely. You have the darker inserts to the alloys. I prefer the contrast. Look forward to seeing it at a rally at some point.

Thanks. The serial number is 4963 and the car was originally "champagne". I had another car from 1989 in nominally the same colour but it was slightly, very slightly darker than the 1990 car. The photos show the 1990 car.

The launch brochure shows the car with black/dark grey rub-strips and scuttle mouldings. For me that´s definitive. If people like the later versions that´s entirely fine but I like the car as Bertone and Citroen meant it to be in 1988. On the other hand, the Mk1 Focus is better in series 2 guise than series 1, one of the few facelifts that is better than the original iteration. The Series 2 Alfa Romeo 155 is another one in that class.

And some more from the archive...

And some more. The petrol station photo was taken near Lübeck in Germany.

And here´s an arty interior photo.

I do like that colour very much indeed

That petrol station photo is incredible, the car looks awsome...retro-spaceage.

The rust repair to the rear chassis rail is very common and simple to fix, drop the subframe complete, cut out the metal, weld in new, paint and rustproof, bolt subframe back up. It's an afternoons work done DIY, less for a garage with a lift.

Most Series 1 cars have needed such a repair. It is caused by there being two layers of metal so water gets between the two and causes rust.

Dean's car undergoing such surgery.

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