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COLOGNE RANGER

“THIS XR2 IS NOW A LONG WAY FROM THE GROUP 2 RACE CAR IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS”

It says a great deal that even in our modern, highly-connected, drastically-shrunken world, we still find ourselves fascinated by the regional specialities the Ford of almost half-a-century ago deemed it important (in some cases necessary) to bestow upon certain countries and or continents. The internet has done much to condense and homogenise the global old school Ford scene, and yet – and maybe because of, we’re still drawn to special editions, region specific optional extras, or simply a different nation’s approach to building classic Fords.

Enter stage left, Cologne-based Guido Pitzen, the builder — but not the owner — of the

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