Mk2 Rally Spec Escort

*ding*

-- JackH

now SOLD

so to the so called experts.

You know nufffing.

Yeah, some people spend time making they're cars look pristine. Personally I'd rather spend my limited time and money sorting out the oily bits. If it was a proper group 4 spec car you could understand it, but its not.

But you could quite happily throw away the value of the car and hours and hours of time making it look 'almost good'. In my book, as long as it's solid and the important bits are straight I couldnt really care what the rest looks like (to a degree).

I've spent enough time with people who race hot rods and bangers, to know that more care and preparation is put into the bulk of the cars than race in their respective classes, than that apparently has had.

I'd be ashamed to turn up even to a banger meet in something as badly prepared as that.

-- JackH

Just for the record, I never claimed to know anything. Out of interest, what did you get for it?

Not *ding* at all. Mk2s arent that common, especially in 3 door, prep'd form for a couple of grand. They're the weapon of choice for events in Wales, so I'm not surprised its been snapped up already.

£2100 at a guess

Hmmmm road rally car....

£2,100 the owner was happy with that.

It wasn't mine. I'd not have shed like that.

well spotted :)

Lol.

That's hardly what you'd call 'prepped'.

More 'I need some cash, quick, so I'll sling something semi OK looking together this weekend'.

Please do explain why.

Big brakes, cage, quick rack, extinguisher, coil overs, buckets/harnesses etc - more than adequate for road rallies, and a good basis for a stage car.

A mate of mine bought a 5 dr mk2 with a 2.0 pinto for £800. He's aiming for a similar spec and has spent thousands and it still isnt anywhere near ready over a year later.

Carl Gibbs wrote: way the value in the car.

Bollocks. My local dealer was flogging a prepped and proper RS2K for £2,500; and it was straight.

Though 3 door Mk 2s are pretty rare - I can just picture someone doing the stages in an Escort Estate. Though, I reckon I'd go for a Mk 1, for the really classic look (Mk 2s have Mk 1 back ends on the estates anyway).

Richard

It looks as though it was slung together by Steevie Wonder.

I've never seen a rally car with such badly fitted panels.

You should have bought it then, because you could have made some money on that!

I wouldnt go for either - too expensive for what you actually get :)

3dr Mk2s are very rare indeed. only the estates were 3 dr.

The best ones were the 2 drs though.

Nah, I'd pay huge money for a mint Mk2, they're worth it.

I used to have one in my mini - you could run what would be a rally only cam for the stock 1275 engine as a pretty tractable road cam. That thing was pretty much uncatchable along the twisties... At least it was until I stuffed it through a wall.

1460cc was doable, and in fact 1600cc is possible if you grind a couple of bits off the bottom of the block casting and fit a B-series crankshaft. And there are companies making 16v crossflow heads for the A-series...

I had a 1460 lump in a 1275 GT.

Quick little bastard that thing, used to have no problem keeping up with the tuned 2.0 Escorts my mates had at the time, just couldn't pass them or do the top end stuff the Escorts could do.

Yeah thats the one, you know what I meant.

If I had plenty of money I would, but I havent, so I wouldnt :)