Vehicle details
- Make
- Ford
- Model
- RS 2000
- Year
- 1978
- Fuel Type
- Petrol
THE LISTING
About this vehicle
1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 GENUINE RS2000 FINISHED IN ORIGINAL COLOUR VENETIAN RED,FITTED WITH A COSWORTH YB ENGINE RUNNING JUST SHY OF 500BHP AND COVERING 62,700 MILES FROM NEW
MASSIVE SPEC CAR BUILT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD ENGINE SPEC AS FOLLOWS
ENGINE2-LITRE COSWORTH YB TURBO, LONG STUD 200 BLOCK, MAHLE PISTONS, H-BEAM CONRODS, LIGHTENED & BALANCED CRANK, BIG WING SUMP, PORTED HEAD, HUGE GARRET GT3076R TURBO ON 2WD COSWORTH MANIFOLD, 800cc INJECTORS, DTA ECU, RACE LOOM, PACE RADIATOR, PACE INTERCOOLER, PACER 12 ROW OIL COOLER.
TRANSMISSIONTHIS CAR WAS FITTED WITH A 6 SPEED SEQUENTIAL GEARBOX IT MADE THE CAR DRIVE LIKE A RALLY CAR WHICH MADE THE CAR EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE AND A PAIN TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH MAZDA 6 SPEED GEARBOX, NEW CLUTCH TO HANDLE THE POWER, PERFORMANCE PROP SHAFT & POWER STEERING THIS YEAR AT A COST OF ALMOST £9,000. THIS MAKES THE CAR MUCH EASIER TO DRIVE IN A DAY TO DAY SCENARIO BUT STILL GIVES YOU A SMOOTH GEAR CHANGE WHEN USING THE 500BHP!
SUSPENSION, BRAKES, WHEEL SET UPSUSPENSION - GAZ COIL OVERS, FIVE LINKED REAR WITH WATTS LINKAGE, FRONT BRAKES - AP RACING PRO 5000 PLUS CALLIPERS W/ VENTED BELL DISCSREAR BRAKES - 4x4 COSWORTH CALLIPERS W/ VENTED DISCS.WHEELS - CUSTOM THREE PIECE SPLIT RIMS MADE BY IMAGE BRS ( JUST BEEN RE-SEALED THIS YEAR )
INTERIORSTOCK RS2000 ROLLTOP INTERIOR, FOUR SPOKE RS STEERING WHEEL, PRO ALLO FUEL CELL IN BOOT.HONDA S2000 DIGITAL DISPLAY CLOCKS ALL WORKING PROPERLY FUEL, RPMS, DIGITAL SPEEDO ETC.
LAST OWNER 20 YEARS, THIS CAR HAS NEVER SEEN RAIN IN 20 YEARS.
THIS CAR IS NOT 'QUICK FOR AN ESCORT' ITS A REAL QUICK CAR IN COMPARISON TO MODERN STANDARDS, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT BEING 500BHP, IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A PROPER CAR WITH STACKS OF HISTORY THIS IS THE ONE.
PLEASE GENUINE INTEREST ONLY, NO TEST DRIVES.
THE CAR WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY ME ONLY, I AM HAPPY TO DO SO PROVIDING A DEPOSIT IS IN PLACE AND THE WEATHER IS GOOD.
HOWEVER GENUINE BUYERS WILL SEE THE CAR SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
PART EXCHANGE ALL CONSIDERED CLASSICS / CARS / VANS / MOTORBIKES / SPORT HOME ETC
Vehicle specification
- Make: Ford
- Model: RS 2000
- Year: 1978
- Fuel Type: Petrol
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