Paul.G

RS2000 4×4

This looks like a nice unmolested Mk5 facelift 4×4 for auction at Historics Classic & Sportscar Auctioneers This 4×4 version of the Ford Escort RS2000 which reputedly only 500 were built with just 350 making it for road use and the rest being allocated for competition. This car with only …

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Curborough Test Day

With our entry accepted for the Mull Rally this year it was time to shake Dave’s Escort down to find any gremlins. PAN Motor Club run a test day at Curborough Sprint Course, which was the ideal setting to put some miles on the car before the long trip up …

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Welcome to the new Site!

So after 5 years of the old look and feel we thought it was time to update the website! Hopefully you like it. The move also will give me change to update the shop categories to include some of the NOS parts that we don’t need, and changed around some …

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Capri 3.0 Sport

A truly stunning Ford Capri 3.0S professionally “Nut & Bolt” restored to show standard by marque experts in 2011 . A genuine Capri 3.0 S finished Ford Oyster Gold with Chocolate/White Carla fabric Recaro seats. Restored by Restore-A-Ford 10 years ago, and still presents in impeccable order . The paint …

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RS National Day 2021

The August bank holiday defied the norm with a dry day for the RS show at Donnington Race Circuit, with concourse, track time and trade stands…the perfect day! Not just a show for Focus RS’s the day had a real mix of cars from immaculate show cars and competition inspired …

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Oval Owners August Mid-Week Meet

Just managed to miss the rain at Rudyard last Wednesday! Last Wednesday brought a number of old Fords out for a run which I had not seen before, from the 1964 Ford Consul Classic Capri to the lovely Mk1 Fiesta SuperSport which was my car of the night! Recently finished …

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Mk1 Escort Ignition Barrel Removal

There are a couple of Mk1 ignitions To start with this is for the later Mk1 type ignition barrel 70AB-3675-A2D Body Like the Mk2 ignition the barrel on this one is retained in the body by a spring, the only problem is that unlike the Mk2 there is no predrilled …

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Capri RS2600

If you are in the market for a more unusual RS then how about this Capri RS2600 on Ebay? This RS2600 is noteworthy for several reasons, being Ford’s first fuel-injected production car and a homologation special for the highly successful RS2600 European Touring CarsThis example could very well be an …

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Saarlouis

The main Ford assembly plant for Europe through the 1970’s and the assembly site for all the UK’s Mk2 RS and Ghia models, after the Escort production moved to the Focus and other models and still a working Fords production site.

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