350Hp MK1 Cosworth Escort

**cave weta** · 18th October 2010, 14:10

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=322346943

A bit hard to justify in these hard times - but it's pretty flash for an old Ford Escort!

**MisterD** · 18th October 2010, 15:07

$40k and then you'd have to swap the wheels for some minilites and re-spray it orange and black "Mexico" styles.

**Ronin** · 18th October 2010, 15:10

Bang some old crossplys on it. Now that would be fun.

**Banditbandit** · 18th October 2010, 15:30

That's a lot of money for something with too many wheeels ..

**marty** · 18th October 2010, 16:29

That is seriously cool car - from a distance externally would give Marc Willers' Nizola a run, but the interior in the escort is pretty average - this is how an old school performance ride should look >> http://www.performancecar.co.nz/tag/marc-willers

**98tls** · 18th October 2010, 16:36

Love it,not to fussed on all the "show" stuff but other than that

Anyone remember the Escort with the P76 motor in it that raced with much success way back.

**meteor** · 18th October 2010, 17:38

Or even the P76 dropped into that vauxhall chevette as a rally/hillclimb car? What was the name of that hill climb that went up a hill to a hairpin then back down? I think it was somewhere down south.. Chch?

**imdying** · 18th October 2010, 17:43

Originally Posted by marty

- this is how an old school performance ride should look >> http://www.performancecar.co.nz/tag/marc-willers

But it looks so damn stupid with that intercooler and the, errr lovely, white interior

**Kickaha** · 18th October 2010, 17:43

Originally Posted by meteor

Or even the P76 dropped into that vauxhall chevette as a rally/hillclimb car? What was the name of that hill climb that went up a hill to a hairpin then back down? I think it was somewhere down south.. Chch?

Ashley forest, don't remember a P76 one but there was a 308/powerglide Chevette there

**onearmedbandit** · 18th October 2010, 17:54

Originally Posted by imdying

But it looks so damn stupid with that intercooler and the, errr lovely, white interior

+1. Not to my taste.

**Sensei** · 18th October 2010, 18:43

My welding Boss had the only genuine MK1 BDA 1600 in the Southern Hemisphere which he sold not so long ago for I believe over 80-90K , he said he drives it more now for the new owner than he did while owning it , He has now just brought a new 80k Ford Focus RS MountTune with 350HP one of only 100 made , mate has driven it & says it is out of this world & would just wipe a FPV Ford or HSV Commodore off the Planet . It is quicker than an 2010 Subaru & is as quick as an 2010 Evo round a track ! not bad for a front wheel drive . My drive is this weekend so I will take it to my test road & have being told to drive it like I stole it !!!

**98tls** · 18th October 2010, 19:17

Originally Posted by Sensei

My welding Boss had the only genuine MK1 BDA 1600 in the Southern Hemisphere which he sold not so long ago for I believe over 80-90K , he said he drives it more now for the new owner than he did while owning it , He has now just brought a new 80k Ford Focus RS MountTune with 350HP one of only 100 made , mate has driven it & says it is out of this world & would just wipe a FPV Ford or HSV Commodore off the Planet . It is quicker than an 2010 Subaru & is as quick as an 2010 Evo round a track ! not bad for a front wheel drive . My drive is this weekend so I will take it to my test road & have being told to drive it like I stole it !!!

Remember reading an article re a Focus and a GT40 being driven over some insane road in Europe with the Focus all over the 40 like a rash,no surprise really but hey give me a dinosaur anyday.