January 03 2009
Hot wheels! 1974 Ford Escort RS2000 Zakspeed tribute
Update 16/1: The car didn’t meet reserve with 27 bids and EUR9062
From 3/1:
This is an unfinished project. The seller, who has 20 years experience as a car painter, has to let go because of health problems. He also has more than 11 years of experience with extreme tuning projects, and by God … it shows. What a monster Group 5 Ford racer he’s created! Fantastic!
He took a 1974 Mk I Escort shell and pretty much changed every part that could be changed: wings, doors, scuttle panels, … All chrome parts and emblems were stripped off. Then the car was widened by about 5 centimeters. But the most impressive has to be the paint job. It is based on the Ford Capri 3100 driven by Jochen Maas. It is a Glasurit 2K-HS paint that’s been used: the blue is RAL 5005 signal blue and the white is the whitest white available. Whiter than white! And it shows, it’s really bright. But that’s not all, the car has been rust proofed. Every piece of steel’s edge has been treated with some stuff to stop it from rusting.
Every mechanical part has been changed with Motorsport-Technik parts. The screenwipers have been replaced by a one-arm system. The rear axle has been replaced with a Mk I Capri V6 unit, which is about 4.5cm wider. The rear diff has its own oil cooler. The tunnel has been widened for a 5-gear T9 gearbox. The wheels are 13″ BBS E30 Magnesium wheels, at the front 6.5″ deep and 8″ at the back.
Now you might have started wondering where the engine shots are. Well, the engine is the biggest part that still needs completion. The 2-litre OHC unit has been taken apart for coating and reassembly with all aluminium RS parts. It is fed by a four branch intake manifold with twin 40 Dellortos. Samco hoses have been provided as well. But as mentioned it still needs putting together and fitting into the car. A custom made Powersprint exhaust system also needs fitting. There is some small bits like an analogue clock and a display for the diff oil temperature that need fitting into the dash. But it’s pretty much there otherwise.
The car is for sale here on German Ebay out of Dülmen, which is above Dortmund in the west of Germany. This is the nicest Escort we’ve seen. We are pretty sure it will draw a lot of attention, and not only on the internet …
hola me gusta el ford escort yo tengo uno igual pero no lo tengo modificado me gustaria tenerlo asi como ese pero no tengo dinero para hacerlo si me pueden ayudar que alegria me dieran muchas gracias por leer mi comentario
looking good