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1975 Ford Escort Rally Car Built to left-hand drive specification and prepared for rally specification in Finland
United Kingdom • 9 Oct 2024
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This is a left-hand drive 1975 Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800 rally car, with known ownership since 1997 and rallied in Finland until 2013. It needs mechanical and regulatory improvements, and some body work.
Condition
5
The vendor states that the car needs improvement to both the mechanicals and updates to fulfil competition regulations. It is a 'good starting point'. The shell appears to be relatively solid, but the vendor advises it could be 'further improved'.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
BBATRY78856
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
LHD
When the Escort was re-launched as the 'Mk2' for 1975.
The RS1800 model made its winning debut as a works Group 2 car on the Granite Rally in April 1975, victory going to Roger Clark.
In that year's Lombard-RAC Rally, Timo Makinen brought his RS1800 home ahead of the field to score the car's first major international success.
It would be the first of five consecutive Lombard-RAC victories for the RS1800 and its Escort RS Group 4 derivative.
In 1979 the Escort brought Ford its first World Rally Championship for Makes while works driver Björn Waldegård became the first official World Rally Champion.
Built during 1975, chassis BBATRY78856 is an early example of a two-door Mk2 Escort and was delivered in left-hand drive form.
Little is known about the early history, however, the Finnish documents on file show known ownership since 1997.
It is understood that it underwent its rally preparations during this period, which included the fitment of a 1600cc crossflow engine, twin choke We...
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£10,750
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£25,594
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Highest Price (Since 2020)
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