You, like us, might have baulked at seeing a Ford Escort RS200 described as a ‘sedan’ in the title – unless, of course, you already know that that is how the Australian-market cars were designated.

Because this RS2000 has come from Down Under: "Do you come from a land down under Where women glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover" And thunder it does, with a two-litre crossflow, high-compression Pinto engine.

There are other differences including: Built in Australia in 1979, there is a rumour that it was used as a press car, although we don’t have any paperwork to confirm this.

The seller bought ‘KVO 261V’ from a UK-based Aussie in 2017, a year after it had been imported.

Like so many of us he started it as a lockdown project – but soon realised he was enjoying the work so much he decided to savour every moment, eventually completing it in 2025.

He’s an experienced panel beater and body man, and it shows in the way ev...