MK1 RS2000.... any one know this car??
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In reality, Just as fast as the rare cosworth engined RS1600, but with simpler engine.
IMHO they make fantastically cool track day cars. An RS1600 IMO should now be cherished, but I would feel less guilty about some hard days on an RS2000.
TBH though, if trackdays are what you wish to do, you might be better of with any MK1 or MK2 that have had engine conversions. Plenty have tweaked 2.0 in, and would be alot more disposable than a genuine RS.
Correct me if I am wrong here, but the advantage of the MK1 RS versions was that they were all (including the mexico, which was not actually an RS model, it was just adopted by ford fans as such) built by SVO, using type 49 shells (competition shells), whereas the MK2 RS versions were built on the production line. (Except the RS1800, but there were only 120ish Road versions of that anyway.)
It has been a year or two since I read it, but one of my favourite books is Ford RS Escorts, the complete story, by Graham Robson. If you are thinking about an RS escort, read it. Highly recommended.
Unfortunately all the above is not from experience
I wish it were, I love mk1 and mk2 Escys.
IMHO they make fantastically cool track day cars. An RS1600 IMO should now be cherished, but I would feel less guilty about some hard days on an RS2000.
TBH though, if trackdays are what you wish to do, you might be better of with any MK1 or MK2 that have had engine conversions. Plenty have tweaked 2.0 in, and would be alot more disposable than a genuine RS.
Correct me if I am wrong here, but the advantage of the MK1 RS versions was that they were all (including the mexico, which was not actually an RS model, it was just adopted by ford fans as such) built by SVO, using type 49 shells (competition shells), whereas the MK2 RS versions were built on the production line. (Except the RS1800, but there were only 120ish Road versions of that anyway.)
It has been a year or two since I read it, but one of my favourite books is Ford RS Escorts, the complete story, by Graham Robson. If you are thinking about an RS escort, read it. Highly recommended.
Unfortunately all the above is not from experience
I wish it were, I love mk1 and mk2 Escys.
Dimski said:
Correct me if I am wrong here, but the advantage of the MK1 RS versions was that they were all (including the mexico, which was not actually an RS model, it was just adopted by ford fans as such) built by SVO, using type 49 shells (competition shells), whereas the MK2 RS versions were built on the production line. (Except the RS1800, but there were only 120ish Road versions of that anyway.)
Mk1 RS/Mexicos were built at the Aveley plant (Apart from the early Twincams which were built at Halewood), under AVO (Advanced Vehicle Operations). They were standard shells built at Halewood & then shipped to Aveley to be strengthened & converted from type 48 (standard shell) to type 49 (strengthened).Mk2 RS shells (& Mk2 Ghia shells) were built at Saarlois in Germany & are issued with GCAT (GCAF for the 4 door Ghias).
Mk1 RS models had more strengthening added (Strut tops, tramp bars & bulkhead strengthening as well as rear stone deflectors) to the shells than Mk2 RS models (Strut tops & tramp bars only).
There were only 108 RS1800s built as they were more expensive than RS2000s for little extra horsepower
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