FORD Escort MK1 Group 4 – 2.0-litre Pinto engine – 1974

Description

Ford Escort MKI Group 4

- Type-approval certificate: 5566 - FORD ESCORT MK1 TYPE RS2000
- Specification year: 1974 – Complies with Appendix K
– RACB logbook: Mixed Gravel and Tarmac Car

- Vehicle registered under Belgian rally regulations (Red Card)
- Has never been driven in a rally since its complete restoration

- Bodywork fully prepared/welded to Group 4 specifications
- 15-inch wheel arches for gravel rallying (Morocco, etc.)

- 2,000cc ‘Pinto’ 8-valve engine, approx. 170cv, Group 2 specifications (Plenty of torque!)
- Never driven!
- Restored by the Durlet workshop in Chimay (ateliersdurlet.be)
Type 205 engine block, overhauled
New forged Wossner pistons
Forged connecting rods
New Cat Cams camshafts
New Cat Cams cylinder head
New cylinder head (20 km)
RS2000-type partitioned oil sump (part number 23/13V)
Large-capacity aluminium radiator, new water pump

- Type 9HD straight-cut 5-speed gearbox
- New 4-2-1 stainless steel exhaust from BFR Exhaust
- New Webber Type DCOE 45 carburettors, bench-tested
- Banjo-type rear axle (specification 24/24V), ball-jointed control arms, Watt spring suspension (specification 15/10V)
- Short-ratio, Salisbury-type limited-slip differential
- BILSTEIN coil-over suspension (compliant with Appendix K)
- Group 4 pedal box with distribution (33/19V plug)
- Forged 4-piston front brake calipers, 244×20 discs (new)
- 2-piston rear calipers and 244×12 discs (specification 5566)
- Large 50-litre central aluminium fuel tank, Group 4 type (no expiry date)
- Twin Facet fuel pumps, aviation-spec circuit
- New alternator
- New starter motor
- Window tinting
- Aluminium sump guard
- Approved 6-point bolted roll cage (Appendix K) with door crossbars
- Welding on front and rear shock absorber mounts for reinforcement
- GT2i bucket seats with headrests (Valid until 2027)
- Repa 6-point harness (Valid until 2028)
- Full instrument cluster, Stack rev counter + shift light
- Underbody protection
- Hydraulic handbrake
- 13-inch Minilite-style wheels
- ‘Safari’-style bodywork by Buffle (World Cup – in keeping with period livery)
- Bespoke front skid plate (World Cup – period-correct)
- Long-range headlights
- 380mm retractable 3-spoke steering wheel
- Map holder
- FIA circuit breaker
- Flocked dashboard
- Centre console covered in quilted leather
- Brantz 2 Trip-Master (fitted to the passenger door)
- Map reader holder
- 4,250 automatic steel fire extinguisher
- 2 kg manual fire extinguisher

- RACB revalidation required (valid until 20/06/2024)

- Supplied with MOT and Car-Pass