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Ford Escort RS1600i Group A

1983 · Manual · Red

POA

Listed today at Project1903, Ulverston. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1983
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 1.6-litre four-cylinder
Power: 115 bhp
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: FWD
Body: Hatchback
Colour: Red
Doors: 3
Previous owners: 2
Generation: Mk3

About this car

This is a works-supported Group A Escort RS1600i, built by Richard Longman Engineering in Christchurch, Dorset, from a road car delivered by Ford in early 1983. It ran in Datapost livery in the 1983 British Touring Car Championship and the European Touring Car Championship.

Set up as the team's endurance car with long-range fuel tanks, it was raced by Richard Longman and Alan Curnow as car No. 71. The pair won the Silverstone Tourist Trophy in both 1983 and 1984. It also made a one-off BTCC appearance with Karl Jones and served as a spare car. After the 1984 season it went to New Zealand and raced in the Benson & Hedges Series and the Nissan Mobil 500.

The current owner, a New Zealand restoration specialist, bought it in 1988 and later carried out a full rotisserie restoration. The page says it keeps its original bodyshell, Longman-built engine block, cylinder head and special camshaft. Two former keepers are listed and the price is on application.

Written by Vertar from Project1903’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Ford's published spec for the RS1600i road homologation car (1.6 CVH, 115 PS); not for a Group A race car. Unconfirmed figures left null.).

Engine: 1,597 cc, 4 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated