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Ford Escort RS1800 Works Group 4

1977 · Manual · White

POA

Listed today at Project1903, Ulverston. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1977
Registration: WTW 568S
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 2.0-litre Cosworth BDG four-cylinder
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: White
Doors: 2
Generation: Mk2

About this car

This is a genuine Ford Motorsport works Escort RS1800, built at Boreham in late 1977 for the 1978 World Rally Championship and first registered WTW 568S in November of that year. It is a competition car rather than a road car, and the odometer reads competition mileage.

In period it was driven by Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen and Björn Waldegård, taking second overall on the Swedish Rally, Rally Portugal and the RAC Rally in 1978. Refreshed by Ford, it went to New Zealand in 1979 and won the Motogard Rally of New Zealand, a WRC round, with Mikkola. It later competed in New Caledonia and finished seventh on the 1982 New Zealand rally.

A professional refurbishment in New Zealand from 2002 aimed to preserve originality, with former Masport team mechanics involved. It keeps its original works bodyshell and a Cosworth BDG engine with twin Weber 48s, a ZF five-speed gearbox and an Atlas differential. It is presented in 1979 Motogard Rally specification, with a Ford Motorsport authenticity document signed by Mick Jones, plus original spares, wheels and tyres.

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 works rally car (Boreham); no official factory performance figures published, so only general layout is given. BDG output and capacity varied, so they are left null.).

Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated