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Ford Escort WRC

1997 · Manual · Multicolour

POA

Listed today at Project1903, Ulverston. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1997
Registration: P6 FMC
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo
Power: 224 bhp
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: AWD
Body: Hatchback
Colour: Multicolour
Doors: 3
Previous owners: 4
Generation: Escort WRC (1997–1998)

About this car

This is a works-built Ford Escort WRC, constructed in late 1996 and registered in January 1997 by Ford Motorsport at Boreham. It is chassis #4, later updated to 4A, and sits among the first cars built for the new World Rally Car regulations that replaced Ford's Group A programme.

It made its debut on the 1997 Monte Carlo Rally with Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya, finishing second overall. It went on to contest rounds including Sweden, Portugal, Tour de Corse and the Acropolis, and Jarmo Kytölehto took third in Finland. In 1998 it was updated to the latest specification by RV Fabrications, which confirms the original shell remains. Ford Turkey ran it in 1999 and 2000, and it was rallied in the UK until 2015.

The engine was rebuilt in 2020 to correct specification and has covered little since, mainly at Goodwood. The page lists four former keepers, an MOT that expired in January 2021 and documentation covering results, shell identity and engine build. No odometer reading is given, and it is presented as eligible for historic rallying.

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 (Works World Rally Championship car (Cosworth YBT 2.0 turbo, 4WD); no road-car factory performance data published. Power figures were restricted by the turbo restrictor and weight was the rally-rules minimum, so both are left null.).

Engine: 1,993 cc, 4 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Turbocharged