Escort sports sedan (Australia)

[mattj]

Hi all

Just came across this great forum and had to join straight away!

18months ago I got a old sports sedan from maffra in Victoria, I'm not certain but I think it is a old group c car turned into a sports sedan. It had a mid mount turbo 350 Chev and has a mazda tear end with commodore front suspension and steering and holden brakes the whole way around.

Just wondering out of interest while I rebuild the car (with a 250bhp holden 202 I have) does anyone recognise the car and possible have any history on it? I have found the 4 digit logbook number stamped on the strut top so I have a replacement cams logbook coming

Cheers
Matty

As we picked it up

[CobraV8]

Sell the Holden and put another 350 chev in it. Will be a fun car.

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, that is cool! Do you have any info at all on it? I agree, stick a 350 Chev back in it. It'll be a heap of fun!

[mattj]

Cheers fellas, na no info whatso ever.. I got in contact with one of the old sponsors but no luck.. I'd love to know the origins of the car and what not

[mattj]

How it's looking now

[Rod Grimwood]

Matt, they sound horn with Chev pipes out side, get a crate engine to start, you will love it.

Got any shots of suspension set up,

[Jac Mac]

Because it had a Chevy is probably why its got no notable history, you can fix that put a 4.125" x 3.25" SBF with 8 into 1 exhaust and go get some podiums... those SBC things are museum pieces nowadays!

[Rod Grimwood]

Jac, at least they can be put in a museum in one piece.

[CobraV8]

I saw somewhere that the sbc is the largest manufactured engine ever. Lots of parts, cheap, good motors. Normally I would say ford in an escort, but this one has some history there somewhere so why not stick to it.

I have a chev cobra and get sick of knockers, it has been a great motor, reliable, powerful and I don't care what the brand is.

[Rod Grimwood]

CobraV8; I have a big cheek and tongue to fit, mum left me the wooden stirring spoon, Never worked that out as I don't cook.

[Jac Mac]

Jac, at least they can be put in a museum in one piece.

Some people who misjudge me would suggest that I occasionally stir things up a bit as well.... but even the museums are rejecting the chevs these days, hiding them out of sight....don't believe me... check out the latest happenings at the Corvette museum in Bowling Green Kentucky... some kind folk even suggest that Ford had something to do with it!!

[Mark Fiddyment]

All V8's sound great regardless of your favoured brand and the jokes between rival camps. One I recall is "do you know why they paint Ford motors blue..... so it doesn't frighten the fish.