Ford Escort

[timbo61]

With regards to the Monterosso Mk1 Escort, I will quote from Lee Nicholle on a different forum (if i am allowed),

The Monterosso Escort went to Ron Newbound who fitted a rotary. He crashed it big time at Winton and rebuilt the car with a new shell. he used parts of the roll cage and rebuilt the front space frame the same as original. It looked and performed the same after. Probably a better car as the original neded a LOT of work when Mick aquired it. last I knew Kevin Eyles from Victoria had it, still with rotary power.

[kiwi285]

Not my photo but I loved this car especially as Paul drove the pants off it and stirred up many of the bigger V8's. Jim Richards Carney Racing T/c Escort behind him. Real crowd favourites. Great to hear that it is in safe hands and being rebuilt to race again.

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks for that timbo. Keep the pics coming, they're really enjoyable. You must have a bunch that can be added to the Modified 70s and 80s Saloons thread?

With regards to the Monterosso Mk1 Escort, I will quote from Lee Nicholle on a different forum (if i am allowed),

The Monterosso Escort went to Ron Newbound who fitted a rotary. He crashed it big time at Winton and rebuilt the car with a new shell. he used parts of the roll cage and rebuilt the front space frame the same as original. It looked and performed the same after. Probably a better car as the original neded a LOT of work when Mick aquired it. last I knew Kevin Eyles from Victoria had it, still with rotary power.

[pallmall]

Goodwood FOS 1996

[pallmall]

NZ Restored or Replicas.

[pallmall]

[thunder427]

[QUOTE=pallmall;441]


I built a 'Street' version of this Escort around 1980/81, 4/door,same paint scheme,fitted with a 2litre motor and Box ,even had the'round' holes cut in the front pan,split bumpers from a wrecked Escort van, it went like that stuff of the 'shanghi'........nearly finished and a friend decided that it was just what he wanted for the 'good' lady wife...I'm trying to explain that its reasonably Q.U.I.C.K, so I subjest he jumps in.....well up till now I had only had a couple of 'Development' drives to over come some Overheating problem.....so around the back of the Ford dealership I was contracting to at that time where we had a residential 'test Track' and I stand on it!!!!!

1st...2ndddd......3rdddddddd......4thhhhhhhhhhhhh..comming up to the T.intersection,apply the Brakes,.............what F#*!^'n brakes!!????

I had over looked the lack of brakes the basic Escort was provided with by the parent Company!!!!

Well, I'm all over the Gearbox ,rowing back down the selection ava,thinking ,Turn left ,go with the flow,so around the corner, ease back down, look across to my prospective buyer who has this 4ft wide grin on his face,exclaiming ..."Shit,Yes,this sucker hauls,how soon can I pick it up"?????????........I never mentioned the Brakes!!!!!!!!!!!! or how hard I had worked to keep us both alive!!!........................love the Round headlamp look.............regards thunder427?MJ

[Steve Holmes]

[QUOTE=thunder427;1052]

I built a 'Street' version of this Escort around 1980/81, 4/door,same paint scheme,fitted with a 2litre motor and Box ,even had the'round' holes cut in the front pan,split bumpers from a wrecked Escort van, it went like that stuff of the 'shanghi'........nearly finished and a friend decided that it was just what he wanted for the 'good' lady wife...I'm trying to explain that its reasonably Q.U.I.C.K, so I subjest he jumps in.....well up till now I had only had a couple of 'Development' drives to over come some Overheating problem.....so around the back of the Ford dealership I was contracting to at that time where we had a residential 'test Track' and I stand on it!!!!!

1st...2ndddd......3rdddddddd......4thhhhhhhhhhhhh..comming up to the T.intersection,apply the Brakes,.............what F#*!^'n brakes!!????

I had over looked the lack of brakes the basic Escort was provided with by the parent Company!!!!

Well, I'm all over the Gearbox ,rowing back down the selection ava,thinking ,Turn left ,go with the flow,so around the corner, ease back down, look across to my prospective buyer who has this 4ft wide grin on his face,exclaiming ..."Shit,Yes,this sucker hauls,how soon can I pick it up"?????????........I never mentioned the Brakes!!!!!!!!!!!! or how hard I had worked to keep us both alive!!!........................love the Round headlamp look.............regards thunder427?MJ

Great story Myles, and I agree, the red and gold on those cars is as good as it gets. Is there anyone who hasn't owned a MkI or MkII Escort at some point in their lives? Mine was a metallic poo brown MkII Sport. It was rough as guts, sat low on 13" kidney bean mags, had a 1600 with all the good bits, and sounded great. I knew it was bad just walking around it the first time I viewed it, but the guy selling it took me for a blast, and that was it for me. Sold! Then I spent the next six months fixing up all his sloppy work.