Ford Escort

[seaqnmac27]

I had a b&w photo published in MotorAction (the old newsprint mag) of the Rutherford Mk2 Escort spinning at the Ruapuna hairpin after contact with (iirc) the Harrington Mk1 Escort. From memory there were Datsuns 3-wide right behind them (iirc Aitken and Cook). Would have been a Shellsport race in the early '80s?

Unfortunately the negative and my prints have got damaged over time, would be keen to know if anybody has a copy of that paper.

I suspect that would be from 1980 or 81. The Escort was built up by Rod Collingwood who lost his sponsor and could not develop it, so he sold it to Mark Rutherford. This car then became the donor shell for Bob Homewoods Escort Sports Sedan.

[Les Laidlaw]

I suspect that would be from 1980 or 81. The Escort was built up by Rod Collingwood who lost his sponsor and could not develop it, so he sold it to Mark Rutherford. This car then became the donor shell for Bob Homewoods Escort Sports Sedan.

Think you will find the Rutherford Mk2 was built at Reg Cooks for Warren Steel.

[seaqnmac27]

Think you will find the Rutherford Mk2 was built at Reg Cooks for Warren Steel.

Ok I am confused. I have got a reference from 1980 of the Warren Steel one going to Rutherford, but then I have another reference, and picture of Mike Moore driving the ex Warren Steel Mk 2 before it went back to him. Then another reference in 82 to the Collingwood Mk2 which he drove at the end of 80/81 Collingwood then built up the Trueno, and then that Escort being purchased by Mark and Ron Rutherford.