Ford Escort WRC Thread

[MrJan]

If we are talking ex works cars then that will be easier to track! There were (and still are) many converted Escort Cosworths in differing stages of tune running with WRC bodywork in the UK and Ireland. I'll dig out a few of my photos later.

Besides the FMC plate what other giveaways are there that it was works? In fact does the FMC suffix even confirm it as a genuine mota??

Personally I'm not keen on the sound of the things bcause they are rarely driven properly and spend the whole time popping and banging which basically tells you that the driver doesn't have any stones.

[richy]

Thats Ian Joel's J12 FMC I think, dont think it was a works car but not 100% on that

[katxal]

Thats Ian Joel's J12 FMC I think, dont think it was a works car but not 100% on that

its not an ex works car...neither A18 FMC (Brian Dowey)

What about the car property of Roger Skeete? E 343 (Barbados Plate)

[StevoEvo]

Just found some juicy info on some ex works machines on this ford members site, if it's any good http://www.passionford.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=228114 And i agree the Escort WRC did have one hell of a bang on the upshift with an awesome antilag system... Got some wkd footage from the 98 rac, unfortunately its all on vhs

[AndyRAC]

P6 FMC was out today on the Plains Rally.

[Sardalense]

Hi, I´m searching information about a car that was used by Dany Vasquez, a spanish driver, in Rally of Portugal 2002. I´m not sure about the reg-plate of the car, but I think that was A 220 STW. Anyone knows the chassis number of this car. The reg-plate seems to be from britain.

Thanks

[Sardalense]

Anyones knows where is now the car with the reg plate M10 MWM? The car was used by Armin Schwarz in Safari´97. Then sold to Fernando Peres, a portuguese driver, and in 2001 was sold, but I don´t know to where.

Thanks

[WRCfan]

Brian Green in New Zealand owns P11 FMC. If I am not wrong, it is an ex-Kankkunen car. I know for a fact that Juha contacted Brian back in 03 wanting to buy it back for his private collection although Brian did not want to let the car go.

Here is a photo of it on show at the 2007 Rally NZ service park...

[Vilkavainen]

There is another Escort WRC in the Basque Country actually owned by Tony Evangelista. It was used in the Spanish gravel championship by Pedro Diego, Iñaki Alberdi and Dani Estévez.

Originally it was driven by Patrick Snijers (Bastos Team) in the European championship.

Here you´ve got some pictures of the car with some of the different liveries it has had.





Actually,

[greencroft]

Anyones knows where is now the car with the reg plate M10 MWM? The car was used by Armin Schwarz in Safari´97. Then sold to Fernando Peres, a portuguese driver, and in 2001 was sold, but I don´t know to where.

Thanks

Don't know where it is now but I think this one (the registration anyway) started off with Irishman, Stephen Finlay, who used it on the 1996 Acropolis. A few weeks earlier, it was out on a round of the Scottish Championship that I was competing on, the Weldex Rally in Argyll. Finlay set the fastest time by a lot on the first stage only to roll off the road on the second. It was then in white with large orange arrows all over it. Not exactly easy on the eye!