Imperial Blue - 1995 Ford Escort Cosworth RS

Imperial Blue - Ford Escort Cosworth RS

The Ford Escort RS Cosworth was Ford of Europe’s answer to creating a competitive Grp A rally contender. Based on a shortened AWD Ford Sierra floorpan, they mated it to the “new” Escort bodyshell. However, no panels are really interchangeable with the standard Escort. Flared fenders, large wings, scoops, and vents all designed with the goal of homologation for Grp A helped distinguish the car’s silhouette.
 
For that homologation to be awarded FIA regulations required 2.500 (later raised to 5,000) examples to be built. The Escort Cosworth was a successful road car, and Ford ended up producing over 7,000 before the end of production in 1996.
 
These Escort Cosworths were true “forbidden fruit” in the USA in the 1990s. Enter Sun International – the now defunct, but well-known importer of said fruit. Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Sun brought in a variety of cars in the 1980s and 1990s – Renault R5 Turbos, several Group B rally cars, 1970s/1980s Ferraris, and of course the Ford Escort Cosworths that we are huge fans of here at Northwest European.
 
That Rear Spoiler!  Let’s get to it, this is the item everyone is going to be talking about on this Escort Cosworth. This specific car was featured on the TV show “Wheeler Dealers” (Discovery/Motortrend Networks) in 2017 – Season 14, Episode 1. On the episode, Escort Cosworth RS designer Frank Stephenson (https://www.frankstephenson.com/the-story/) assisted in the addition of the third wing, which was part of his original design. There are photos of the hand drawn sketches included in the documentation file with the car from the show.

This 1995 Ford Escort Cosworth RS is available now for inspection and purchase in Issaquah, WA. You can see a full set of photos and all details here - 1995 Ford Escort Cosworth RS

Please give me a call to talk about this car, or anything else in our inventory - I look forward to hearing from you.

Warm Regards,

Jason
 

Jason Harris

+1-206-355-7727

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