Escort Mk1 - RS 2000, Mexico, race, rally, Lotus twin cam, GT 1600 

Newport Forrest, classic cars such as the Ford Escort age like fine wine.

Thank you Mico.

Thanks Yarraman, their next annual show is on the 5th of February 2023, hopefully I can get there on time and film a few new cars.

Hi Frank H, thank you very much, the owners at the RS club put in an incredible amount of work on their mk1 Escorts. I have two mk2 Escorts and really wanted a mk1, but the prices are getting out of reach. The RS owners club is hosting their annual Small Ford Sunday car show on 3 February 2020 at the Deaf Children Australia Melbourne grounds, located on St Kilda Rd in a weeks time. Some people start leaving at around 2:00pm. Its their biggest annual event. I made a video last year, but just can't find the SD card.

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@@booncheng4845 Do you have a 1985 Escort!

Hi Tony, I always thought that Ford might one day especially with todays engines and magically retain the original weight of the vehicle such as the Mk1 Escort in its day. They did it with the Lancia Stratos in small numbers.

@@wallyandellen5099 To be honest, i think they look fantastic when done up. I was lucky enough to own a mk1 cortina, ans mk2 escort in my younger days, both nice cars. All these cars in the video look awesome, and obviously so many hours of hard work gone into them. But what fantastic results.

@@ant2756 The cars are from the club I belong to and yes, the owners put in many years of love into their vehicles. I own two mk2 Escorts, one being the RS 2000 and the other a 1977 Rallye pack GS van....I'll get that van restored soon...well, its been 34 years, but I'll get there.

@@wallyandellen5099 Work well done for sure. Whereabouts are you located?

@@ant2756 Melbourne Australia.

Surality, I would love to have that one in my garage.

You are very welcome Carl Eastwood. The mk1's are very nice cars and quite a few model variants were produced. The RS 1600 would be nice to have in the garage.

That is one nice car Pintopunter, have you seen the many Escorts running around and being built in Thailand? there are also so nice ones in the Philippines.

@@wallyandellen5099 I hear Thailand has a good Ford scene over there. There's a bubble arched mk1 Escort van getting about there with an SR20 I think.

Which Doctor, that is exactly what I said. Works of art on four wheels.

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We did get various colours in Australia, orange seems very popular, always wanted that combination, but the prices have risen so much.

Thank you Jeancharles, indeed they are all beautiful, I love how the club members put in so much time restoring them. If I had a huge garage I would have every model.....well, maybe the BDA and BDG powered ones might have to wait.

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Malcolm, I'm afraid I just went out cruising.

My x-wife said "Either my mk2 van goes or she does"

Thanks HBoo RIZZA, I'm amazed in the detail the owners do on their engine bays. Yes, I noticed the colours in Australia some were quite different from what was offered in England, like we never got that lime green on the mk2 RS 2000. One model we didn't get here in Australia was the estate version.

@@wallyandellen5099 ta for your reply I didn't no that green was factor colour in Australia and I think it's a shame we don't see meny van or estate over here that look great with mods etc.👍🏼

@@hboorizza6439 On the mk2's there was a light green metallic paint available and a dark green metallic. I think you had that fluoro light green on the mk2 RS 2000...that colour looked really cool. The Sundowner Van, being that yellow and blue one, that was a factory car from 1978 onwards, available as a 1.6ltr and a 2.0ltr pinto.

They are such beauties in immaculate condition.

Surprisingly virtually all cars at the show drove off on their own steam, but I did see one trailer there.

Hi Malcolm Morrison, yes a few are replicas or fakes, but they did quite an exceptional job. There are two original mk1 Escort RS 2000 in the club, one is orange and the other is blue. The Mexico on the video I'm told is a replica, but not 100% sure. Oh! you had a Mexico and a RS 2000...I would love those two, but I do have a mk2 RS2000 and a mk2 GS rallye pack van, the van is being restored. Thanks for the reply.

the rs I bought was silver with blue decals and the registration of vxg 928 n.It is funny how things stick in your memory.Unfortunately past girlfriends do not.

Back in 1980 I sold my mk1 and bought a mk2.That was the biggest mistake of my life apart from meeting my ex fiance.I sold the car as fast as I could and bought a golf GTI and I loved the car to pieces. Now I am69 years young Ihave no car and onlly my bus pass but Iam happy.

@@malcolmmorrison4937 silver RS 2000, that would be nice to have as I always only find white ones for sale...when they do show up. Past gf's wouldn't know if they tripped over a RS 1600.

@@malcolmmorrison4937 luckily you didn't buy a 1993 lse Range Rover...the more money I spend on it, the more it breaks down, I swear that car is possessed. My 2016 Yaris...not one problem. The mk2 RS 2000 all ok, just have an issue with the left side dash lights. GTi golf, drove the first ones, really nice.

Driver churchyard that would be something. I think I would stay with the pinto and kent engines as the BDA, BDG and Lotus engines are really expensive to rebuild.

As you can see, I only had Kent and Pintos,

Thanks mate, every year I see new ones show up and have new footage, just that my computer is having issues due to old age. Will check your channel out. Thank you very much for watching.

@@wallyandellen5099 awesome thanks guys, stay safe my friend Rgds KC Tasmania Australia Looking forward to your next video

Hello Jeancharles, the Cosworth powered ones can make lots of horse power, something like 400hp+. In a light body and with a great rigid chassis would be fun driving around mountain roads.

Didzee 002, That would be a nice sound.

Mr Morrison, sometimes the owners do sell their cars, that is how and where I bought my mk2 RS 2000, but often then not unfortunately the owners have such an enjoyment and passion owning their classics that they won't sell even until their last breathe. Another event coming up in October, I'll film it with my new cameras.

@@wallyandellen5099 Sweet, I drove a Mexico and an rs2000 late 80s early 90s ,and Capri 2L ,and a xr4i I bought for £250 on an A reg, AWESOME, I'm Ford bonkers 🇬🇧🙏,and a 4x4 on a G plate, I thrashed the 4x4 through a ploughed field, she was a MONSTER/2.9 blueprint engine high lift cam with a small shot of nos thanks to Trev the nitro man from Armthorpe Doncaster Great Britain 🇬🇧💉🙏☝️

Thanks Ian, the Mexico and RS 2000 in mk1 form would be such awesome cars to drive, I just have the mk2 version of the RS 2000, the mk1's are really expensive here in Australia. I like the XR4 is that the WQ series?

@@wallyandellen5099 I couldn't tell ya mate, all I recall is they only did 2 year's in England with the xr4i, it was only made on an A or B registration, I've drank ALOT of beer since then 🤣🙏🇬🇧🙋‍♂️

@@wallyandellen5099 Hi wally, does your rs have the nose cone up front? ,my mate had a black one on a T "79" with nose cone, when I looked in the rear view mirror at him it looked like darth vader was behind me lolz, AMAZING car the mk2 rs2000 ,he had the linkage on for a short shift box, it loved being dropped into 2nd gear and tearing upto near 70mph in 2nd gear, av a gud'n mate and all the best from Great Britain 😎🇬🇧🙏

The EU Prisoner, virtually all of the cars that belong to the club go out on club drives and race meets. They get driven all the time, except when we get locked down for months due to the virus. Thank you for watching.

@@wallyandellen5099 They have perfect paint jobs unmarked, thats why thought it was all show. Great they are used for 'real'. 👍

Hello Jeancharles, same here I like the mk1 and mk2 Ford Escorts and the Capri from the 1970's. The club I belong to in Melbourne will have their big once a year show next week, so I'll get some new filming done. The club displays small fords, so there will be early Capri's, Cortina, Anglia, Escort mk1, Escort mk2, some later Cosworth Escort, Fiesta and many more. True, many people say the Capri was a smaller version of the Mustang. I know England, Spain, Portugal Germany had the Escorts mk1 and mk2, did France also have these Escorts? Also, I've seen them in Thailand, Philippines and South Africa, but they never released them in the USA. Australia had some very unique models from the factory, like the GS Rallye Packs..Like the RS in mk2 form , but a flat nose and standard front seats. Australia also had a special Sundowner van in mk2 and a factory 4 door mk2 RS 2000 which had a different model number stamped on the id plate as compared to the 2 door version. Thank you Jeancharles.

What was the first one? Oh yeah looking again it's out of a Sierra or something?

Recorded the RS 1600, but wasn't on the SD card? It was a yellow one with factory flares, club sport with these two fixed high side lumber seats. It was left hand drive.

Looks like a Sierra motor. Just wondering, would a Sierra twin cam head be better than a Duratec conversion or vice versa?

Jeancharles, the ones I see that are for sale in Australia vary in prices depending on condition. A 1970 Lotus twin cam can sell between $40,000 to $50,000 AUD. A mk1 RS 2000 between $50,000 to $70,000 AUD a mk1 2 door in normal trim about $7,000 to $20,000 AUD. I would love to have a RS 1600, but maybe a Lotus twin cam in the future is more in my budget.

@@wallyandellen5099 houaou c est beaucoup d argent je vais y réfléchir merci vive l Australie et je suis interresser aussi par les ford capris vous en avait la bas non

@@jeancharlesrabaux5658 Yes, they are getting expensive, they were very cheap 10 years ago as I bought my mk2 RS 2000 for $10,000.00 AUD. Here is a link to popular websites in Australia that sell cars, this link is for Car sales with Ford Escorts. www.carsales.com.au/cars/ford/escort/?offset=0 This other website is called Gumtree: www.gumtree.com.au/s-cars-vans-utes/carmake-ford/carmodel-ford_escort/c18320 Ford Capri : www.carsales.com.au/cars/ford/capri/no-series-series/ Also, eBay.au sells Escorts and Capri, new ones are added every day or after a few days. Hope this helps Jeancharles, thank you for the reply...Merci.

Thanks Malikree.