Escort RS2000

[castellan]

What is the go. with these RS2000 escorts. was there one that came out before the one with the plastic or rubber front with 4 headlights in australia.
A mate had a RS2000 4 head light's it had twin carby's he was doing 6000RPM at 180 KM/H when it droped a valve. and he sold it. the only one i have been in. don't see them any more. GS2000?

[Polyal]

Mate do a google, escorts have a very long and proud history.

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Mate do a google, escorts have a very long and proud history.

Googling "escorts" tends to get lots of pages, not many have cars in them though....

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by flappist

Googling "escorts" tends to get lots of pages, not many have cars in them though....

LOL...I was going to say use the UK google, but the Australian one should yield more pleasing results.

Yes there was a mk1 RS2000 and plenty of other versions along the way.

[castellan]

I can't find out much on google.
The mk1 is the 1st type that came with a 1.3L & 1.6L motor. so in aussie you could get a 2.0L motor MK 1 RS2000. they must be bugger all of them made.

I have found that 2400 MK 2 RS2000's were made from 1976 to 1980 in aus.
And there were 2 door & 4 door RS2000. i have only seen 2 door ones with the 4 head light front end.
My wife is saying hers was a 4 door RS2000. but it had a 2 head light front end. i am going to have look at them old photo's. from what i can remember it may of had only RS on the guard and a black rubber rear wing & sports steel wheels.
my guess is these RS2000 must of been made before the rubber 4 head light front end one's that i have always thought off as being a RS2000.

[rag top]

There was the 2L rally pack Mk2 escort in two and four doors . They had the flat front.
However, outside Australia, the RS2000 was the only escort to score the 2L pinto.

In 76 - Ford brought in a limited batch (25ish IIRC) RS2000's. These are more sought after than the ones produced in 1979/80.
Also, Australia was the only place producing the 4 door RS2000.

[Puzzlescort]

german & sme UK RS2000's came with twin downdrafts carbies it was an option, you could get a RS2000 in 75-76 in germany that didnt have the rubber front (that was what we used to enter our rally cars as - German RS2000's). They also had split exhaust manifolds, they produced something in the order of 10-15 bhp over standard pintos if my memory serves me correctly

[castellan]

So it looks like the 1976-7 got the GPR plastic nose. then from 1978 the RS2000 just got the flat front with steel wheels.
From what i can work out the MK 1 RS got a 1.6L twin cam. but in AUS ?

[rag top]

Originally Posted by castellan

So it looks like the 1976-7 got the GPR plastic nose. then from 1978 the RS2000 just got the flat front with steel wheels.

Ford Australia assembled car - No. RS2000 brought in by Ford Australia all had the plastic nose. GL and Ghia escorts came with the flat front, and were available with the 2 litre.

Originally Posted by castellan

From what i can work out the MK 1 RS got a 1.6L twin cam. but in AUS ?

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...ord_escort.htm
http://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/...EAX30AEBV9AHNZ

[rag top]

Originally Posted by castellan

So it looks like the 1976-7 got the GPR plastic nose. then from 1978 the RS2000 just got the flat front with steel wheels.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...at=2346&page=1

[whooligan]

There were 25 "german" Mk 2 RS2000s with the "droop snoop" front imported in 1976. Most of these were raced. In 1979 Ford produced about 2400 Rs2000s in both 2 and 4 dr versions however they were missing many of the original european options such as rear tramp bars, alloy engine mounts, bellhousing, RS struts etc.
I've own 3 2drs and a 4dr daily driver which I had for 7 years. Top car, but now I have a flat front Mk 2 Escort with a zetec.