1974 Ford Escort 1300 Mk1
- Engine
- 1.3L inline-four
A 1974 Ford Escort Mk1 built as a dedicated tarmac-specification club rally car. The initial preparation was carried out by a former Gartrac engineer and included seam-welding, a full roll cage, Group 4 alloy wheel arches, fibreglass body panels, and a 1300cc all-steel BDA engine with dry sump and twin 45 Weber carburettors producing around 147 bhp on a recorded dyno run. Registered TPU 534N, the car carries an MSA Logbook and is presented in Diamond White.
Ownership
- 2017-02-24Auction saleSold £22,500 (≈ $28K)
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1974RestorationEx-Gartrac engineer
Full rally build by a former Gartrac engineer: seam-welding, full roll cage, Group 4 alloy wheel arches, alloy fuel tank on lightened support, fibreglass bonnet and boot, four-link Panhard-rod coilover rear suspension, Bilstein front struts, AP Racing brakes, BDA 1300 dry-sump engine with twin 45 Webers, AP twin-plate hydraulic clutch, Tran-X Type 9 five-speed straight-cut gearbox, Atlas fully floating rear axle with ZF LSD, bespoke dashboard and competition wiring loom.
Dyno printout on file showing 147.2 bhp and 96.3 lb/ft at the flywheel at time of test. Bucket seats and harnesses noted as no longer current for competition use.
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