1993 Ford Escort
Escort RS Cosworth 'Big Turbo'Richmond, 28 April
Lot sold
USD 0
EUR 0 (listed)
Estimate
USD 86 640 - 86 640
EUR 77 000 - 77 000 (listed)
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Year of manufacture1993
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Car typeOther
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Lot number237
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Reference number0125_r0036
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ConditionUsed
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Location
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Exterior colourOther
Description
- One of 7,145 examples of Ford’s “homologation special” Escort RS Cosworth to leave Karmann’s Rheine factory between 1992 and 1996
- Thought to be one of around 5,000 from the ‘Big Turbo’ production run
- Legendary hot hatch born out of Ford’s success in the World Rally Championship; in road-going form, a contemporary rival to the likes of the BMW M3 and Porsche 968
- An early production car that was built in June 1992
- Powered by a 2.0-litre, turbocharged Cosworth YBT engine with a factory power rating of 224 brake horsepower
- Finished in its factory-correct shade of Diamond White over a Black Hexagon cloth interior equipped with front Recaro sports seats
- Odometer reads 75,436 kilometres at the time of cataloguing
- Accompanied by a selection of invoices
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