Proudly Blue Slipped in 2000 by Stuart Barker and shell was built by mate at North Manly Tyres.
Sold in 2001 for $6500 to an Escort Fanatic (wanker)
My 2.0L OHC I built had 40 thou oversized flat top pistons decked block 20 thou dual inner and outer valve springs crane cam power on 1200rpm finish 6500 rpm lynx manifold with single side draft Webber 0nly put on 5000 km before selling 15 inch by 235 on rear 14inch by 195 on front reseted leave springs after market sway bar on back hard tension front lowerd springs new shocks no orignal interior except dash short shift gearstick low ratio gears in gear box out off 1.3L gear box for launching standard brakes was welded diff until I sold with single spinner extractors Cortina clutch cable Harvey duty clutch sick car spent 5000 for body which I had no part in bluiding tub rear fiberglass front and rear gaurds and 5000 making it be ready for blue slip in 2000 been of road for 10- 15 years before that
Ford Escort RS2000 (Mk II) specs
Price in Britain | £2,857 |
Car type | Coupe |
Curb weight | 920-950 kg (2028-2094 lbs) |
Introduced | 1975 |
Gas mileage | 13.2-9.4 l/100 km (18-25 mpg US / 21-30 mpg UK) |
CO2 emissions | 233 g/km |
Views | 51.7k |
Performance
0 - 40 kph | 2.2 s |
0 - 50 kph | 3.8 s |
0 - 60 kph | 4.0 s |
0 - 70 kph | 5.7 s |
0 - 80 kph | 6.1 s |
0 - 90 kph | 8.2 s |
0 - 100 kph | 9.3 s |
0 - 110 kph | 11.9 s |
0 - 120 kph | 13.0 s |
0 - 130 kph | 16.9 s |
0 - 140 kph | 18.8 s |
0 - 160 kph | 29.0 s |
1000 m | 31.4 s @ 164.0 kph |
0 - 30 mph | 3.0 s |
0 - 40 mph | 4.4 s |
0 - 50 mph | 6.2 s |
0 - 60 mph | 8.5 s |
0 - 70 mph | 11.4 s |
0 - 80 mph | 15.3 s |
0 - 90 mph | 20.7 s |
0 - 100 mph | 29.7 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 12.0 s @ 70.8 mph |
1/4 mile | 16.7 s |
Est. 1/2 mile | 28.7 s @ 96.9 mph |
Top speed | 181 kph (112 mph) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | S4, 8v, venturi carb |
Displacement | 2.0 l (122 ci / 1993 cc) |
Power | 112 ps (110 bhp / 82 kw) |
Torque | 160 Nm (118 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 56 ps (55 hp) |
Power / weight | 120 ps (118 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 172 Nm (127 lb-ft) / t |
Efficiency | 10 PS per l/100 km |
Transmission | 4M |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Rolling acceleration
40 - 60 kph (4) | 5.6 s |
40 - 80 kph (4) | 10.8 s |
40 - 100 kph (4) | 15.9 s |
40 - 120 kph (4) | 21.2 s |
40 - 140 kph (4) | 28.6 s |
Est. 100 - 140 kph | 9.6 s |
Escort RS2000 competition
Stuart Barker 5y ago
Kel Barker 5y ago
Are you from Australia @Yaspaa? If you are, this could be my husband's old car from the year 2000.
Yaspaa 15y ago
The second picture has the x-series engine upgrades (which included twin 45 weber carbs) and the full x-series bodykit, 150hp.