Description
This lot will be auctioned via Classic Car Auctions, The Summer Sale 2023 on Saturday the 17th of June, Warwickshire Event Centre, CV31 1XN.
First registered on 01/ 09/ 1978, RS Mexico #GCATUM04430 eventually needed extensive bodywork repairs
The decision was taken by our vendor to re-shell the car and, as Mexico shells were not available, a standard left-hand drive Mk 2 shell was sourced, prepared and painted
In our vendor's words "Re-shelled with a mint Ford Shell, all genuine-no welding was required, only to fit RS parts, to make the standard shell RS-spec I welded all the strength parts over, like for like"
The 2-litre Pinto engine was fully rebuilt with a road cam, twin 40 Webers, new electric distributor, large header tank, and a quick-shift gearbox with a single-piece prop
Further modifications/ upgrades include electric power steering, bigger Princess brakes, rear Bilstein shocks, standard front RS struts
Fully retrimmed and finished with the correct Mexico details, as you can see from the images, the results are very impressive
The odometer read 73, 536 at the time of cataloguing and the car has a fresh MOT until June 2024 issued with no advisories
