Highlights
- Unique conversion to 4x4 with a Cosworth YB engine
- X Pack bodykit
- Engine fully rebuilt and upgraded to 300 hp
- Equipped with Wossner pistons and a polished crankshaft
- Brand new Cosworth T5 gearbox
- New Michelin Pilot Sport tyres
- Fully rebuilt car in stand-out dark blue metallic
The Appeal
Ford was all about customer customising, offering buyers a huge range of options to improve and upgrade their standard cars.
What Ford began, this car has taken to its very logical conclusion. It started life as a 1978 RS1600, but it’s a long way from that now. The car runs a 16V turbocharged Cosworth engine that is good for 300hp. To put all that power on the ground it has a 4x4 drivetrain. This really is a truly remarkable and perhaps unique vehicle.
The rest of the mechanicals have been upgraded to match the prodigious performance. Highlights include a Cosworth T5 gearbox, upgraded intercooler and new radiator, new water pump, new fuel injectors, and a heavy-duty cylinder head. The vendor tells us that the current set-up has the potential to exceed 600hp.
Beautifully finished in dark blue with a well-specified cabin, this is a remarkable car in great order with huge ability and potential. One for real drivers.
The History and Paperwork
- Originally an RS1600, first registered in 1978
- Converted to 4x4 with a Cosworth YB engine
- Engine fully rebuilt and upgraded three months ago
- Photos of the rebuild process available
The Condition
- Very attractive and well-kept car in dark blue metallic
- Fitted with X-Pack body kit
- Fibreglass body parts with no reported damages
- Paintwork presents very well with a few marks of age to note
- Fitted with seven-spoke light alloy wheels in good order
- New driver seat and full carbon co-driver seat
- New fire extinguishers and electrics
- New Michelin Pilot Sport tyres
The Mechanics
- 2.0-litre 16V turbocharged Cosworth engine
- Vendor says engine is rated at 300 hp
- We are told that this set-up has potential for over 600 hp
- Brand new Cosworth T5 gearbox
- Wossner pistons and polished crankshaft
- Upgraded intercooler and new radiator
- New water pump and fuel injectors
- Heavy-duty cylinder head
- No reported running or driving issues
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