However that it heralded a new section from creation of Escort Mk2’s
- Brand new bodyshell try situated just like the white as you are able to, most of the scrap off undesirable issue is actually got rid of
- Leading suspension system mounts have been transferred to give wider track and you may a lot more castor
- Buttocks suspension mounts was in fact strung to incorporate limit traction, back and front tune is an identical
- Bilstein suspension, 170lb front springs, 146lb unmarried leaf buttocks springs
- The original car are installing that have metal x prepare arches, fabricated into the-domestic at the Gartrac
1981 – John Welch Escort Mk2
Gartrac put autos to own John throughout the their rally mix community. It Mk2 Escort are a clone of your vehicles delivered for Martin Schanche in past times, aside from the Ford motor which in fact had an effective Chevrolet Vega tube head that have larger potential and you can delivered particular three hundred BHP.
1981 – Rothmans Globe Rally Team
Gartrac was developed alert a-year ahead one Ford perform become taking out regarding globe rallying to concentrate on development the fresh new Escort RS1700T. Dave Bignold is enjoy to a meeting from the Boreham and was told the new really works Escort Mk2 rally design are going to an prevent. Continua a leggere