Thunder Saloon Full Spaceframed Racing Ford Escort RS 2000 Mk2 248bhp

Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 spaceframe Super Saloon race car.

Walter Robertson's 1978 championship winning chassis built by John Robinson Racing Services. who also built Nick Whiting's(brother of F1's Charlie Whiting) multi race winning spaceframed Escort chassis. (2nd picture from 1978).

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Designed & built 1977 for Super Saloons which later became the ThunderSaloon/Silhouette Sports Saloon race series.

Currently eligible for Sports Libre class. with RAC logbook.

Road registered as a 1980 RS 2000: V5 logbook. new mot. taxed (£220pa).

Designed & built 1977 for Super Saloons which later became the ThunderSaloon/Silhouette Sports Saloon race series.

Currently eligible for Sports Libre class. with RAC logbook.

Road registered as a 1980 RS 2000: V5 logbook. new mot. taxed (£225pa).

Full spaceframe. roll cage. alloy skinned. glass fibre body with original RS2000 steel roof . oor pillars & windscreen. Granada rear lights. detachable front end.

Fresh. zero miles. Burton 2. 2 Ford Pinto engine. dyno'd @ 248bhp: full race Burton head & cam. steel crank. Cosworth rods. Accralite pistons. high pressure oil pump. full alloy baffled rally sump. steel flywheel + new ring gear. new uprated starter. new AP Racing clutch. new slave cyl. new Webber 50 DCOE carbs & manifold. oil cooler. Spare Cosworth thick walled block.

New Bullet 5 speed gearbox. new propshaft. Atlas 5 point diff ZF LSD.

High ratio steering rack. full independent suspension. double front wishbones. spax adj coilovers.

Brakes: front four pot vented. rear 2 two pot solid. braided hoses.

Custom exhaust system.

2 x new Cobra race seats both with 6 point harnesses.

2 x sets of split rim Compomotives. 1 set on slicks & the other on wets. spare slicks + I set of steel wheels on road tyres.

Car totally prepared 2011. run up stationary Oct 2011. not used since mechanical rebuild.

Approx 650kgs & 248bhp.

Video of actual engine on test bench: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=3DL8522qvAo

Centre page photo feature + 3 page article in December 2000 issue of 'Performance Ford' magazine. also featured in Cars & Car Conversions circa 1987. both incorrectly referred to it as a Zakspeed. Also now featured in Retro Ford magazine August 2013. issue 89.

Selling for a friend who. due to ill health. has decided to sell after owning it for the last 15 years & only occasionally using it for sprints. now road registered purely for sprint class eligibility.

Reduced from £55. 00 to £45. 00 for a quick sale.

Part exchange considered but please phone rather than email 'How much will you offer for. ?'.

Also available if required: Brian James A Class trailer. e/winch. wheel/tyre rack.

Please phone for any further details.
Email enquiries. to include a contact phone number but. will only receive a brief answer.

Please don't use the 'Best Offer' facility if you have a part exchange & all offers must have a contact phone number as I will need to contact you by phone before accepting any offers.

Viewing strictly by appointment only.

Tel: 01273 85 77 95 or 079 73 39 39 74

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