UK-based Boreham Motorworks has revived one of many legendary Ford fashions from the late Nineteen Sixties – Escort Mk1 RS.
Boreham says it’s not a restomod however an all-new automotive – an Escort RS constructed from the bottom up, full with a brand new chassis quantity persevering with on from the place Ford had left off after manufacturing ended. In reality, the our bodies have been constructed by Ford Superior Car Operations in Essex, UK, earlier than it was shut in 1975.
That being stated, the engineers at Boreham have made sure modifications to the chassis to enhance dealing with. These embrace further bracing, reworked suspension, and a brand new rear axle. The automotive rides on coilover suspension and has a limited-slip differential.
The Escort RS comes with two engine choices: a Twin Cam 1845cc with gas injection that produces 180 hp. It’s paired with a 4-speed gearbox with straight-cut gears.
The opposite possibility is a 2.1-liter 4-cylinder unit that revs 10,000 rpm. It produces 292 hp and is paired with a 5-speed dog-leg gearbox.
Boreham Motorworks is constructing simply 150 examples of the Escort Mk1 RS, with a price ticket of roughly $376,000 every.