Like I give a fuck!

At the end of the day, you're trying to replicate a recce car - what the fuck for?

They're nothing special in the slightest. They're about as far removed from the WRC car they recce for as you could possibly hope for. In most cases, it's a Group N Escort Cosworth with a few bits thrown on for added measure.

A lot of the recce cars will also be used for press/demonstration stuff, as often they look similar.

However, in the case of the 97/98 Escort WRC recce cars, from what I understand, they were just plain Group N cosworths. In fact, they had no livery, so best you rip all the stickers off