I had that car built for me back in 1988/89..............As Dunc said, he was the second owner

A road going 4x4 turbocharged Escort that was concieved and built three years before Ford/Karman build one

Based on a brand new bodyshell (purchased fron Dagenham Motors for £ 890.00 + VAT IIRC).......The shell was delivered to Gartrac in Godolming, Surrey.

Gartrac did all the bodywork mods - including the distinctive bonded-on wheel arches.....Then the bodywhell was painted Ford Azure Blue at John Wlesh's place in Fleet (Hants) after that it was delivered to Turbo Technics in Aldershot where they built the 250 BHP engine - 2.8 Cologne V6 Turbo, and installed all the suspension/trim etc. Later the standard suspension was replaced with LEDA by Graham Hathaway (Maldon, Essex).

I got pics of the Fast Ford feature review (cover and 3 pages) if anyone wants me to post them up