The weird and wonderfull interesting things and storys about fords
04-01-2009, 06:29 PM
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The weird and wonderfull interesting things and storys about fords
What interesting things do you know about fords.For example you could get a 2wheel drive saff cossie on a H plate.Also the story about princess Diana having a black S1 escort turbo in black and she had RS16i front seats in cause she didnt like the recaros.So what interesting storys do you know.Feel free to add photos.
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04-01-2009, 08:08 PM
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the original escort cosworth was born out of a mk4 escort and taken to the head honchoes at ford, they drove it all day, and loved it.. the original first ever escort cosworth was an E plate.
its all in the story of the cosworth book i bought from gaydon museum.
its all in the story of the cosworth book i bought from gaydon museum.
04-01-2009, 08:12 PM
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The escort cosworth was developed BEFORE the sapphire 4x4 cosworth. !!
The escort cosworth front splitter was added to increase the length of the car to make it eligable for touring car racing
The escort cosworth front splitter was added to increase the length of the car to make it eligable for touring car racing
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04-01-2009, 08:16 PM
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i met a guy who owened a enginnering and race car builders in wellingborough and he told me he developed the chassis on the b200 and the escort cosworth.the guy is retired now wen i met him he was building his last ever car a nsx for honda.
04-01-2009, 08:19 PM
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ahhhh the diana car, a chance to post the picture that has been banned from other Ford sites, some people dont have a sense of humour 
black one was fake, a myth it was a red one really
black one was fake, a myth it was a red one really
04-01-2009, 08:25 PM
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500 rs500's were not built here in daventry becuse so many parts were stolen. fact. also the parts depot here in daventry still has parts for fords as old as the mk1 capri. and still has a massive collection of cosworth parts even tho you cant buy them anymore. they are still there.. fact!
04-01-2009, 08:29 PM
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From about 1992 to 1996 Ford gave there ECU's nicknames that were printed on the ECU itself.
Some with the latest emissions software were labelled SMOG and DIRT
Some with the latest emissions software were labelled SMOG and DIRT
04-01-2009, 08:57 PM
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All escort mk4 doors are mk3 doors.They didn't bother changing the presses.They still have the hole at the top for the lock rod even though on the mk4 the lock rod is in the centre of the door.
04-01-2009, 09:02 PM
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My focus ST was the one used in the Autocar magazine test 
It was also ragged stupid round donnington by Fast Ford .on their press day..
It was also ragged stupid round donnington by Fast Ford .on their press day..
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