Rax

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A guy i used to know had a 4x4 S2 Escort turbo in about 1996.From what i remember i think it was built by collins and run a cosworth management system.It was quick i went to Nantional day in it one year and even got to drive it.It was a white G plate with white revolutions on it.Whilst at Donny we even saw the magazine feature of the car with my mate on the front cover.He lived in southport but another guy in Stoke owned it before then and now he does a bit at Collins.I was told as about 16 of them had been made but i never saw any others.

Glenn_

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Ive never heardof proper ones ever been made.

J1mbo

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wow ! just read every word on this thread !
most interesting thread ive read i think !
love looking at the history of these cars and all the hush hush bits !
wonder if anyone at ford would know about these cars ?
might be worth an email to some of the guys at ford if possible and see if they can come up with anything !

Glenn_

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Yeh me too.I liked the story of princess dianas black S1 and the fact that she didnt like the front seats so she got them changed for RS16i seats.

J1mbo

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never knew that neither ! ha ha

Glenn_

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Yeh its in one of the Rs rally news mags

nickywarwick

might be woth reading my little story:

i duno if this is just coincidence but. around 4 years ago in a garage that my dad & a good friends dad owned. i can remember how we came across it in our yard but we ended up with a white mk4 escort with a whale tale fitted, perspex windows, roll cage & i am posative there was somthing about the floor pan that was diffrent. & sein this thread i ve just clicked on it was for 4x4 running gear. SERIUSLY. it was a bare shell & we thaught nothing of it at the time & we either scrapped it or sold it to a rally car collector at a farm in tyne & wear sumwhere. how much do you think id would have been worth?

ricky226

Princess Diana had a s1??????? :O :O

Dub604

Great thread. keepin my eye on this one. Ive wanted a 4X4 S2 for years.

TurboShed

Yeah she stripped it, caged it, and tracked it, the bitch

Rs Baz

i wold like to know more, i wonder if anyone could find this out your post is more intresting than mine

sadly ive not found out who has the 2 s2 4x4s dont think i ever wil

ram

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best pf thread in ages

its actually been been educating and useful

Pete frst

this is a bloody good read......

Rab

Weren't the first MK5 development cars RWD and V6 using sierra running gear and the Scorpio 24v lump. I'm sure I saw a red one at a motorshow years ago.

Glenn_

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It actualy about fords too.

ricky226

were is the s2 4x4

p.cressie

As mentioned earlier in the thread the front bumper looks like the top half is off an escort and the bottom off a 3 door cosworth. The side skirts also look like they are off a 3 door cosworth? They still struggle to keep the wheels under the front arches

Rs Baz

did you read it all ive been trying to find out if there still around but no joy sorry

nickywarwick

i guarantee there is a shell, atleast with a 4x4 floor pan in & running gear. in or around sunderland. im trying to find out through old recod to who we sold the said shell to. but i do remeber that it wasnt a bodged up half a job. it looked lyk a factory finish.

Icurus

On page 81 of Sporting Fords Vol5 by Jeremy Walton there is a picture of a 4x4 S2, reg E388 YVX with Mr Ray Diggins beside it. Text mentions that this system was later used in the RS2000 4x4.

Sorry if this has been posted here already, its late and I have not had time to read all the pages of this post.

DVLA check:

he enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for E388 YVX are:

Date of Liability 16 11 1989
Date of First Registration 01 08 1987
Year of Manufacture 1987
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1597CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.

jamieRST

wow,loving this thread,been pondering making my s2 4x4,posted a thread about it in general discussion,and everyone said it would be crap.

looks like the white s2 has the 3 door bodykit cuz the rear axle would have been longer and the wheels would have poked out of the arch.

mite have to rethink my plans again lol
jamie

nealo

them wheels still look a little different, they almost look like they have a very slight dish.

id love some of them wheels for my s2.

mk1trb

that will be castle hedingham, last time i was there about 5 years ago he had 4 6r4 shells there, loads of mg montego and maestros turbos, 8 mk2 2 doors, 7 rs turbos 4 of which had been cut up and had bigger tunnels, and loads of other stuff. Quality bloke to chat to, so much knowledge and lots of stories to tell. He told me they were for rallying IIRC but never used. I have to pop down and see him again and have a chat again see if i can find out more.

Until seeing this thread thought nothing of it as gartac made rwd escorts but know he had lots to do with the 6r4 development, they made a 6r4 with a 500bhp fire breathing what would be today known as the m-series found in the early tickford turbo's but reliability forced them to dump it and go with N/A to get it done in time. They also tried a supercharged version of the v6 but again unreliable, he had the engine there and was chatting for about 2 hours, i only went foor a spoiler and door for my mk2 at the time lol

RS1HEN

excellent thread, keep up the good work lads!

woolford

this is an amazing post let find these cars someone will come accross one some time

Turbosimpsons

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the guy that owned it was john bridget (i think) i also think he was working for collins at the time he found the car. apparently he put it on the road but ford said it was never built. collins might be able to supply you with some more info.

S2=RSTmatt

if only someone knew where they were THEEEE most interesting thread i think iv ever seen, love finding out all the history dating back to the early 90s. just wish somebody knew of there whereabouts :\

Rsturbo james

wow what a thread... would love to know where the cars are now

Glenn_

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It is a good thread this one. Ford has a hell of a lot of history behind it xx

S2=RSTmatt

i REALLY want to know where they are! i dont wanna be thinking something as rare as a 4x4 s2 is sitting in someones barn or shitty shed rusting into oblivion i would probably cut off a couple of fingers to own one.. lol , off my left hand obviously

S2=RSTmatt

i wanna know where this is RIGHT now lol

martinmilne

did any one make a kit like the mule as it looks awsome

Rs Baz

there was a front bumper on ebay last week i missed out on it and it was 100% genuine the same as the mule

mk1trb

wonder what the rear suspension set up would have been like as the standard s2 has the spring where the rear shaft would go? maybe coilovers like the rs2k 4x4's?

Merlin1109

Hi Guy's
Hope these pictures give you some idea what the original one would of looked like, It's fantastic to drive but cost a small fortune and 10yrs to build. Not sure what the final power will be as still running in at the mo. Still need to sort out the speedo as it's got the electronic pick up off the gearbox not cable and need to have a carpet made, hopefully be ready in time for next years shows.
CheeRS,
Darryn.
http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Conversion/

mk22door

Great thread


Cheers

cutch

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christ i was looking in that car years ago at ava, i mean years and years ago!

Merlin1109

Yep 9yrs & 9months nice to have it back home

sarmac77

nice to see ava working to their usual tight timescale

cutch

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how much that skin you? hope it wasnt an hourly rate!