Building Mk2 Escort rally cars

Past Wyedean Rally winner Dave Jenkins talks about the Mk2 Ford Escort, made from 1975 to 1980, and its enduring legacy in rallying.

The video coincides with the first Escort Dave Jenkins Motorsport has built, which took a humble one-time economy car and turned it into a performance machine with a price tag of more than £100,000.

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@boatdude12 Underbody coating =) I'm not joking, it's as easy as that. You can google around for it, one of the bigger brands are Tectyl. It's a thick rubbery substance, sprayed on.

[prountzos13]

wrc is for boys.grouP B is for men

[boatdude12]

What do they coat the undersides with to keep the debris from scratching them and rusting out?

[jimbob69black]

will onions and joe price rule!!

[Liamautomechanic]

@sparkygl0s thats a lot of dough, but there a lot of work involved to bring it back to spec, good vid.

[Liamautomechanic]

how much for the fully built mk 2 in euros????

[mark2too]

Absolutely brilliant! I spoke to Dave briefly at the Race Retro Historic Motorsport Show at Stonleigh in February. He had taken the red Escort to show on a stand and the crowds were around it all day. Superb fabrication and an excellent finish which proves, you don't have to have big glossy offices with leather sofas and shiney websites to produce quality cars.

[Moonraker1974]

Fantastic work mate, made for an interesting watch. The amount of work involved seems staggering! Well done.

[seanboi2k8]

lol this cars for sale on pistonheads for £90.000 if he did sell it for that then the new owner is already £10.000 out of POCKET!!!