MK2 RS Cars

[Joe]

What is it with MK2 Escorts.

For me it was sat in the back of my Dads old Volvo in the early 80's. I'd be about 13 and I saw Signal Orange RS2000 at the traffic lights.

What is that :cyclops:

When I got close to driving age anything on four wheels just didn't compare to the RS2000.

I knew I couldn't buy a Ferrari or Porsche at 17 but that MK2 Pop looked mightly close to that Orange RS2000 I'd seen years back.

Whenever I spotted a MK2 RS parked up I'd go over and examine it in great detail. All these years later and Im still doing the same thing LOL.

How nice it was when they were mainstream daily drivers well before the era of the boy racer hot hatch.

CheeRS,

Joe.

[RS2000CUSTOM]

For me it was Sutton Park on the RAC rally

I watched TR7's, SDI Rover, Manta's etc etc :cyclops: and the like giving it loads through the trees

And the MKII Escort

Then I owned OFK 514W in 1988/89

Had 5 more MKII's till I got back into RS's in 1999 (RS1600i)

Then SKC in 10/2000

5 years with 1 car

[Banishit]

Always been into car, the MK2 was my first road car, then it was MK1-2 rallying then a plethora of other makes but always said I would have a MK2 as it was and has been the most fun with your trousers on

I will get this one the way I want it might take a year or two though

[anddon]

i liked the cars from watching them as a nipper i guess, rallying, autograss etc.etc but what really done it was my cousin buying a 1600 sport, i must of been about 14 and was chuffed going out in it...

[Frosticles]

goes back to when I was about 14 and my old man bought a MK2 Terracotta RS2000 "PLC 590W" what a proud son was I. Never looked back since. Was always a keen Professionals fan as well. Used to also watch the local airfield stage rallies with my dad in the late 70's early 80's and the MK2 was always my favourite. He thinks I'm absolutely mad now still having one but secretly loves it........

[Tim]

grew up around club rallyin in the mid 90s so lots of mk2s about and always and even got an old ford mag from 92 ( i was only 8 at the time)

[ian parker]

I watched the Professionals as a kid, fell in love with the speeded up footage. and of course the RS2, when i was 21 bought AVX 833S, Diamond White with Black vinyl roof pre-custom RS2 which i believe according to HPI is still alive and now on her 13th owner, i really would like to come across that car again,

[CHELT RS]

Bought my RS2 brand new back in '78 and still got it. I make that 27 years. Can anyone beat 27 years with the same RS2. Still comes out in the summer and I still love driving it after all these years. Used to road rally it in the early '80s but then marriage and a mortgage forced the RS off the road for nearly 10 years. It's still only got 78000 on the clock.
In average condition anyone know what it's worth now.
cheeRS
Phil.

[Banishit]

Phil didnt I put pictures up for you of the car a year or so ago ?

Brian

[bigjohnie]

mine was my uncle he had a white mk1 rs2000 from new then he bought a red 1600 sport and then a venetian red mk2 rs2000 and he is so fussy over his cars to this day.i fell in love with his mk2 and that is where the bug came from.to this day he says he wants a mk2 rs2000 if he can find room he has a m5 bmw,porsche 911,toyota amazon landcruiser, brand new range rover 4.4 sport,and a bmw 330 diesel for a runaround,he says he would swop it for my rs2000 what do you think lads

[CHELT RS]

Yes you did. Was it that long ago, doesn't time fly when your having fun
This winters project is to build a 2.1 motor with an fr31 cam and 3ltr. capri carb. Should be good for about 135bhp I hope.
cheRS
Phil.

[james cruise]

For me its the sight of a full on grp 4 mk2 going sideways. Chelt mate
27 years, thats one hell of a long time. Ye all make me
feel so young all of 16 years of age and the pround ower of a
mk2 mex how bad, never heard of some one puttin a 3ltr
capri carb on a pinto, what carb is it??????
johnie m8 keep the RS2 never mind all that new stuff look at all the fun you will have with the RS2 "wet round about" maybe

[Frosticles]

Carb will be a 38 DGAS James.

[james cruise]

cheers kev

[paul spence]

for me,it was me dad always had mk1/mk2s,then i started work for
a local tyre firm,the gaffer rallied a mk1 then went on to a mk2,
I went all over with them driving the service barge,wot good times
well apart from the day we got our new barge!!!!! ex co-op hearse,pmsl
they were mad!!!!!!!