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FORD ESCORT RS1600i / XR3 - WINNING CLASSIC TOURING CAR

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PRICE REDUCED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE AS NEED THE SPACE FOR ANOTHER CAR ARRIVING!

A class winning Classic Touring Race car. Thousands of pounds just spent to upgrade and refresh with everything in date ready to contest multiple championships. 

This being a 1982 car is eligible for the high profile Classic Touring Car Championship and also the Gerry Marshall Trophy which new for this season includes a round at surely the best historic motorsport event in the U. K. - the Silverstone Festival. Of course there are many other club and Ford championships it would be eligible for too.

Although being sold PURELY as a race car only with no warranties or road worthiness it does have a current V5 registration (old road dash shows 63,000 miles) and is a historic vehicle hence MOT and tax exempt so could be driven to track days, test days etc subject to meeting road regs.

A very well built car with huge specification including:

Brand new just fitted GAZ Gold series fully adjustable coilovers
Group A adjustable front arms
Poly bushed
Brand new Nankang NS2R tyres
Brand new professionally fitted windscreen 
Full very expensive Stack ST dash system with race loom and genuine stack sensors
Race CVH 1. 6 with twin 45 Delortto carbs, open bell mouth trumpets
Dot Worx exhaust system with tubular headers

5 Speed gearbox with LSD

Vibra technics engine and gearbox mounts
Champion silicone HT leads
Malpassi Filter King fuel filter with adjustable pressure and gauge
Sparco Circuit FIA race seat in date until end 2027
Brand new FIA harness in date until 2030
Brand new FIA fire extinguisher system - service due 2027
Brand new battery
RS1600i front and rear spoilers
Genuine Ford Motorsport 15” alloys
Safety Devices roll cage
Front and rear strut braces
Lightweight bronze polycarbonate side windows with openers and rear screen
Race door pulls
Custom Carbon fibre dash surround and switch panel
Separately switched Facet Gold series fuel pump
Separately switched electric fan
High intensity rain light
Brand new braided fuel and return hoses
Wezmoto brake hoses
Wilwood brake master cylinders / reservoirs 
Brand new custom English made alloy header tank
New Mintex pads
Spare set of 14” alloy wheels

New fuel and oil filters, Millers 10-60 motorsport oil

The car was re-shelled and had a complete re-paint a few years ago, it’s in great condition underneath too.

A very affordable route into some top level historic motorsport events, sounds fantastic, drives really well and has such a great period look. It has been entered mainly as an RS1600i and occasionally XR3 (shows XR3 on v5) and has achieved numerous trophies including winning a Classic Touring Car class championship.

Collection by trailer only from near Snetterton, Norfolk, payment by bank transfer.




Website:

https://Gpclassics.co.uk

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Ford, escort, rs1600i, xr3, xr3i, touring car, classic, cvh, Delortto, race, championship, historic

Details:

Item Location: SNETTERTON , NORFOLK
Seller: pilotktm
Joined January 2011
  Ian Oneill
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Country: United Kingdom
City: Piltdown
Phone: 07912 683911
Condition Used
Trade or Private: Trade
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Price: £13,495
Added: 20/07/2025
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