Build #1: The MK2 Escort

Project: Lee’s 1980 Ford RS2000 MK2 Escort
Original Condition:
What we did: Full Restoration / Mod

This was our first car into our workshop and is affectionately known as Build #1.

Lee had an escort in his teens and when the opportunity presented itself to relive that feeling and memories with a genuine RS2000 he jumped at it!

Lee entrusted us to restore the body removing and repairing the rust and straightening out the years of damage. We took the level of fit and finish up a step or two making sure this RS2000 stands out in a crowd.

Being a genuine RS2000 lee wanted to pay homage to the history but use technology of today to make this RS2000 better than it was in 1980. He did this by fitting a 2L fuel injected Ford Zetec engine and kept the interior minimal with only a set of fixed back race seats.

Lee also wanted to be a little different so we chose not to add to the list of red Rs2000’s and go with another original escort colour in BASF Olympic Blue and the results are stunning!!

We refitted and aligned the body panels and Lee then painstakingly fitted the engine and driveline and rebuilding the rest of the car himself over the next year or so.

The RS2000 has become Lee’s daily driver — look out for it on the roads on the Sunshine Coast!