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This Is The Good Stuff
There’s a lot of car stuff out there on the Internet today. Turn your attention here, though, to this MkII Ford Escort RS2000, with a uncorked Pinto engine screaming up a hillclimb. Let me tell you, this is the good stuff.
How Good Is An Almost 40-Year-Old Ford At Drifting?
Hey, remember when Ken Block turned his stage rally Mk2 Ford Escort into a tarmac-spec Gymkhana car? Yes, that was yesterday. Now watch it shred tires like a beast with Formula Drift pro Ryan Tuerck at the wheel.
Ken Block Finally Shreds Tires In The Greatest Rally Car Ever
Before the Mitsubishi Evo, before the Subaru Impreza, before the Audi Quattro there was the Ford Escort MkII. Now Kenneth H. Blockenstriker has one for some hectic Gymkhana action.
Watch A Photographer Run For His Life From This Huge Rally Jump
This is not a photoshop.
The Story Of The Team That Replaced Their Throttle Cable With A Man
We've all heard the tale of the rally team that snapped their throttle cable mid-race. They stopped and threw away the hood, while one guy jumped in the engine bay and the other drove the rest of the rally at full throttle. But like all good stories, there's more than just glory and a ridiculous photo op.
Land Rover Battering Ram Drags Out Vintage Ford Escort In Brazen Heist
Security camera footage from the Trackspeed Racing classic car shop shows a pair of thieves using a Land Rover as a battering ram, then hooking it up to a beautiful 1972 Ford Escort MK1, and yanking it right off the showroom floor. This is some straight-up Hollywood style insanity.
What Happens When You Put A V8 In A Mk I Ford Escort?
Burnouts, mate.
FWD vs. RWD Explained In One Video
Every tried to explain to someone the difference between front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive? Just show them this video.
Three Solid Minutes Of Hoonage Is Why People Love The Ford Escort
Ever wondered why the Mk1 and Mk2 Ford Escorts have such a cult following? Watch this rally video and you'll understand.
Watch Old Rally Drivers Put Your Favorite Tandem Drifters To Shame
This video is from 1978, and the driving that you see in it would make your favorite drifter from 2014 look bad.
Insert Prostitution Joke Here, The Ford Escort Is Back!
Well, it's back in China, who never really had the original ones, so "back" isn't exactly right. Still, Ford did just show this surprisingly handsome little sedan at the Beijing Auto Show, and for those of us who fondly remember Escorts (like the good British one, or even the American shitbox), this is news.
Ayrton Senna da Silva - The Rally Driver from Brazil (with video)
“I know nothing about rallying. I’ve seen the pictures in magazines, sometimes watched it on television. And I deliberately haven’t listened to anyone about rally driving. I want to find out for myself.” - Ayrton Senna
On Rallying's Rear-Drive Highpoint And One Of Its Greatest Champions
Sideways Escorts, wailing BDAs, dry British announcers, and drier Finnish jokes. It's a documentary on Ari Vatanen, a year before he won the world rally championship, back when rally cars were devastatingly good looking, glorious sounding, and rear wheel drive.
Max Attack In A Ford Escort
God, I love Mk1 and Mk2 Ford Escorts. They sound amazing and their drivers wheel them like they're on fire.
Onboard With A WRC Driver In A Rear-Drive Historic
WRC drivers are amazing pilots, but what happens when you take one out of his high-tech 4WD hatchback and stick him in an old Ford Escort?
Ford Escort Burnouts Are The Most Musical Four-Cylinder Burnouts
You might be surprised that Mk1 and Mk2 Ford Escorts are powered by four-cylinder engines. Listen to a bunch of them rip some burnouts and you'll think they run on angel trumpets.
This Rally Driver Pulls A 1080 Out Of A Crash And Keeps Going
Here we see a rally driver John Lynch clip a stone wall at the Carlow Rally over the weekend. Does that stop him? No, he pulls a 1080 and keeps going.
The Ford Escort Concept Is Ford's Classy Date To Shanghai
The Ford Escort name means very different things depending on which side of the pond you're from. For Europeans it's a classic, beloved small car with a rallying heritage that also gave birth to legends like the Escort Cosworth RS. For Americans, the Escort was kind of a shitbox.
