Ford Escort Mk1 RS returns as an officially licenced 'continu-mod'

Boreham which calls its Escort a "continu-mod" will be blueprint-accurate, built from scratch and not based on a donor car.

Boreham Motorworks - a British company, is bringing back the Mk1 Ford Escort RS.

The new Escort RS is officially licensed by Ford and even gets continuation chassis numbers from the original. The Mk1 Escort RS has been built by Boreham using the original blueprints from Ford, while also having fully laser scanned the original Mk1 Escort.

Boreham which calls its Escort a "continu-mod" will be blueprint-accurate, built from scratch and not based on a donor car. Also, each of the 15 examples built will have an approved continuation chassis number from Ford itself. The British firm even designed and manufactured new jigs and fixtures for the body assembly, while using carbon fibre for the bonnet, boot lid and inner structures, The car also uses steel for the main body panels, while titanium and aluminium are used for the floating rear axle. The car also gets an ATB limited-slip differential, coil-overs, power steering, traction control and ABS. The new Mk1 Escort built by Boreham tips the scale at just around 800 kg.

Inside as well, the Escort gets leather, carbon & Alcantara. The dials are designed as per the original, with physical buttons and knobs on the centre console.

Boreham will offer the Mk1 Ford Escort RS with two engine options. The first is a standard 1.8-litre twin-cam engine producing 182 BHP revving up to 9,000 rpm. It is paired with a 4-speed manual 'Straight-Cut' gearbox. The second is a motorsport-derived 2.1-litre naturally-aspirated unit producing 296 BHP and a rev limit of 10,000 rpm. This engine is paired with a 5-speed dog-leg gearbox and gets a bespoke titanium exhaust system. Both variants though send power to the rear wheels.

Source: TopGear