Escort Gr 4 BDG ex works Ford Australia rally car
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ESCORT Group 4 ex works Ford Australia car - INB 115 plate registered ex Colin Bond/Bob Riley/Greg Carr/Dick Johnson/Ian Hill/John Berne, one of 4 works detached cars built for the Australian Rally championship during 1976 - 1979 under contract to Colin Bond (Ford Australia) , also driven in select events ie Southern Cross International Rally , Alpine and Castrol International rallies. This car is original body shell and only one of two original cars remaining in existence. Safety equipment, engine, gearbox and suspension and axle have all been replaced, with complying upgrades where necessary.
Cams Group G log booked, original plate & body shell as built in conjunction with George Smith, recently fitted new spigot mount CDS bolt in steel 14 point roll cage, fully engineered and CAMS certified. Car featured in Classic Ford magazine April 2007
Bilstein Gr 4 suspension including brand new Gr4 Fabrications stub axles and brand new Bilstein threaded adjustable seat tubes. 300/70 fronts, rear multi leaf 146 lb slipper leaf springs.
Colin Bond Group 4 crossmember with reduced bump steer and optimal castor/camber control under bump/rebound.
Cosworth BDG 2 litre engine 4 bolt flange ex Cosworth Torance California built 1988 and maintained, build maintenance and dyno sheets ex Cosworth, 245 bhp on 98RON twin 48 DCOE carbs, twin throttle linkage
< 100 stage kms since rebuild and cam change to L1/L1 . Brand new Tony Law Gr 4 slip joint exhaust manifold with ceramic coating. Custom made Pritchard rear serviceable muffler and skidded exhaust system. New tailshaft.
Genuine Gr 4 ZF 5/18-3 race gearbox direct 5th, 2.3,1.8,1.36,1.14, 1 original homologated unit purchased new from ZF GMBH in late 1980’ s cast iron synchros, bronze selector fork guide rail & forks (fitted 2010 Brian Wildman part UK) brand new Sachs 7.25” alloy lug drive twin plate paddle clutch
Group 4 full floating twin tapered bearing (Gartrac hubs and stubs) 5 link back axle built on Bob Riley Fierra Type 78 Borg Warner 8” CWP 5.13 : 1 and brand new Detroit Locker and CWP, billet steel 2 piece axles with spare. Other ratios available 4.65 and 4.88 for additional cost.
Forest spec Gr 4 brakes AP 2363 & 2383 calipers overhauled with brand new AP and Alcon rotors, Gr 4 hydraulic handbrake on new AP 2577 calipers, brand new master cylinders.
Gomme Gr 4 dry sump tank and 80 litre alloy fuel cell, Bendix blue top pumps, new Aeroquip oil lines and new oil cooler
New Green tie rods, rose joints and fluids
Bosch 70 amp remote regulator Motorsport alternator on billet steel isolated mount.
Remote shunt ammeter and tin plated Teflon Aviation wiring loom for accessories, fully fused and relayed with new parts
Cibie Super Oscar driving lights 4X
Original Twin Master Halda and cable drive to strut stub axle available with spare gears, and T piece
OMP carbon and f/glass seats,
Spares package include engine and gearbox parts, rotors, wheels, axles
$150,000 AUS spares package available for extra $5000 AUS and assistance with transport via internal Australian transfer or container freight overseas
