1979 FORD ESCORT RS CUSTOM

1993cc, 5-speed manual. This rare Mk2 Ford Escort RS2000 is finished in the Custom trim package including bronze-tinted glass, Custom badging, quartz clock and nicely preserved brown Recaro seats. It's also equipped with a sliding roof, and still wears its dealer sticker in the rear window.

The vendor describes it as a “good useable vehicle” which has been “very well maintained”. It's presented in smart condition inside and out, including a tidy Pinto engine featuring wrapped manifolds and recent Weber 40 DCOE carbs. The advisory-free MoT recently expired in July, but as a historic vehicle it is now exempt from testing requirements. The odometer is showing 80,925 miles.

The history file comprises a large stack of parts receipts, mostly dating from the last couple of years, plus a few from 2017-18, and its V5C which records 9 former keepers.

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