What a great project the Ford Escort MK3 could be. will it be used for rallying, or will it become a show car?
From the seller: “Up for sale is my escort mk3 rally car shell , was told it was built by gartrac but couldn’t confirm that and gartrac don’t have records still to check , it’s been stood for 10 years. I’ve put brand new ferodo racing rear pads on and new Mintex racing front pads ,
It’s got avo rear coil overs and bilstein fronts. Xr3/ rs turbo front calipers on the rear and ap princess 4 pot calipers on the front .
Will come with matching alley car wheels on it 8×13 inch same as what’s on the back in the pictures.
Just had brand new heated front screen fitted but not wired in . Half fitted new latest spec fia seat bars for rallying . Needs a little bit of welding on the drivers rear sill but otherwise solid shell
Fully floating rear atlas axle with 3:6 lsd in . V5 present in my name and also have the old msa logbook from when I rallied it .
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