DeBortolli Escort Mk2 RS2000
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== 1976 == | == 1976 == | ||
| − | + | 18271 arrived in Australia from Germany in March 1976, along with 24 other MK2 RS2000’s. You couldn’t buy an RS2000 in Australia then, why you couldn’t even get a 2L in the MK2 Escort yet. They weren’t available until 1977, and the Australian RS2000 was still a couple of years away (1979). Ford was a factory sponsor in the Australia Touring Car Championship (ATCC) and was running a range of cars – Falcon’s, Capri’s and Escort’s at the time with drivers such as Moffat, Bond, Holden and Hodgson. | |
Ford had already imported 25 of the MK1 RS2000’s in March 1975 from England, and the newly released MK2 RS2000 seemed like the next step in the evolution. | Ford had already imported 25 of the MK1 RS2000’s in March 1975 from England, and the newly released MK2 RS2000 seemed like the next step in the evolution. | ||
