WORTH THE WAIT

We often come across the phrase ‘long-term project’, and Barry Stephenson’s awesome Cossie YB-powered, 4x4 Mk3 Escort ranks highly among them. It may have been 11 years in the making, but no one could argue it’s not been worth the wait.

As a die-hard lifelong Ford fan and a mechanic by trade, tackling this complex project was right up Barry’s street. “I already had a concours Mk1 Focus RS and was rebuilding a Series Two RS Turbo for my wife as a surprise wedding present at the time,” Barry remembers. “This Mk3 came to me by total chance.”

While sourcing brake parts for his S2, Barry saw an ad on the PassionFord forum. He explains, “When I spoke