T34 ESCORT COSWORTH
WHY YOU WANT ONE…
• Just look at it. No one can claim to be a fast Ford fan and not get a tingling in the trouser department at the sight of an Escort Cosworth.
• Cossies are iconic throughout car culture, receiving well-deserved respect and financial appreciation in equal amounts.
• If you want to go fast in a Ford, an EsCos is still an unequalled way to spit flames on any B-road, circuit or rally stage.
WHY YOU DON’T…
• Sometimes you shouldn’t meet your heroes. An ageing, stock EsCos is a bit of a slow-witted slouch, notably when compared with a rear-wheel-drive Cossie.
• Everything is expensive – from fuel costs to parts prices, and the corrosion repairs that even some of the best examples require.
• If you’ve just sourced a supposedly factory-original Escort Cossie, chances are it was in a modified car mag 20 years ago, since when it’s been stolen, crashed and rebuilt three times.
HOW MUCH TO PAY
PROJECT:
£20,000-£30,000
An Escort Cosworth with YB and logbook is never cheap. Here you’ll be looking at a basket case, an RWD-converted track slag, a reshell with 909 Motorsport body, or something with dodgy history of theft or accident damage.
GOOD:
£30,000-£40,000
You’ll need a significant sum to bag a usable EsCos without adverse history or excessive deviation from factory specification. Bear in mind many examples sell for significantly less than their advertised prices.
CONCOURS:
£40,000-£60,000-PLUS
Collectors want to see original
