Tuesday, October 19, 2010

1978 Lombard RAC Rally Winner

The 27th Lombard RAC Rally proved to be a winning ground for the Ford Escort MK2 RS1800. With Hannu Mikkola(Finland) and co-driver Arne Hertz(Sweden) took 1st place overall with a winning time of 8:47.23 on a 3160km with 76 special stages mostly on gravel roads with some asphalt. On their tail was 2nd placer and teamate Bjorn Waldegard and co-driver Hans Thorszelius in the other Ford Escort RS1800. Finally in 3rd position was Russel Brookes and co-driver Derek Tucker in another Ford Escort RS1800(Andrews Heat For Hire Team).

Ford Escort MK2 RS1800 Hannu Mikkola/ Arne Hertz (Eaton Yale/Castrol Team)
Diecast in 1:18 scale by Sunstar Models.








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10 comments:

  1. danielhOctober 19, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    i'm amazed by the details and colors with livery of this Ford Escort MK2 Rs1800. Truly classic rally car!
    and nice pictures too.

    is this version available in 1:43 scales?

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  2. KinOctober 19, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    Hi JD,

    "Awesome Ford Escort rally car & photo".

    Kin.

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  3. komendaOctober 19, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    Cooool!! These Escort are really attractive :-) and way up there as my favorites!

    I'm turning out to be a Ford fans nowadays :-)
    Mike, try to test drive the 2010 Ford Fiesta Sport one of these days. When I did...I remember the good driving dynamics of the MK1 Escort of my cousin decades back where I grew up :-)

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  4. BRIAN VESPAOctober 19, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    Mike, is this a local purchase?

    I like it!

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  5. José AntónioOctober 19, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    One of my favourits rallies car! This Escort's have a big history in international and national championship rallies.
    Excelent details...
    Thanks for charing, JDMike.

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  6. manuelOctober 19, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    Another fantastic rally car. Tha Lancia Delta, too.

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  7. JDMike's Diecast SiteOctober 20, 2010 at 7:23 AM

    thanks Daniel! :-)
    I'm not sure about the 1:43 version, Trofeu might have made one, I'll find out.


    thanks Kin! :-)


    thanks Erwin! :-)
    hope i can test drive one someday, and oh btw, I always wanted to own that Ford Focus hatchback i always dream off!


    thanks Brian! :-)
    got it from ebay, maybe when you can search this when you have flights in Europe, let me know hehe!


    thanks Jose Antonio! :-)
    Yes, that's why these Ford Escorts are dear to my heart, hope to complete each and every MK2 that Sunstar released someday! Also the MK1 by Minichamps.


    thank you Manuel! :-)

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  8. RestidiecastOctober 21, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    wow, another good looking rally car Mike, especially its a Ford Escort.

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  9. blog is terminatedOctober 22, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    superb details and great shots....

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  10. JDMike's Diecast SiteOctober 23, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    thanks Resti and Mervin!! :-)

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