Group 5 Zakspeed Escort

[zakspeed65]

Hi htc,

If you look at post 163 in this thread then you will see that at least 1 LHD escort raced in Australia.

Post some photos and i'll do my best to help, i've got quite a bit of info on this subject.

Cheers,

Gary.

[htcmotorsport]

Thanks Gary. Will post the photos as soon as i can work out how. if you go to the site www.sportssedans.com.au there is photos of the car in the forum under the heading Escort RS2000

[jd yort]

Here is the link to the discussion on the S'Sedan forum.

http://www.sportssedans.com.au/forum...?a=topic&t=110

I have found a reference in an old RCN of a Mike Meetam running a Zakspeed Escort. No pictures though. It was in the Wanneroo 300 over in WA back in the 80's. I will try and locate the date of the meeting. I have been digging around trying to help HTC for a while with old articles etc to no avail.

Would love to see any pics you have Gary of the cars as they ran in Australia.
Here are the pics of HTC's car (HTC read the thread on the S'Sedan forum on how to post pics as the same applies here on 10/10).

[htcmotorsport]

ok thanks JD

[htcmotorsport]

Here is some more Photos of the car, can anyone help with any info.
IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee351/htcmotorsport/sportssedan006.jpg[/IMG]

IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee351/htcmotorsport/sportssedan003.jpg[/IMG]

[htcmotorsport]

[RothmansZakspeed]

Hi All, Ian Grey's car only did one race in OZ circa'81. This is now Gary NZ's car. The HTC car must be a local copy or one of the Hong-Kong copy that was raced by Mike Mettam in Australia with rotary. (as advertised for sale in aust) Car was raced once in Malaysia October '83. GAry NZ's car spent most of it's life in Malaysia
with a list of illustrious local and foreign drivers.

[driftwood]

How many escorts mk 2 cars did zakspeed build
written off exist today

[zakspeed65]

Hi All,

Great photos of this car in Aussie, sorry can't help with any info though.

Driftwood, I would be very sure that 5 Gp 5 cars were built by Zakspeed. This would include the 2 Gp 2 cars converted to Gp 5 specs in 77 and then there were 3 Gp 5 cars built later in 77 and into 78, that makes 5.
All these cars can be accounted for.



Cheers,

Gary.

[driftwood]

so i assume with 1 in NZ the other 4 are in germany

[jd yort]

I was going through some old mags and can only find 3 references to the Ian Grey car running in Oz. They were all in 1981 at Wanneroo.
- August 16th 1981 ASSC Rd6 Meeting. Entered in the Sports Sedan Race. Quotes Ian Grey's Group 5 Zakspeed Escort from Singapore was racing by Invitation. It also raced in the Sports Car race.
- September 6th. Twin States Sports Sedan Challenge. Raced in the division 2 event by Invitation. It came 2nd to Dick Wards mighty rotary powered Fiat Abarth.
- October 25th. Wanneroo 300. The race where Paul Halstead ran a Lamborghini Contach.

[kurtiejjj]

Originally Posted by driftwood

so i assume with 1 in NZ the other 4 are in germany

We've gone through all that a few months ago, just check somewhere around page 5 of this thread.

[zakspeed65]

Hi All,

Kurtiejj, you are correct this has been put to bed a while ago.

Cheers,

Gary.

[driftwood]

yes i had a look at page 5
5 cars built 1 from Gp2 car
3 exist today 2 space frame cut up

[anglia5456]

Hi Gary,
Thought I should share with your forum buddies the pending release of the prints from the water colour painting. Give me a call re the final setup but the two cars can be got as single prints or with both cars in the same print with either number 1 car in front or number 2. Pictures attached, regards Dave

[zakspeed65]

Hi Dave,

All looks great, I'll be in touch next week as I'm in Dunedin for Rally Otago.

Cheers,

Gary.

[anglia5456]

Cheers Gary, two more versions attached and I'll probably do a nose to nose or tail to tail version. If you see any Escort go fast bits think of me..... 9inch drum covers .... quaife box .... LSD ...See you next week, regards Dave

[RothmansZakspeed]

All the best in Rally Otago.

[helgi]

Excuse me for an off-topic, but can anyone post the text from foto with technical regulations (post #158). Can not enlarge it.. Thanks!

[rs1600]

Hello helgi!
take a look on this link!

http://profile.imageshack.us/user/rs...werkgr5gq5.jpg

[helgi]

Thanks a lot, rs1600! It's working now!

[superroo73]

some nice pictures..
http://picasaweb.google.de/autowacke...eat=directlink

If you have any details of driver, track i note my pictures ...
greeds
Stefan


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[rs1600]

Hello everybody!
Here is a little update from our Zakspeed-Escort project!
We passed the engine and the Gearbox into the engine bay. Now we must build a exhaust with manifold and a new propshaft. The things are going on, but very slowly.
Cheers! Martin

[ANDy ESCOS]

Originally Posted by zakspeed65

Hi All,

Kurtiejj, you are correct this has been put to bed a while ago.

Cheers,

Gary.

hi gary have got any more pics of your car of the back or underneath thanks .ps stunning car

[ANDy ESCOS]

Originally Posted by rs1600

The car that i own is the Ford Grab car from Werner Schommers, he drove the car in 1976 in the DRM. At the end of the saison he exchange the car for a Group 2 from Zakspeed. Zakspeed build the car up to Gr.5 spec. to have a reserve-car for the Kyalami 1000 km race at the end of the year 1977 but the car never drove in Kyalami. Later the car stand for long time in a garage from Zak. In the year 2002 i buy the car together with my brother and rebuilt it to the Gr.5 spec. from 1977 how Zakspeed build it up.

This is the car in 1976 driven by W.Schommers


By rs1600

And now the car looks so:


By rs1600


By rs1600

hi rs1600 stunning car have you any more pics of the build or finished thanks