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... Ford Escort RS Specials SINCE Ford first imported a limited number of RS2000 Escorts into Australia there had been speculation that this was a prelude to the blue oval backing motorsport again. Of course by then the 2nd generation "European look" Escort had become a real succcess story, and the addition of the RS2000 was targeting a very select group of Australian enthusiasts. However the RS2000 was only the 'tip of the iceberg' of the Escort range of goodies available to enthusiasts in England. There, the RS1800 Escort was a force to be reckoned with, and the two UK works prepared RS 1800 Escorts entered in the Southem Cross Rally at Port Macquarie (driven by none other than Roger Clark and Timo Makinen, two of the quickest and most experienced rally drivers in the world) demonstrated ...

... Ford Mustang Race Bred Shelby GT350 With the introduction of the Falcon-based Mustang Ford wanted to show that the car really was a sports car by racing. Unfortunately, Ford had gotten out of all factory-backed racing in 1957. After Lee Iacocca became Ford General Manager in 1960 he met Carroll Shelby for the first time. Shelby was building a sports car in California and got agreement to use Ford's small block V8 for the project. Again in 1964 Ford came to Shelby to help "hot rod" the new Mustang. The idea was to compete in SCCA road racing. The GT350 was born and it dominated SCCA B/Production winning the championship three years in a row. This gave Ford the sporty image they were looking for. The SCCA started a new ...

... Ford Mustang 1964- 1968 The Ford Mustang burst upon the American scene in April 1964. Within two years the first million had been built, and by 1968 there were two million on the road. Many questions we receive at Unique Cars and Parts today relate to "How much did it change during the first four years?". To answer these questions, lets take a closer look... It's probably fair to suggest that the Ford Mustang revolutionized the American motor industry's thinking. When the car was first shown in a great blaze of publicity at the New York World's Fair in April 1964, the US market's sporting element had been sadly neglected. Only General Motors, with their small-production plastic-bodied Chevrolet Corvette offered a ...

... The Ford Falcon Story: The XP Falcon The Falcon XP silenced the critics... The XP Durability Run Ford were confident their changes ushered in on the XM, which included modified front and rear suspension layouts and improvements to the braking system, clutch, rear axle, engine mounts and exhaust, were enough to make the car every bit, if not more durable, than any other car on the market in Australia. But knowing something, and being able to prove it, were two entirely different things. What Ford needed was a publicity campaign, something to win back the confidence of the Australian buyer. To prove just how thorough the design team had been, Ford management (under the leadership of Deputy Managing Director Bill Bourke) devised a very clever marketing initiative, the ...

... Ford Mustang Generation 2 There is no way Ford planners could have foreseen conditions that would prevail at introduction time when the Mustang II program was initiated, but it's doubtful if they could have formulated a more timely car if they somehow could have gazed into a magic crystal ball. The realities of 1974 promise to bring down the curtain on the traditional domestic car as we have known it- certainly for the masses. Such cars were feasible with unlimited supply of cheap fuel, lots of wide open spaces and smaller populations, but those conditions no longer existed. The Mustang II arrived -- re-emerging as a "small car." Reduced in size and weight, it was a serious attempt to recapture the verve and spirit of a previous era. Ford management had recognized ...