Ford · 1975
Escort RS1800
Manual · RWD · Europe
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£80,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£48,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£80,000
Good usable example
Concours
£120,000
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Ford Escort RS1800
The RS1800 was the Mk2 Escort’s homologation special, with a 1,833 cc Cosworth BDE engine developed from the RS1600’s BDA. It was the car the works team used to dominate rallying in the late 1970s, and in 1979 it won Ford the drivers’ world championship, for Björn Waldegård, and the manufacturers’ title. Road cars were built in very small numbers.
What moves the price
- Identity: almost every surviving road car has a documented individual history, and many have competition pasts. That history, confirmed, is what the money is for.
- Conversions: RS2000s and other Mk2s converted to RS1800 specification are common in historic rallying, and they are not the same car.
- Competition provenance: ex-works and significant competition cars trade on their individual histories, far above ordinary road cars.
Before you buy, check
- The car’s identity against its build records and the relevant owners’ register.
- Rust in the sills, floors, inner wings, suspension turrets and boot floor.
- Records of any competition use, and of what was changed and later put back.
From our research for Fast Fords · Lotus Cortina to Escort Cosworth, which covers it in full.
Vehicle data
Specifications
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Performance
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Ford Escort RS1800: value questions answered
- How much is a Ford Escort RS1800 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Ford Escort RS1800 is worth around £80,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £48,000, and a concours-quality example around £120,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Escort RS1800 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the Escort RS1800 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many Escort RS1800 cars were built?
- Around 109 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the Escort RS1800?
- Yes: Fast Fords · Lotus Cortina to Escort Cosworth, a 48-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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