How I Designed...THAT Ford Cosworth Spoiler! Ep.3

Hi.
Thanks so much for watching. Today, I'm going to be sketching and talking you through the design process of the Ford Escort Cosworth and that famous rear end!
How I Designed...series limited edition Sketch Prints available to buy at www.frankstephenson.com/artwork
Enjoy,
Frank.
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Clay model photos appear courtesy of Steve Harper, who designed the Cosworth.

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This has quickly become one of my favorite channels. Your calm competence is everything most KZbin channels completely lack.

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Totally agree¡¡

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The man its a living legend

[@mosn]

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[@nielsie86]

That calm competence? Have you ever watched the craftmanshow? Dude if you need calm

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Yup

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Wow not a lot of real deal car designers here on KZbin, especially ones with so many high profile designs under their belt, great stuff

[@theanimelibarian7881]

Like sketch monkey lol

[@olasubomiomowa]

This is amazing amazing Frank. Honestly, I think its amazing that you were able to design such a masterpiece straight out of design school. I also love your integration of the 3d concept into the video, the presentation of your content just keeps getting better and better. Thank you sharing this

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Thank you Olasubomi!

[@faberrich8635]

Dear Frank. You are wonderful.

[@MarcusTDM]

3rd wing or no 3rd wing, the Escort Cosworth is still one of my favourite cars, albeit I’ve never owned one or sadly even driven one. Hopefully will one day!

[@MarcusTDM]

MunroM84 I fear you may be right! 😔

[@vincentagius2657]

I’ll sell you mine

[@paulinhofagundes12]

This Escort was one my favourite cars to play on Gran Turismo 2. Really cool knowing directly from one of the creators how the car was designed! Now we know the cost-cutting doesn't come from the engineers and designers, but from the finance department.

[@LuisAbreu90]

Amazing. Thank you so much frank.

[@biss7981]

It must be a crazy special feeling to see your art rolling around in car form and loved and lusted after by so many people. I can't imagine.

[@mrblimbo1359]

Thats my dream

[@Relumer]

This pure gold! Thank you for sharing!❤

[@Atom-James]

excellent content. More please.

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Thank you!

[@WilsonsOnTheFly]

Such a great looking car.

[@RobertDoman]

I love how a lot of your advice is completely transferable to many other aspects of life in general

[@RRRV27]

Our respect for you has grown leaps and bounds sir.

[@hxteng5348]

creativity is the mother of invention!

[@mikebrewer5372]

Thanks for the video Frank.. let’s hope this puts the controversy over the 3rd wing to bed now. It was a great design and for myself and Ant to execute your dream was a real honour on our program. And now can’t wait to see the Work Up drawings in your upcoming book. All the best Mike and Wheeler Dealers team.

[@craigstika2212]

Hope that Ant and Frank and Mike bring the Cosi to South Orange County Cars and Coffee. ☕ 🍵. Cheers Mike

[@davidelias13]

I am a bit of a late starter to following you but as a mechanical engineer working in industry and a lover of cars, I love how you put yourself in your videos with your anecdotes, stories and revelations of your experiences.

[@Vincenzo-wn1or]

I love Venetian blinds .. These have a car attached to them

[@basithph8958]

Oh yes I’ve been waiting for this The Escort Cosworth is like the coolest car ever made and one of my favorites!!!!

[@leehenry5764]

One of the best looking cars ever

[@hondacrx0]

Sir , i love you for the escort rs cosworth, felt in love as little kid as seen this car in a rallye event😍

[@richardsullivan9722]

One of my favourite cars of all time

[@mewtwo.150]

I wasn't sure about this car, the wing at the top looked weird for me. But once I saw it with the 3 wings....... Man it looks SO AWESOME!!!! It really changes a lot between both forms

[@balasuryashanmugasundaram]

instant fan. binging your videos now. you are a legend💖

[@richsan4923]

The Mike Brewer approval, hold out yer hand...

[@EveryDayBrute]

I’m in awe

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

I wanted one so badly in the early 90

[@stal5406]

Interesting idea, always thought the design was more form over function. I think I prefer the double wing in the end.

[@_chenn]

That wheeler dealers episode with the triple wing was a great. This channel 👏🏼

[@vashcrockett4846]

Awsome channel. I grew up with ur designs in my mind. This channel is pure gold for me!!

[@alexairconditioning1581]

As an aspiring designer this is litterly gold for me, thanks

[@jimmac1953]

What I love about Frank's explanations is the human and emotional elements of design.

[@NazimUddin-yk2tz]

Excellent design and that rear wing is iconic

[@FOFF1914]

Rockstar Hire this guy asap, he can make the Vapid Uranus!!!, and a lot of more cool cars, much respect sir!

[@TheNickBasso]

I love that you use just a Bic!

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You are an absolute LEGEND

[@ccwnyc5671]

Frank's channel hit my suggestion box I bet because I watch Sketch Monkey. This is next level stuff. "Vanishing point", you go Frank.

[@gman248]

Personally, for me, the car has a lot of character and I remember it very vividly from my childhood. I was sketching cars as a little kid and I remember being mesmerized by this car. To see this video over 15 years later is really amazing! Great work Mr. Stephenson!

[@philpritt9626]

Must be so cool seeing your designs on the road

[@zachdurocher1166]

5:40 that ability to draw with such accurate perspective and proportions is something I wish I had

[@BunkrMan]

Practice makes perfect. 😎

[@Papieck37]

Love it....please keep sharing !

[@undefinedoctopus8468]

ive only got respect for this guy

[@SirAlexthedriver]

Frank, sei per me fonte di ispirazione. Grazie per la tua creatività e semplicità d'animo, un abbraccio dall'Italia, da Roma. I really miss London.

[@noahwou6304]

I love this series! Thank you Frank.

[@writenamehere1536]

When i was young i remember going to a rally stage with my dad... when i was here there were plenty subarus and lancer evos but the one car that brought my attention was the escort. I could only get so close to see it from the back and oh my what a sight. That spoiler made the car what it is and it fascinated me. That was about 15 years ago. Ever since I not only loved the car, i became interested in cars in general. Seeing the entire process of how this design came to be is mindblowing. You drew my passion.

[@LaFritePerreGoat]

This wing is so much iconic thats for your work and your insider view so interesting!

[@williamgorodetsky]

Hello! I’m student architect and I love watching your videos. Your words about overdesign and design that must work are so gold, I wrote down this phrase in my note. Thanks for inspiration!

[@NiMercado]

Este canal es increible!!!! Escribo en español porque sé que Frank habla esapñol, gracias a que lo comentó Esteban Palazzo ! Saludos desde Argentina Frank, eres un genio!

[@joecarrolljnr]

Frank is a true legend. Very passionate about his work.

[@FezzaYT]

Fantastic Frank. Childhood dream car. Drove one recently and THAT wing....it certainly puts huge smile on your face when you see it. My favourite channel by far. Thanks for sharing your design Inspirations

[@blex5579]

it`s the Kojak of cars...chapeau Frank!

[@kieran796]

I'm so fascinated by the way he sketches it's beautiful to watch his very steady hand and the gestural lines start coming together into a recognizable shape

[@dannyr2976]

_"Toss that out..."_ then literally gives a fresh perspective. Love these videos and would GO MENTAL at the thought of both a P1 and 720s version.

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When people come to Youtobe who aren't just another vlogger or insta-nobodies, but are actually respected experts in their field, I get tremendously excited. Massively looking forward to your future videos!

[@apexseal2811]

We stand upon what could possibly a future classic, not far from now. Steve and Frank have clearly turned a rather "dull", ordinary street car into a pretty aggressive and iconic looking vehicle.

[@leehenry5764]

It is a classic have you seen cost of these things today?

[@niklaswejedal463]

Weird that no-one at Ford saw the possibility to sell the third wing as an extra after market option - with the Rally success and general hype of the Cossie, money could be made. Well, at least Wheeler Dealers got it right - it sure looked great with the intended look!

[@MaviStickman]

This is one of my favorute cars and the spoiler is just so unique wow

[@PaulabJohnson]

Excellent video.. Thanks for providing the insight into what has become an iconic Ford

[@michaelgarlickmovies]

I love these, thanks Frank.

[@Adin21st]

I'm blessed that Mr. Stephenson had created his channel. A lot of knowledge in car designing surely inspired the youth to do the best on their portofolio. Thanks Mr. Stephenson

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Wow. Great to hear this straight from the horses mouth. Thanks for giving us such an iconic car and well done for persisting with your original design. I never knew about the third wing but even without it, it’s still a masterpiece. 👍

[@NLBassist]

Wow, I just discovered this today, I binge watched all the vids and I hope on more!

[@antoniociampo7698]

Geniale.... Grazie mille per questa splendida creatura...!!!! 👍

[@meikneumeyer3165]

The Escort Cosworth Design is still my favorite of the 90's. Awesome 😀😀

[@steveharper4535]

Thanks Mark.....

[@Mystipaoniz]

Interesting. Thanks for the video. As a kid, i loved that Ford Escort. It was always a great day when i happened to see one. And i'm not usually a big fan of huge spoilers and all, but on that car, i always loved it. It fits so well. It's sooo...RS Corsworth (it) ^^ Amazing job!

[@MartinKusimo]

Sorry, but I think the two-tier spoiler looks much better than the three-tier idea. The Cosworth Escort as it is, is a beautiful thing and that's why we are here :) Of course, you also get more rear visibility this way for the road purposes of this vehicle. So yeah, a good trade-off in the end.

[@1979jon]

One of the best cars ever made.

[@linoxr1075]

This is my favorite car ever! Thanks Master!

[@shaungowler8909]

You sir is a legend and part of ford history the escort cosworth design was genius still looks has fresh today than it was bk in the early nineties this was my poster car has a kid growing up seeing them parked on dealership forecourts so from one ford fan to another thank you 👍🏻

[@TheFaxoy]

Must be pretty satisfying to see someone actually producing that wing! Nice design!

[@adam9997100]

I did my driver's license on an old model Ford Escort in the mid 70's lol

[@jamesretreat]

I love the theme soundtrack

[@NGKGMR]

Thank you for this spoiler. The escort is my favourite car. Mk1, mk2, mk5 are my favourites. Thank you

[@mrsamopus]

Being child of the 90's I was very impressed by this Escort and the rear spoiler. My father had a lot car magazines and often I was watching the pictures and this car just stood out away from the others. It is sad that the accountants determined the final look, but you sir, have to remember that the impact on one kid was big. Huge respect for you sir, who created the perfect symbiosis between visual impact, beautiful shape and functional.

[@CocoCrispy_]

This is one of my favorite cars if all time wow. Always loved the way it looked and it turns out you designed it thats crazy

[@csjames69]

I’m glad that Wheeler Dealers were able to bring to fruition your design and as you say that it actually worked both in the wind tunnel and on the road.

[@LesAtlas]

Nice to discover this great series. I just happily subscribed. I used to have a Merkur XR4Ti, which was the Americanized version of this Cosworth. It had the same wing and body as the production Ford Cosworth, but a different engine. I babied that car, kept it for almost 20 years, and made sure it was 100% stock. There were some design issues, but not Frank Stephenson's fault. Like the A/C return was routed right over the hot turbo. But I kept it perfect and used only OEM parts, to keep it 100% as from the factory. I used to get compliments both about how it looked and how it ran. Little kids would say, "what a cool car." And driving it on mountain roads, where the nice handling and turbo torque kept the power coming, was amazing. But my wife thought it was ugly. So in spite of it running as good as new, I sold it for almost nothing. I now have a Honda S2000 as my fun car. I'm not complaining, but still wish I could race up a winding road in that Merkur, with that nice rear downforce.

[@edwardkarran4963]

I'm currently studying automotive design, about to return for my final year in University. This has been extremely inspiring. Great content.

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I love these videos

[@epicon6]

I had an Escort back in the 90's and i'm a huuuge fan of the Cosworth wing!!

[@darius2640]

yo dawg i heard you like spoilers so we put a spoiler on your spoiler on your spoiler

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spoiler alert

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One of the one or thee best looking cars

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[@autodesignoid4419]

Great story and advice, thanks for the video!

[@vertical1407]

Sir, you are a mastermind. Well done!

[@jvogler_art4708]

one of my all time favorite cars.

[@MrFlyingguy]

Mr Stephenson, i salute you, great viewing! thank you

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Wow that was a nice story I was not aware of 😃

[@tilidie5272]

wait so tou're the guy i need to thank for making my most favourite car in the world!

[@jamsxr]

This is so cool. Great watching a master craftsman at work.

[@TheCinemaphobic]

The Escorth Cozzy is one of my favorite cars of all time. Nice work! ;^)

[@jamiljafri4841]

Love these videos. Very inspiring not just for design. Keep these coming 👍

[@nalabear97]

I notice that today’s Ford Explorer, to me atleast, looks like a bulkier, elongated version of the Cosworth. I have this crazy idea where they would bring back the Cosworth badge and make a new Cosworth RS, following simular body lines of the Explorer, just smaller, and bringing back that whale tail. It would be a huge nod to its rally heritage, but ah. Ford is moving on to a more economic era. It’s just a crazy vision of mine.

[@nathansun7164]

Fabulous

[@Andoniscars]

great show, thanks

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

this was the dream car for many people, and the number one reason was the insane Spoiler :) amazing work there, just legendary

[@ChrisBreezy992]

You have designed some of my favourite cars, the Escort Cosworth when i was a teenager looked so cool, the Ferrari 430 is gorgeous and now the Mclarens are just out of this world, thanks for doing these insight videos.

[@WolfHausMotorwerks]

very cool! Thanks for sharing the story!

[@DarkSignal59]

I actually saw the Wheeler Dealers episode about a year or so ago, and now this pops up in my recommendations. Nice!

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Cool glasses