Importing The COOLEST Rally Car Of The 1990's?! | Ford Escort RS Cosworth

[@alexkaligaric2929]

I can’t believe you were actually able to obtain one of these and get it here stateside. While most kids dream of owning Ferraris and Lamborghinis, this was “THAT CAR” for me. I went to visit family in Italy when I was 11 and saw a flawless red one parked outside of the restaurant we ate at, it changed my entire outlook on what my dream car really is… congratulations my friend, it’s a timeless piece of craftsmanship.

[@mikaelneva6172]

I wish we got to enjoy these cars here in the U.S. as much as Europe did. My taste is more towards the Sierra but the Escort will do just fine. To me, these are priceless. A great investment you’ve done. Congratulations!

[@jkl9094]

My mechanic owns a Sierra Cosworth lol

[@craigconey9971]

Yeah I prefer the sierra sapphire coswort used to see a lot of cossies years ago they are a rare sight now though the escort cossie was always quiet rare even in europe

[@michaelspencer3579]

So jealous. The Cossie has been my dream car since I was 16 and I first sat in the car at the Glasgow car show back in the 90s. I wish I could have one myself.

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Michael! Thanks for watching, the Cossie is an absolute gem. Hope you get yours one day! Stay tuned for Part 2. 🙌

[@balljointfd3s]

Maybe I'm showing my age, but even as a American the Escort RS Cosworth was seen as a "Some day!!!!" type of car. Also after watching Getaway in Stockholm 2 everyone knew what a "Cossie" was in the 2000's, weirdly that disappeared, STI's and EVO's became the thing. Now we can finally import these awesome Fords and no one talks about it.

[@vivid_racing]

They are incredible cars and so much fun to drive!

[@r5coscosworthworx253]

Congrats, u have made a great purchase 👌 Im an escort cosworth owner myself in Ireland for many years. They are not without their problems and u will find out u will develop a love/hate relationship with it but they are a great car and so tuneable. Best of luck with your new cosworth

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you Patrick, we appreciate it! The journey was a long one, but well worth the wait.

[@prodriver2112]

The Escort that we should have gotten. I'm glad you have this gem.

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you

[@chiefrocka8604]

So there’s a few pre 1992 escort Cosworths mainly rally cars and pre production cars Ford built the first ones at Ford Motorsport Boreham England and then the production cars were built at Karmann Germany . The 2500 homologated versions are 1992 manufactured as homologation was for the Monte Carlo rally 1993 so had to be built before If you look at build date you will often find 92’s registered in 93 which are still homologation cars which are the best

[@vivid_racing]

Yea this has a late build of 92 but registered as 93 with the big turbo.

[@Adam151082]

Amazing!!! Congratulations on a amazing car!! 🎉

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you Adam, we appreciate the support!

[@vMaxHeadroom]

You are so lucky...a true legend of a car

[@robertherriges6807]

Congrats! She's a beauty (as I'm drooling like a fool)

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Robert, thank you for the support! We were drooling as well haha, stay tuned for Part 2! 🤝

[@bebechu8421]

Omg, the opening so epic!!

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Tohar! We love us some rally action haha, stay tuned for Part 2! 😎

[@bebechu8421]

@@vivid_racing absolutely.. I'm waiting too for the RS6 part 2 sir 😍

[@tgvettes]

One of my favorite cars, love these!

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Tonny, glad you love it as much as we do! Thank you for watching.

[@loamtroopers]

Amazing video. I want to see more of this Cossie!

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you! We appreciate your support, stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon!

[@TezlaByte]

Lucky bastard... I'm looking into buying one if all goes well. My dreamcar will maybe keep being a dreamcar and I'll go for my Escort RS Turbo - the little brother :) I have one in the garage. Good luck with it!

[@JosephGattOfficial]

I had an XR3i, then a 1992 S2 RST which I tuned and loved!! Now I'm lucky enough to own a gorgeous 1995 Cossie! All great cars.

[@TezlaByte]

@@JosephGattOfficial I got myself a Cossie shortly after, had it for a year now. 1994 Imperial Blue 😁👍🏼

[@craigconey9971]

Love a s2 rs turbo. Loved the fiesta rs turbo aswel

[@mickconnor3549]

Stunning 👌. Instead of referring to it as the ford. It's a cossie 👍👍

[@glennwinn5556]

Just wanted to add that the OZ's where stock on some, like the Monte edition, but were 16" not like the 18" you have which are probably Compomotive TH Classics with OZ stickers. One of the most common wheel mods done to the Ecos. Also they were available in 1992 as well.

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Glenn! Thank you for the useful insight, glad you're also a fan of the Cossie like us! Stick around for Part 2 coming soon!

[@heavychevy743]

That car is glorious and it look amazing being towed behind the raptor true ford racing style

[@vivid_racing]

You know it!

[@bzz4160]

Absolutely beautiful, love it!

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you! Glad you love it as much as us, stay tuned for Part 2!

[@redasredas506]

Actually its 7158 produced. 2500 then another batch of 2500 and later small turbo model 2158 :) Plus 1000 shells for rally with no vin number :) 200 of them are special edition Monte - Martini :)

[@vivid_racing]

You must be a great Cossie fan as well! Thank you for the information, stay tuned for Part 2. 🙌

[@flat4-]

The Ford Escort Cosworth GrA was one of the most difficult cars to master, you really had to BDSM the controls to get it moving. It looks smooth and slide from outside but the amount of force you had to give the steering, pedals (3 !) and other controls is the same a a bar bell workout. Later they became WRC cars with paddle shifters but still very hard to master..... I had the luck to co-drive one and it was awesome..... alone the noise it made..... A UK friend has some stashed away, a road legal motorsport one, a road legal luxury one and some naked shells..... one day they will be worth a fortune.....

[@vivid_racing]

That's why we're hanging on to ours, lol!

[@82coxy]

There's no such thing as a road legal luxury model Cosworth, they came in only two different flavours. The early large turbo model and the latter small turbo model, both were pretty much road going rally cars that wouldn't have been made if it wasn't for the homologation rule in Group A rally. Also paddle shifters weren't a thing at that point in WRC, the Cosworth never had a paddle shifter, they all came with a 5 speed manual from the factory although once in the hands of the rally teams they were quickly swapped to sequential boxes.

[@marcomattoso1650]

A true legend!!

[@Dustrunnersauto]

We need to see some Ken Block hoonage in the back lot!

[@vivid_racing]

We'll try to convince our pro driver to do some hoonage for you.

[@PilotMarky]

Hi, I would like to chat about some of the finer details of the import, as I have my eye on one that I want to do the same thing with. The one I am looking at doesn't have a cat and is a stage 3 tune. Not sure if that will be a red flag with customs or not. Thanks!

[@vivid_racing]

Hey PilotMarky, that sounds rad! Hit up @vividracingdan on instagram. He's the import mastermind 🫡

[@earlscheib7754]

I think Jason Priestley was either the first or one of the first owners in the US back when these were new.

[@johnhayles16]

Nice car mate I'm in the uk I have a ex works wrc rally escort cosworth love it . Have you injoyed your one welcome to the club

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you John! The Cossie has been a dream to drive, thanks for watching!

[@DeloreanGuy2]

Vivid Racing Rocks!

[@vivid_racing]

We appreciate the support, stay tuned for more awesome content! 🙌

[@WillieGSTi]

Congratulations Awesome car!

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you! We appreciate your support, stay tuned for Part 2. 😎

[@jkl9094]

Two less Escort Cossies from my country, is sad but what can I say, between poorness and people that don't appreciate these things, at least you keep the original plates and that's nice, I hope they are appreciated as they deserve, that we didn't do here in Spain

[@vivid_racing]

Trust us, we'll make you proud!

[@JTFV_FV]

Vivid racing rocks!

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Josue! Thank you for the support, stay tuned for Part 2! 🙌

[@503redbull]

So you never heard of Ford Escort Cosworth until recently

[@adrifthinghell4782]

Vivid racing rocks

[@vivid_racing]

We appreciate your support! Stay tuned for Part 2. 🙌

[@Kurtus_Brutus]

Awesome 🔥🔥

[@vivid_racing]

Thanks 🔥

[@DanielHillman]

Nice find!

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Daniel, we sure got lucky with this one! Thanks for watching. 🙌

[@tomassorocanto3939]

Good morning!! Soy Español y propietario de un maravilloso escort cosworth,, me alegro que este en buenas manos,, pero me da pena que por nuestra situación de borregos rematados !! Tengamos que vender estas máquinas.. Pero en fin la culpa es nuestra por no tener ni valores ni principios ni nada , al contrario que vosotros los americanos. Mi enhorabuena por la compra ,,ya iré viendo la evolución !! A disfrutarlo!!

[@vivid_racing]

Buenos días Tomas! Este carro es muy especial, ojalá y te encuentres uno para usted! Gracias por el apoyo, que tenga buen día!

[@thedriveologist618]

Dreeeeeam car!!!! So dope!

[@vivid_racing]

It's a dream to drive! Thanks for watching, stay tuned for Part 2! 🙌

[@team_lucky13]

DAMNIT MAN I want one of these so bad 💕

[@vivid_racing]

They are surely a dream to have! Thanks for watching Colby, stay tuned for Part 2! 😎

[@parklaneyid7505]

2:34 😊

[@Bolshoi125_TangoMangle]

😍wow!!!

[@vivid_racing]

Amazing car isn't it? 🙌

[@hatchkid91]

So dope

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you Ray! Stay tuned for Part 2. 😎

[@dean5195]

As a cosworth owner, the sierra cosworth is more fun to drive

[@vivid_racing]

Sierra Cosworth, a legend in its own right! Can't deny the thrill of driving one. Each Cosworth has its own charm!

[@orbytl2799]

RS 500s and Escorts are iconic the saphs are a bit naff

[@Prolly_tyler]

Cant wait, this has been a dream car of mine since i was like 4 years old

[@vivid_racing]

Hey Tyler, thanks for watching! It's an amazing machine, hope you get yours soon! Stay tuned for Part 2. 😎

[@kristianturner6391]

the cosworth is coming home? well yes if its the uk!

[@vivid_racing]

The Cosworth landed home in Arizona! We have been absolutely loving it so far, thanks for watching!

[@robocop3961]

@@vivid_racing bruh.. home to all the cossie’s is the U.K 👍🏻😁

[@DanielRodriguez-ro6tq]

yea

[@michaelstainthorpe1569]

Sweet

[@ziyang1819]

Nice

[@vivid_racing]

Thank you Zi! Stay tuned for Part 2. 😎

[@mikeyf7797]

Own a mk 6 escort 👌

[@ardit-design]

as a delta fan escort cosworth is just amazing u just need a sequential gearbox

[@moneymker6276]

.. when cars used to be cars!!!!

[@vivid_racing]

Definitely was a special era of cars! Thanks for watching, stay tuned for Part 2. 🙌

[@Adam151082]

What's going on with this car fellas?

[@vivid_racing]

Been doing a lot. Deciding if I want to do updates in another channel.

[@adventurewagen]

Buying cars with all that scam money 💰

[@vivid_racing]

Scam is when you rip people off. Global backorders, supply issues, or manufacture delays is not a scam. Thats called life. If you have an order and want to cancel it, cancel it. 21 years in business and 85 people employed, the only scam is your lack of understanding about business.

[@adventurewagen]

@@vivid_racing the 1000s of people who have ordered and been ghosted would disagree with this statement.

[@ioriOki]

I’ve ordered parts from Vivid multiple times and never had any problems. I will continue ordering from them.

[@vivid_racing]

@@adventurewagen and the millions sold each month and 10000s of thousands satisfied would say different. There is not 1000. You are basically trolling. But hey, its thursday and whatelse do you have to do.

[@dinorossi6611]

Congrats man! Can I please send you an email? I have a question about the car. Thanks.