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Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Tue 24 Nov 2009, 23:36
by gordini
ClassicMan wrote:Hi Guys
Does anyone have a recollection of a Mk1 Escort from the '70s called the MAZCORT? The car came to Bulawayo from SA when I was a laaitie. It was a Mk1 shell with seriously widened box wheel arches and painted in Martini Racing Livery. The most intersting part of it all was that it had a MID-MOUNTED Rotary motor connected to a Hewland box. It was seriously fast, and was often in a dice with Ray Yeo's Perana (Original Gunston A2 - painted in Grovenor Ford colours) and Royce Love's Chevron B21.
The car is back with it's original owner in the Jhb area and he has ideas of restoring it but with a V8 and not the Rotary. I have always been curious as to this cars's history. Anyone know anything about this car?
Tried a search on the name and nothing came up...can anybody help here??
Re: Unusual Race Cars - Mpiti Renault
Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 18:05
by motorheadsdiary
I took some pics today... is this topic still active?
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 18:32
by VMX
Early 90's I think, there was such a MK1 Escort with a rotary. They had these anything goes classes. I know I have photo's of it because it was just an odd combination. As was a Renault 5 with a rotary, and a very comical looking rwd Mazda 323 shape over a Tiga sports race car. The rotary Escort was white if I remember correctly.
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 21:48
by zahistorics
Welcome motorheadsdiary! (is that HM?)
Threads like this are always 'open'. Please post your pics, we would love to see them.
Re: Unusual Race Cars - Mpiti Renault
Posted: Sat 29 Jan 2011, 10:55
by Killarney Racer
motorheadsdiary wrote:I took some pics today... is this topic still active?
Oh yes!
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Sun 30 Jan 2011, 17:35
by gordini
Please post mate!!
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Mon 19 Dec 2011, 11:22
by gordini
How is this for an unusual race car??? Beautifull!!
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Tue 20 Dec 2011, 10:26
by turbo-gp
Looks like it used to be a Mercedez 500 SEC in a previous life. Nice looking race car though
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Tue 20 Dec 2011, 14:50
by gordini
turbo-gp wrote:Looks like it used to be a Mercedez 500 SEC in a previous life. Nice looking race car though
500 SLC
Re: Unusual Race Cars
Posted: Tue 20 Dec 2011, 16:06
by zahistorics
Pity they didn't leave to original lights on it, otherwise a very nice car!