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NEWS See what’s going down in the world of fast Fords... Ex-McRae Focus sold at auction recently
MCRAE FOCUS WRC SELL FOR £423,300 ilverstone Auctions recently had the privilege of dropping the hammer on one of the most sought-after Fords of all time. The M-Sport Focus WRC that Colin McRae took to victory in Acropolis Rally in 2001 was the
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star of the company’s latest auction sale at new venue, RAF Museum London. The car was freshly built for the Acropolis Rally in 2001, but is equally as famous for being the car in which McRae spectacularly crashed out of the Network Q Rally of Great
Britain in the final round of the championship that year, handing the title to Richard Burns in his Subaru in the process. As such it generated huge interest from collectors and rally fans in the weeks leading up to the sale, and went on to break all records for the highest price for any Focus WRC at auction, at £423,300! The same auction also saw McRae’s 2001 race suit go under the hammer too, which sold for £16,650.
Ford’s line up of EVs will include two new models based on the VW platform
NINE ELECTRIC FORDS BY 2024 ord has recently announced it plans to bolster its range of electric vehicles to include nine different models by 2024. We already know about the Mustang Mach-E and the five Transit models, and there’s a
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fully electric Puma due soon too, but what about the other two? For now, Ford’s official releases simply refers to them as ‘Mediumsize Crossover’ and ‘Sport Crossover’, but we also know that the company has been working closely with VW and that these cars will be
based on the same MEB platform as VW’s ID.4 and ID.5 models. A Ford spokesperson has been quoted saying the new cars will look and drive like Fords. We’re expecting a further announcement soon, and we’ll keep you updated as soon as we hear more.
ESCORT COSWORTH COMMEMORATIVE POSTER his year sees the mighty Escort Cosworth celebrate its 30th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, automotive artist and illustrator Terry Putman has designed a special poster. The clever piece of artwork combines all ten Escort Cosworth colours into a single image, with the name of each colour and a
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commemorative ‘30’ subtly spot-varnished in high-gloss. The effect means in some lights you can’t see the text, while in others the colour names are clearly visible. The poster is limited to just 30 pieces, and costs £100. The same artwork is also available on mugs, coasters, and T-shirts. More details at https://linktr.ee/illustratormaker
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