Escort Rally

Description
The Escort Rally is the second iteration of the Ford Escort Hot Wheels has replicated as a casting. Fitted with rally-style front lights and a top lip wing on the rear, this particular version of the Escort is the European-market exclusive 'RS Cosworth' version of the Escort from 1993-1996, 'RS' standing for 'Rally Sport' and Cosworth referring to the racing engine firm in England Supplying the engine for this model, a 2.0 Cosworth YBT. From the factory, the engine produced 227 brake Horsepower, but can be tuned to 1000 horsepower. There was also a Cosworth version of the Ford Sierra. The RS Cosworth was often nicknamed 'Cossie' By fans and one Notable owner being BBC Top Gear Presenter Jeremy Clarkson, whom described the car "The Ultimate Hot Hatchback" in an episode of his series, Clarkson's Car Years in 2000 from the BBC.

Versions
The Escort Rally has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Re-Tooled Versions
The Escort Rally has been retooled without spolier on top:

1998-card
From the back of the 1998-card:

COLLECTOR TIP

The VW Bus introduced in the 1996 FIRST EDITIONS™ Series is the heaviest vehicle in the HOT WHEELS® line. Another version of it was available exclusively on the HOT WHEELS web site!