Boreham Motorworks Ford Escort Mk1 RS Revealed with 10K-RPM Redline
Key takeaways
- First shown at the end of 2024, Boreham's reimagined Ford Escort Mk1 RS has finally arrived, and it's even more powerful than initially expected.
- Boreham officially licensed the rights to the Escort from Ford, with production limited to 150 examples worldwide and prices starting at $400,000.
- This isn't the first we've seen of the Escort Mk1 RS—that came back in late 2024—but it is the closest we've seen to a production-spec version.
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First shown at the end of 2024, Boreham's reimagined Ford Escort Mk1 RS has finally arrived, and it's even more powerful than initially expected.
Boreham Motorworks Boreham Motorworks revealed the first production-representative prototype of its new Ford Escort Mk1 RS reinterpretation model.Boreham's reimagined Escort is built on a bespoke chassis and comes powered by a 325-hp 2.1-liter inline-four that revs to 10,000 rpm. Boreham officially licensed the rights to the Escort from Ford, with production limited to 150 examples worldwide and prices starting at $400,000. Taxonomists, those tasked with classifying and categorizing organisms, would have a field day trying to define the Boreham Motorworks Ford Escort Mk1 RS. It's not a Ford, though the Blue Oval has officially given Boreham its approval. It's not a restomod or a continuation model either, because Boreham's version is new from the ground up. Boreham calls it a "Continumod," but we're calling it a damn cool reimagination of the Ford Escort RS2000.
This isn't the first we've seen of the Escort Mk1 RS—that came back in late 2024—but it is the closest we've seen to a production-spec version. The front subframe, along with the entire chassis, is bespoke and pushes the front wheels forward by 1.2 inches, which directly aligns with the race-winning Alan Mann Racing Escorts from the '60s. According to Boreham, stretching the wheelbase also opened room to retain the Escort's MacPherson strut design, while adding custom coil springs and dampers developed in partnership with R53.