The Escort modelled is one of only two known survivors of the six RS2000s built by Ford’s
engineers at Aveley to promote the Series X options available from official Ford Rallye Sport
dealers. Photographs of it wearing its original German Cologne-registered number plate,
K-HJ 184, appeared in brochures and as posters at the time because it is believed it was the
only example to feature the full graphics package. It lived up to its looks, however, with an
impressive mechanical specification that included a Group 1 twin-carburettor 145bhp engine,
7.5x13 RS alloy wheels wearing Pirelli CN36 tyres, Bilstein anti-dive suspension, close-ratio
Rocket box, limited-slip differential, ventilated disc brakes and a 69-litre, long-range fuel tank.
It was used for promotional work in Europe before being sold to a museum in Belgium where
it remained until 1991. Although the car has always been left-hand-drive, it was then registered
in the UK and offered for sale by well-known historic car dealers Oakfields. It was purchased
from them by a London-based Saudi Arabian Prince who kept it as part of a collection of
interesting cars but used it sparingly. He sold the car after around twenty years of ownership
and, during 2012/2013, the new owner entered this remarkably original survivor in the
'Expert' concours class at Ford RS Owners' Club events. It was the National Day winner
in both years and took the overall Gold Cup in 2013.