Ed wrote: "The 2000 was an excellent German ohc design. The 2300 was a
US design copied
from the German 2000. (Actually I'm not sure if the 2000 was
-designed- in Germany, may be British, but the engines we got were
imported from Germany.)"
The Ford 2000 engine used in the Cortina GT 2 liter and Ford Escort RS 2000
was an English design and an excellent single overhead engine, reliable and
very easy to tune- I owned a 1974 Ford RS 2000 Mk l (last year of
production) fitted with one of those. Mk 1 RS 2000 were made in England, but
all Mkll RS 2000 were made in Germany. Horsepower in standard form was 110
bhp.
Ed also wrote: "The (really sweet shifting) Pinto 4-spd
transmissions were, I'm pretty sure, a British design."
I believe it was the same four-speed gearbox as fitted to countless Ford
Escort Mk ls in England- and to this day, this was the slickest manual
transmission I ever experienced in a car. I had three British Ford Escorts
(one GT, two RS) fitted with this transmission in the 70's.
By the way... Thanks for a very informative "lug nuts" post, Ed!
Jacques le Clainche, ex-chairman Ford RS Owners Club, Great Britain.
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