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Hi all I just what quickly say a big thank you to Simon and the team for putting my small fords in the this months issue Being from Australia I was stoke to see my cars in the your section Great Job CheeRS Mark Australia

Hello I have attached an article from a old motoring magazine from the late 60s its a write up on the mk2 cortina gt Also attached is an add promoting the new cross flow model Vs non cross flow mark 2 cortina Cheers Mark

Hello All last weekend we had our annual dyno day with the Small Ford car club of NSW in Australia There was an large variety of cars going on the dyno Ranging from Modern Model cars like RS Mk2 Focus and XR5 to capris , escorts and cortinas One of the most impressive cars was Marks Midnight Blue RS 200 Escort with an very pokie cosie motor with an huge turbo hanging of it that car made an whopping 380 BHP at the wheels I threw my little pre cross flow 67 mark 2 on the rollers on its first run it made the exact same numbers as when we tune it 3 years ago 96.7 BHP at the wheels it done 2 more runs made 98.6 BHP I was not disappointed but this motor should rev out more there chart is also attached there is more in it any advise would be appreciated I have attach some pics of the cars that attended the day The little race car didn't get on the dyno thats my mates car it got an fresh 1200 running twin 48s he could wait there was i bit of line up as the FWD cars slowed the afternoon up as the dyno took a bit of time set up for them I have also attached i bit of video of my car but i was spewing like usual my I phone battery went flat when the got on Any how all is good from sunny Oz Mark cortina on dyno.rtfd.zip anglia engine bay.rtfd.zip

Hello All As mention this morning i was taking the Focus out today for a run with the RS Owners Club of NSW today Attached are some pics of the cars that came along Nice day awesome drive good company, Next week we have an Dyno Day with the Small Ford Car Club It will be interesting I'm taking the cortina lets see how the pre cross flow goes on the dyno Cheers Mark

Hello Fezza I manage to dig up the production numbers on RS 2000s that were produced in Australia in 1979 and 1980 1979 4dr 2dr Jan 6 102 Feb 173 67 Mar 72 130 Apr 45 57 May 54 55 Jun 7 55 Jul 93 97 Aug 36 33 Sep 63 70 Oct 52 98 1980 4dr 2dr Feb 0 3 Mar 0 1 Apr 0 95 May 13 78 Jun 38 52 Jul 30 52 Aug 115 26 Sep 90 75 Oct 48 48 Nov 64 48 Dec 0 87 Total 4 Door RS 2000 Produced in Australia were 998 Total 2 door RS 2000 Produced in Australia were 1391 Colour Codes Produced were Snow White Code 9 Lemon Lime Code X Monza Red Code K Burnt orange Code Z Midnight Blue Code C Also I believe some special orders were done in Silver and Black Total RS 2000s Produced in Australia 2389 Cars Can any one confirm if 4 door RS 2000s were produced any were else in the world I believe that they were only made in Australia These Australian Cars had less power then the European Model i believe with a mighty 98.3 hp Our cars also came in Automatic and 4 speed manual Cheers Mark I am taken the focus out today with RS Owners Club I luv driving that machine

Hello Fezza I am glad you notice Yeah 4 door rs 2000 were only produced in Australia as RS2000s I have to dig up the numbers that actually were produced Cheers Mark

Hello I am a small ford nut, I love all FORDS a good mate mate of mine told me a about this site, he is also nuts about them. I basically live and breath small fords I am a member of few car clubs here in Australia which are the Small Ford Car Club Cortina Anglia Prefect Car Club RS Owners Club Hunter British Ford Car Club 72-82 V8 car club i try to get the cars out as much as i can Below are some pics of my cars i currently own I luv my little cortina its an 67 i kept the pre cross flow its nice little car I cant wait to read up on some of the forums if you like i can post some picks of cars and events i attend during the year Cheers Mark