General Question - Build Number

[ci5capris]

Good Morning, I have owned an original Escort Cosworth for 11 years now with a build date of May 1992, is there a way of finding the build number to know if mine is one of the first 2500 built?
Dave

[Simon T]

PM Dave on here, he may be able to help you.

[ci5capris]

Thanks Simon !!

[Dave]

If it's May92 then it will be one of the first 2500

[ci5capris]

Is there anyway of sourcing a build number Dave??

[COZZFATHER]

Good Morning, I have owned an original Escort Cosworth for 11 years now with a build date of May 1992, is there a way of finding the build number to know if mine is one of the first 2500 built?
Dave

The easiest way to check if it's a homologation 92 is whip the back chair up and look for the water injection pumps

[ci5capris]

Where under the back seat are they located as I have looked for this in the past however found nothing, I guess in the past someone has removed. Is there anything else to look for? Mine is defo May 1992 build.

[COZZFATHER]

Where under the back seat are they located as I have looked for this in the past however found nothing, I guess in the past someone has removed. Is there anything else to look for? Mine is defo May 1992 build.

I spoke to the guy who's company supplied ford 2500 water injection kits ,he told me everything about them so it should of had one

[grcossie]

I have this kit on mine, was they ever tested or just a homologation thing ?

[ablc]

mine it's 24 june 92on cat and if i take work shop it's may 92 and no water kit.
Are they already build first 2500 in june?

[COZZFATHER]

mine it's 24 june 92on cat and if i take work shop it's may 92 and no water kit.
Are they already build first 2500 in june?

I have the details the first production cars of the karmann plant and the lhd's were first before right hand drives ,so if you have s early left hooker in around April or may you have one of the first of the 2500 homologation Cozzehs

[Dave H]

Mine is September 92 and I have the water injection stuff. I've heard before though that some of the 2500 homologation cars didn't come with it as they forgot to fit it.

[Sunnysidebb]

Dave ( Monster) knows something about how the first 472 didnt come with the water injection system. He did a check for me , mines april 92 and one of the cars that did not have it fitted in the car. Its build number is 365.

[COZZFATHER]

May aswell reiterate it only the 1992 built Escort Cosworths are homologation cars ,so when you look at which ones to buy if it's not a 92 built car it's 'just' a escort Cozzeh and if it's a small turbo the f.i.a didnt recognise them.cars anyway.
The first 2500 are part of ford Motorsport history enabling Ford to put Miki Biasion & Francois Delecour on the 93 Monte Carlo rally and put the Escort Cosworth into the World Rally Championship

[99 JON]

Mine was registered 01/01/1993 ,so was a 92 build but I'd have to search for the VIN to find the month of build.

I might still have the old blue V5 ,with it on.