where was the escort cosworth made

[georgie1]

as above was it made in uk

and is it seam welded as im sure it is

[Chopper1981]

Karmann in Germany built them i believe.

[georgie1]

and the engine where was that made please and thanks

[escosgaz]

thats right as chopper said in germany, and i may be wrong but northampton england had a factory built cosworth engines and also some in america.. . sure others will correct me if i am wrong on the later.

[PaulRSCos]

As above...believe the cars were built in Karmann Germany, and Cosworth are based in Northampton UK.

Also, am I right in thinking that the only "Cosworth" part of the engine is the cylinder head? The bottom end was all original Ford? Not 100% sure on that...

[L8 ECU]

and the engine where was that made please and thanks

At Cosworth's Wellingborough Factory (not far from the Northampton HQ).

[Dave H]

I think they were built in two or three different factories in germany. By Karmann as stated above. I believe mine was built in Genk.

[L8 ECU]

.......I believe mine was built in Genk.

More likely to be Rheine (at the Karman works).

To confirm, check your VIN code here: http://www.btinternet.com/~madmole/vindecoder.html

Your VIN Decoded
The VIN code WFOBXXGKABPDXXXXX breaks down as
Assembly Plant: Rheine - Karman (Germany)

[jeardley]

Mines being built in my garage ............ just trying to rectify the cock ups they made in Germany

good tool that VIN code checker

Manufacturer Identifier: Ford Werke A.G. (Germany)
Body type: 3 Door Hatchback
Line: Ford Germany (Own Assembly)
Assembly Plant: Rheine - Karman (Germany)
Model: Escort/Orion
Year: 1995 (some codes are used for more than one year)
Month: December
Production Sequence: 82911

[Dave H]

More likely to be Rheine (at the Karman works).

To confirm, check your VIN code here: http://www.btinternet.com/~madmole/vindecoder.html

Your VIN Decoded
The VIN code WFOBXXGKABPDXXXXX breaks down as
Assembly Plant: Rheine - Karman (Germany)

Thats a handy tool. It does indeed come back as Rheine - Karman works.

[CossieGirl]

I think they were built in two or three different factories in germany. By Karmann as stated above. I believe mine was built in Genk.

Genk is in Belgium mate
Sierra Cosworths were built there.

[georgie1]

was they seam welded

[grcossie]

was they seam welded

They are not seam welded

[georgie1]

They are not seam welded

well what r they as i thought they was a stronger shell

[rsnissan]

The shell is more rigid than the sierra torsionally i.e has extra points welded to the struts etc which reduces the body flex.