pics of my prototype monte and 580bhp 3 door

[Mac247]

Looks like 2 really nice cars!!! love the monte, great colour

[Andyescos]

That monte was the first Escos I ever drove. Brooklyn were selling it in 1995

[sixaxles]

does that make it monte 001 then if its the prototype?? lovely pair you've got there buddy

[ossie cossie]

The monte looks awesome on the 18inch wheels.

[Rippers]

does that make it monte 001 then if its the prototype?? lovely pair you've got there buddy

Long story but I researched this car a year or so ago when a guy bought it as at the time we heard there was a Ford Owned Monte number 000 and as this car appeared in a Rallye News in a photoshoot with the Delecour we wondered whether this car was in fact 000.

The owner of the car at the time sent me this picture



which as you can see is a bit of a shocker! there was never a front view of the car in the RSOC mag feature but if you look at the pics of the car with the you can see the bonnet has the smilie grill type bonnet swage lines so I knew the bonnet was original.

I did some research and got chatting to Twins (dave) and he mentioned seeing a Esc Cos with a smilie grill bonnet when he was younger as a neighbour worked for Dunton and took the odd car home and he remembered a prototype Esc Cos which was black and went digging out some old pics and found this:-




One digit out of the number plate on the car and had the same bonnet and also its hard to see but it had textured black vinyl on the b-pillar like the 16v XR2i face lift had.

So basically these where prototype cars, I think you could comforbly say that L820KPU was the first ever Jewel Violet Esc Cos but it was never numbered as a Monte. Other things they must have been trying out on L820KPU where the colour coded rear lights, oval side repeaters and it has Motorsport written on the door.. the decals on the door are interesting to me as if you read the article the Monte.. was going to be a Motorsport edition but was changed to Monte last minute as they had just won the 1994 Monte Carlo, stickers on doors and tailgate are easy to change but it was too late for the seats and dash plaque and thats why they have Motorsport written on them and not Monte.

Monte 000 is owned by Ford and is part of their heritage fleet, It was at National Day '08.. note! it has Motorsport decals on the sides instead of Monte







Twins also had a pic of it from back in the day


Just be glad the Small turbo didn't end up like the black prototype

Russell the cars looks a credit to you now I have pm'd you another item CDA showed me

[Ginge]

Russell out of interest what interior does it have, is it the horrid motorsport trim like the rest of the monte's have?

[MATCOS]

so where is the smiley face bonnet now as that would be nice to have with the car.
NOT on the car though

[Tore_TJ]

smiley bonnet looks awful good call not using that!!

[russellsmith]

Long story but I researched this car a year or so ago when a guy bought it as at the time we heard there was a Ford Owned Monte number 000 and as this car appeared in a Rallye News in a photoshoot with the Delecour we wondered whether this car was in fact 000.

The owner of the car at the time sent me this picture



which as you can see is a bit of a shocker! there was never a front view of the car in the RSOC mag feature but if you look at the pics of the car with the you can see the bonnet has the smilie grill type bonnet swage lines so I knew the bonnet was original.

I did some research and got chatting to Twins (dave) and he mentioned seeing a Esc Cos with a smilie grill bonnet when he was younger as a neighbour worked for Dunton and took the odd car home and he remembered a prototype Esc Cos which was black and went digging out some old pics and found this:-




One digit out of the number plate on the car and had the same bonnet and also its hard to see but it had textured black vinyl on the b-pillar like the 16v XR2i face lift had.

So basically these where prototype cars, I think you could comforbly say that L820KPU was the first ever Jewel Violet Esc Cos but it was never numbered as a Monte. Other things they must have been trying out on L820KPU where the colour coded rear lights, oval side repeaters and it has Motorsport written on the door.. the decals on the door are interesting to me as if you read the article the Monte.. was going to be a Motorsport edition but was changed to Monte last minute as they had just won the 1994 Monte Carlo, stickers on doors and tailgate are easy to change but it was too late for the seats and dash plaque and thats why they have Motorsport written on them and not Monte.

Monte 000 is owned by Ford and is part of their heritage fleet, It was at National Day '08.. note! it has Motorsport decals on the sides instead of Monte







Twins also had a pic of it from back in the day


Just be glad the Small turbo didn't end up like the black prototype

Russell the cars looks a credit to you now I have pm'd you another item CDA showed me

what small turbo you mean paul mate?


the paintworks actually rough on the car,its going in to get a full paintjob and all new lights in the next few weeks,i've got the enthusiam back for it again,its been in the garage covered in dust for the last 18 months so time to get it mint

i'll do a resto thread on it when it goes in to get painted

[russellsmith]

Russell out of interest what interior does it have, is it the horrid motorsport trim like the rest of the monte's have?

yes bud its got it,i like the trim though

so where is the smiley face bonnet now as that would be nice to have with the car.
NOT on the car though

i still have it stashed away mate,never to see the light of day again

[Rippers]

what small turbo you mean paul mate?

These prototypes where for the Small Turbo Face lift before the Small Turbo came out

[Ginge]

yes bud its got it,i like the trim though

I dont actually mind it now tbh, its grown on me over the last 2 years

[russellsmith]

These prototypes where for the Small Turbo Face lift before the Small Turbo came out

oh right get you now,thought you meant the black one was a small turbo or something

[russellsmith]

paul have you got the pics twins has of the car?

be good to get them

[RSRoy]

Nice info Paul. Good read