Escort martini/monte

[Sierra rs]

Hi,I'm Claudio from Italy,please can you help me to know the truth...
I know in the end of 1994 and start 1995 ,the Ford make a limited edition for celebrate the Montecarlo winner.I know that make 200 limited edition Monte/Martini,and I say,they was in big turbo ...But now I bay 1 book..and inside there's write that some was made in small turbo...
Now the problem is:there's some list of this car? I've a friend that have a small turbo martini edition,he not have the serial number on the bana pod,but whit chassis number,the Italian ford say It's a Martini edition,small turbo number 061.I say that number 061 It's a Monte edition in violet...now were's the truth? In Italy there's some escort cosworth Martini edition small turbo in petrol blue,they are limited or not?Many thanks for any answer.

[Rippers]

Have a look at this

http://www.escortrscosworth.com/foru...thread.php?t=3

[Sierra rs]

I can't enter in the link !!

[Sierra rs]

In the follow picture,a test of escort Martini T25 petrol blue,there's some in Italy.

[99 JON]

Whats with those plain rims above ? and also a Martini/Monte with

Aero delete ? what a wierd spec

[Craig H]

wheels are awfull

[Sierra rs]

Hi,probably the wheels not is correct,every Martini I see,have OZ racing wheels.The problem is this is a martini T25 petrol blue,in Italy there's 3 on sale,without serial number...They are numered,or not? in the list there's this Escort?

[bojensen]

Monte - Big turbo -- numbers 200 pcs.
Martini - Big turbo -- numbers 200 pcs.

Martini like mine -- small turbo -- no numbers, proberly only build for italy in 95. I don't know how many?


If any one know more please write it.

[Sierra rs]

Hi,The 200 limited is Martini and Monte not 200 for a Tipe. I think the T25 petrol blue is only for Italy and only a dispaly not limited.

[Mike Rainbird]

Hi,The 200 limited is Martini and Monte not 200 for a Tipe. I think the T25 petrol blue is only for Italy and only a dispaly not limited.

IF that is the case, then the one you are looking at cannot be No.61, as that is (as you say) a "pink" Monte....

061 Jewel Violet (in Malta)

[Sierra rs]

Exatly,I know 061 monte edition jewet violet ,but The Italian Ford for the t25 petrol blue ,with chassis number say ... 061..is a mistake !! Or the Italian Ford say a random number...or i not have any idea..

[Mike Rainbird]

Exatly,I know 061 monte edition jewet violet ,but The Italian Ford for the t25 petrol blue ,with chassis number say ... 061..is a mistake !! Or the Italian Ford say a random number...or i not have any idea..

Are you 100% sure that there weren't 200 "Martini" edition cars with no numbers as such (as in not displayed on the dash), but were sequenced from the chassis numbers? As that would explain things?

[Rippers]

When I was researching these before it was very had to find Monte's let alone Martini's
I could never work out the Martini's I have serious doubts there where 200 of them as I could even find more then three, and then there a good hundred odd Montes I've never been able to find either, so it made sence that may all be part of the same numbering espcially as I have a old Rallye News that IIRC stated they where in the same batch.
I have never seen proper photographic proof of two cars with the same numbers.
Worst yet Ford's system doesn't decipher the difference between types either and simply refers to them all as 'Commemorative'
Also add to the mix there where are variants as well like the Miki Biasion which I also beleive was also numbered.
The other issue with the Martini's is the location of the dash number plate, some I've seen have been mounted on the clock some don't have them at alll
Please can you get a picture of the Martini with the dash plate 061

[Rippers]

This tells you that there where white and blue ones (never seen or found a white one) and they where all part of the 200. It also states there where some not badged as anything so in all probability we'll never find all 200






So unless I see a pic of the Martini 061 badge I think the owner is either confused/mistaken or if pic does appear then I'd imagine its a factory mistake.

Given the chassis number there is a way of checking whether it was a commemorative car on M-cat whether the car has the numbered badge or not because only the Commemorative cars had the Raven 'Flow' interior and this shows up on the build sheet

[COZZFATHER]

Hi Girls

them biasions are afaik 1992's or all the ones i have seen are 1992's.

they are a cracking bit of Italian History and Miki is a nice little Italian bloke and a top driver.

somebody with the same name as me on the rsoc website said exactly the same as Ripper said above.

its a shame the Martini's did not have Franco Cunicos name on them too as he was top bannana in a Martini

Ciao