was this true?

[Gaz w]

Just reading an article by Richard Hammond on the top gear site and he says about the rear spoiler "later on it would be cruelly shrunk to appease miserable anti funists like the swiss"

I never realised the rear spoiler was smaller on the later models , I know that there was the delete aero models
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/ham...rth-2012-03-07

[twin turbo]

the swiss dont have the upper. also some "custom" modded was made for the swiss...

[garet]

true,mine came without one

[Gaz w]

true,mine came without one

I know they came with or without a rear spoiler on the later models , my point was that in that article Hammond says that the rear spoiler itself was made smaller later on

Its on the link above on picture number 2

[MATCOS]

The actual upper spoiler wasn't ever officially available smaller as far as I know, that's just a photo from a strange angle, almost like a fish eye lens.
In Switzerland they weren't allowed the upper rear wing so were delete aero models although I remember seeing some very very weird upper spoiler with a sort of fill in between the roof and the flat part of the wing and I'm sure that was Swiss.
Edit found it!

[twin turbo]

The actual upper spoiler wasn't ever officially available smaller as far as I know, that's just a photo from a strange angle, almost like a fish eye lens.
In Switzerland they weren't allowed the upper rear wing although I remember seeing some very very weird upper spoiler with a sort of fill in between the roof and the flat part of the wing and I'm sure that was Swiss.

thats what I think too..

yes suhe made some, and some others too... have been some pics off some of them here on the forum...
1of them,
http://www.escortrscosworth.com/foru...=swiss+spoiler

[spiritof'76]

Never heard of or seen a smaller version.......sounds like bollox to me lol

I have however seen a hollow one on an early car, the car was down at Automotive Unlimited......at a glance it looked normal until you noticed that that the paint finish on it was a bit rippled and when you tapped it with a knuckle you could hear it was hollow inside and if you put your hands above and below you could push the lower and upper skins together until they touched !
I asked Duncan if it was some sort of aftermarket kit but he said no as there was Ford paperwork saying it had been fitted as an option.......some sort of lightweight motorsport option perhaps ? Dunno really !!

Later heard that the customer he sold the car to changed it to a normal wing as there was nothing could be done to improve the way the paint looked on it.

[The Radman]

im pretty sure the rear tip also had to be made from rubber to comply as well,ive some old pics somewhere of them

[Simon T]

Wasn't it sweden where they had to be sold with an integral brake light?

[grcossie]

im pretty sure the rear tip also had to be made from rubber to comply as well,ive some old pics somewhere of them

Yes, the rear parts on the picture over here, is rubber. It was an escos whit that wing, here some years ago