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Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #2 R. Clark / J. Porter Safari Rally 1973 IXO 1:18

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Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #2 R. Clark / J. Porter Safari Rally 1973 IXO 1:18 18RMC075A Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 reproduces the #2 entry driven by Roger Clark and Jim Porter at the demanding 1973 Safari Rally. Diecast construction captures the rally-spec bodywork and graphics with precise, factory-matched detail throughout.
Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #2 R. Clark / J. Porter Safari Rally 1973 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC075A
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About the Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 #2 R. Clark / J. Porter Safari Rally 1973 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk1 reproduces Roger Clark's #2 entry from the grueling 1973 Safari Rally. Diecast construction with precise livery printing suits collectors documenting one of the World Rally Championship's toughest early events.

Clark was Britain's rally hero of his era, and the Safari Rally's brutal East African terrain tested cars and crews in ways European tarmac events simply couldn't, making any surviving livery from that event a genuine piece of endurance-racing history.

Diecast Rally Detail Built for a Punishing Event

The Safari Rally demanded reinforced bodywork and serious ground clearance modifications, and IXO's tooling for this Escort reflects that context: raised suspension geometry, prominent underbody protection, and the auxiliary lighting arrays crews relied on for the event's long unlit stretches. The #2 livery's number panels and sponsor graphics sit with clean, well-registered edges despite the car's busy rally-spec surfacing, and the boxy Mk1 Escort shape, narrower and plainer than later rally generations, comes through with honest period accuracy rather than exaggerated styling. Diecast construction gives the model real weight in the hand, and the mud-spattered detailing some rally-specific tooling includes helps ground the piece in the event's notoriously rough conditions rather than presenting a clean showroom livery.

The Safari Rally's Place in Escort History

Clark's Escort campaigns at Safari helped establish Ford's works rally program as a genuine force during the World Rally Championship's formative years, competing against a field where simply finishing counted as an achievement given the event's reputation for mechanical attrition. For a collector building an early-WRC or Ford Escort rally shelf, this Safari entry represents a different kind of challenge than European tarmac or forest events, and it pairs meaningfully with other period Escort liveries to show the breadth of terrain the works team actually faced.

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