This lot will be auctioned via Classic Car Auctions, The Christmas Sale 2023 on Saturday the 9th of December, Warwickshire Event Centre, CV31 1XN. pdf), Text File (. With increased horsepower and torque, Saleen adds 4-Wheel disc brakes to the list of Saleen equipment, a first for any Mustang. April 2, 2016 Betsy Beyer. 2016 BMW M6 GTLM. The 944 Turbo Cup in Germany was held during the ADAC Würth Supercup (Group C) weekends at Nürburgring (twice),. 4 ghia. S. Corvette Challenge . 00 shipping. 1988 Ford Mustang Saleen hatchback operated by Steve Saleen during Escort Endurance Series race at Road America in August 1988 #0080 black 5. 4 cui, 86 kW / 117 PS / 115 hp (SAE net) of power, 163 Nm / 120 lb-ft of torque, 5-speed manual powertrain offered since October 1986 for North America U. This race car competed in the 1987-1988 SCCA Escort Endurance Championship, enabling the General Tire sponsored Saleen team, consisting of Steve Saleen and Rick Titus, to win the coveted Driver’s Championship, as well as the Manufacturer’s Championship for Saleen and Ford Motor Company. A new Familia 1000 coupé arrived in November 1965, with a 985 cc SOHC "PC" engine, and was joined by the larger Mazda Luce in 1966. , July 18,1988…Saleen Autosport brought the whole show to town for the Pepsi Grand Prix at Brainerd International Raceway, July 16 and 17. Knowles holds the world record for 24-hour race victories; he’s won 14 of them. It will also be the. Corvette Challenge . 8 Seconds. The late 1980's Corvette was thriving with their high horsepower V8 engines, aerodynamic body and rigid suspension. In fact, Bakeracing won more than half, (10 out of 19), of all of the races in the SCCA Pro Endurance Series, posting more overall wins than all the other teams combined. Take iconic long-distance cars for the ride of your life as you navigate epic distances with the goal of winning championships. It was renamed Echo in 1999 (for. IMSA Jan 29, 2023. Porsches utilizing the 924/944 platform gained success in Europe and North America, winning all four inaugural races of the SCCA Endurance Series in the SS/GT Class. 1987 Race Team. The problem started out with as you are driving no particular speed, and - Ford 1987 Escort question. SCCA Escort Endurance Championship Mid-Ohio 12 Hour (543) Firestone Firehawk Endurance Championship Summit Point (536) Firestone Firehawk Endurance Championship Road America (522) View All Event s. Finished in Mercury Grey Metallic with a Grey patterned cloth Recaro interior. 1987. 1987 d reg. Excellent condition. 1st - Nelson Ledges 24 Hour. The Club also acts. Saleen Autosport enters Sports Car Club of America Showroom Stock series with a race-prepared version of the Saleen Mustang. Adopting the "Escort" name us. In 1987 Bakeracing dominated the series by winning 5 out of 7 races. 2012 BMW M3 GT4. . Ford Escort (China) The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000. series II Pony Hatchback all versions. Steve entered the Mustangs into the SCCA Escort Endurance series, winning the Manufacturer’s and Driver’s championships in 1987. Only one Ford Escort 1st-gen. Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club (SOEC) -- We are a United States-based organization serving the owners and enthusiasts of Saleen vehicles designed and built from 1984 to present. When it comes to auto racing however, dominance comes one-way and one-way only, victories. A six-time SCCA national champion, he also has a number of wins in professional racing, mostly in the Escort Endurance Series. Ad Choices; Help & Media. 4 cui, 67 kW / 91 PS / 90 hp (SAE net) of power, 144 Nm / 106 lb-ft of torque, 4-speed manual powertrain offered since October 1986 for. 5 speed gearbox. Kenny Brown has a long history of Mustang chassis-building. David Lapham, 53, is a long-time rally and racing driver and a veteran of SCCA showroom stock and Escort Endurance series as well as IMSA’s Firestone Firehawk series. He won three 24-hour races in 1987 and again in 1988. The commercial aired on February 19th, 1987. Featuring the 1986 Escort Endurance Series Championship Baker Racing Corvette on Goodyear Eagle VR Gatorback street radials. 1987 Ford escort rs turbo series 2 excellent condition LADY DI For Sale. 4 had been presented to team principal Kim Baker by tire supplier Goodyear after he won the series the previous year. 5 kW / 59 PS / 58 hp (SAE net) of power, 114 Nm / 84 lb-ft of torque, 5-speed manual powertrain offered since October. The engine used is the 2. The two-time Best Actress Oscar winner for The Accused and Silence of the Lambs is back soon in the lead of the new season ofTrue Detective. They placed both 2 nd and 3 rd in team standings at. Hammond bought a 1987 model for £1,600 with 94,318 miles on the odometer, aftermarket. The venue, the SCCA Escort Endurance Race Series, was sponsored by the Escort Radar Detector company. At the start of the Escort World Challenge season, Morrison prepped a three car team and acquired two RPO R9G cars in 1990 to run in this series. Probably the same Mk4 in ep2. Coming off of the championship 1987 Escort Endurance season and moving vehicle production to an expanded facility in Anaheim California, Saleen was on top of the world for 1988. Not bad for a racer-turned-manufacturer that started with a car with decidedly humble beginnings. ANAHEIM, CA. There were 10 Race Cars sold in the last 5 years. “I don’t plan to run the Escort series next year,” he. 1990 Corvette SCCA Escort World Challenge Race Car #99 – VIN 1G1YY2388L5102610 1986 SCCA Escort Endurance Championship 2nd; 1986 SCCA Nelson Ledges 24 Hour Race 1st; 1986 SCCA Showroom Stock A National Championship 1st; 1986 Winton 300 Group E Series Production cars 1st Des Gibbs and Denis O'Brien [Starions filled top 6 positions] 1986 Dutch National Touring Car Championship 1st; 1987 SCCA/Escort Endurance Championship 1st From our friends at Saleen Automotive. 1986 - SCCA Endurance Series - Playboy-Escort. 6L switched to comment below. Following the 1983 model year, Mercury pulled the plug on its personal. That morphed into my stint as a Pro Racing Registrar in 1986 and I served as Chief Registrar for Pro until my retirement in 2018 working for multiple pro series including Trans-Am, Escort Endurance Series (World Challenge), Pro Spec Racer, F2000, Race Truck Challenge, Formula E and many others. Saleen Automotive has announced that it will produce a “30-Year Championship Commemorative Edition” Ford Mustang as an homage to its winning Fox-bodied racing wonder from 1987 – a car which nabbed Saleen the Driver, Manufacturer, Team, and Tire championships in the SCCA/ESCORT Endurance series. in. Saleen hasn’t always been a manufacturer and tuner of high-performance cars. Courtney Hansen gives you the 411 on Endurance Vehicle Protection Plans. 1955. 4 cui, 86 kW / 117 PS / 115 hp (SAE net) engine offered since October 1986 for North America U. It also claimed the SCCA Escort Endurance Series Championship in 1986, along with the SCCA GT2 titles for both 1988. £ 38,995. Corvette upgrades for 1988. Sebring International Raceway (5,790) Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N. Description: 1987 Goodyear Eagle Tires original vintage advertisement. 1988 SCCA Corvette Challenge Series. Saleen Autosport advertised seven standard exterior color combinations and two interior colors for 1988, they were:Race-prepared versions were entered in the 1986 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) ESCORT Endurance Championship. 1,567 views. Despite the variety, EXP sales were hardly at levels predicted by Ford, and sales of the Mercury LN7 were even more dismal. Two reasons. 1980's and early 1990's "C4 Corvette Racing" History. 1987 Program CASC SCCA Rothmans 24-hour Escort Endurance Series-Mosport Park. In 1987, well-known Mustang aftermarket company Saleen won the SCCA Escort Endurance Championships in a General Tire-sponsored Mustang. 1985 - SCCA Endurance Series - Playboy-Escort. From '84 to ‘87 Corvettes were dominating the Showroom Stock, they had superior power, superior handling, and superior brakes. com analyzes prices of 10 million used cars daily. 8:15 PM, 25 Oct 2021 Vehicle not sold. This race car competed in the 1987-1988 SCCA Escort Endurance Championship, enabling the General Tire sponsored Saleen team, consisting of Steve Saleen and Rick Titus, to win the coveted Driver’s Championship, as well as the Manufacturer’s Championship for Saleen and Ford Motor Company. The SCCA World Challenge saw life as the Escort Endurance Championship in 1986. 334. It is in excellent condition. It shared many parts with the Ford Escort but never managed to be equal in fame. All that is required is a current drivers license, ChampCar club. 1987. Although preceded by earlier. reserve not met. Ford Escort Classic Endurance Racing Series Silverstone 2008 Ford Escort . Since 1996 he’s primarily focused on the F500 class, and prepares the Invader cars that he and Katie campaign. Although the 1988-’89 R-models did not bring home a championship, they are mechanically the best of the best in terms of performance and endurance. Hanging on minds by a thread and almost totally out of the roads, this has been the sad reality of some cars that were rolled. YA-1 wins 125cc class of the 3rd Mount Fuji Ascent Race. Drivers. All were rejected, leading Clarkson and May to create separate ads. 1987 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 2 - For Sale by Auction. 1986 - SCCA Endurance Series - Playboy-Escort. Charles K. The Series 2. . IMSA Jan 23, 2023. 1987. Basic, affordable, Escort. Back in 1986, just three years after the company was founded, Saleen entered the SCCA/Escort Endurance Championship. The latest car — the Saleen Championship Edition Mustang — is a tribute to the General Tire sponsored Mustang with which Steve Saleen captured the SCCA Escort Endurance Series driver’s championship in 1987, a year after first racing the car to victory at the 1986 24 Hours of Mosport, and then followed it up with consecutive wins at the 24. Notes: Base Corvette Coupe with 350 cu. Honda K-Series Engine Swaps: Upgrade to More Horsepower & Advanced Technology. Learn more. Quote: Back to the days of Corvette Challenge racing and the ESCORT Endurance Series, Red Line products have been the preferred upgrade for the late-model Corvette crowd and their road cars. The Porsche 944 is a sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 1982 until 1991. The Club also acts as a conduit to. Knowles holds the world record for 24-hour race victories; he’s won 14 of them. Bid for the chance to own a 1987 Chevrolet Corvette SCCA Escort Endurance Race Car at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. I have tried. 4 cui, 67 kW / 91 PS / 90 hp (SAE net) of power, 144 Nm / 106 lb-ft of torque, 4-speed manual powertrain offered since October 1986 for North. 2023 IMSA. 1986 Ford Escort MkIV in Floodtide, TV Series, 1987-1988 Ep. Although the 1988-’89 R-models did not bring home a championship, they are mechanically the best of the best in terms of performance and endurance. The opening round of the 1987 10-race series, scheduled to run in. 1989 SCCA Corvette Challenge Series . The most recognized Saleen race cars are the nicknamed bumble bee cars from 87-89. The. ChampCar is North America's home for real, affordable, competitive endurance road racing. Four-wheel disc brakes were also standard, and in 1988 Mitsubishi and Chrysler offered a Sport Handling Package with eight-way adjustable shocks and wheels wider by one inch. The 2022 SCCA Team Endurance National Championship is set to launch. Saleen Mustangs raced in the Sports Car Club of America Escort Endurance Championship – a series of multi-hour races meant to challenge man and machine. 29:1. The asking price is $1,800 which is in LeMons range when you consider all the booty that could be sold off the car, and which will also lighten it. Year. In the mid-80s Kenny was the US agent for the UK-based March S2000 sports car providing customers with vehicle builds, engineering, testing and track support. Saleen stamped his competition credentials in 1987 when his Saleen Mustang race team won the SCCA’s Showroom Stock Escort Endurance series championship, followed by SCCA World Challenge championships ‒ in Saleen Mustangs campaigned by the Saleen/Allen “RRR” Speedlab Team with comedian Tim Allen ‒ in. . Escort World Challenge. Highest bid. The latest car — the Saleen Championship Edition Mustang — is a tribute to the General Tire sponsored Mustang with which Steve Saleen captured the SCCA Escort Endurance Series driver’s championship in 1987, a year after first racing the car to victory at the 1986 24 Hours of Mosport, and then followed it up with consecutive wins at the 24. 1987 CORVETTE ESCORT SERIES WINNING CAR WITH GREAT HISTORY. This year was also the first year Saleen produced a coupe version. 87 Escort Endurance Series ChampionEarly years. Triumph TR8. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is laying in repose in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the public pay their respects and share their final goodbyes, part of three days of ceremonies to. The race series was sponsored by the Escort radar dector company, hence the name Escort endurance series. 1987 Ford Escort; Ford Escort Car and Truck; Ford Car and Truck; Cars & Trucks; All Recent; Join. The venue, the SCCA Escort Endurance Race Series, was sponsored by the Escort Radar Detector company. Contact Us. Learn more. 1987 Ford Escort convertible one owner from new in very original condition full service history with a huge file of receipt and Invoices for every service and work done to the car quite a unique find to see such a genuine car everything works as should do please call for more information. Converted from the redesigned Mustang base level LXs, the 1987 edition saw increases in horsepower and. Autocrossing & Roadracing - '80's SCCA Escort Series, searching for info(?) - Im researching info on the SCCA Playboy/Escort Endurance series, specifically the SS (Super Stock) Class cars from '86 and '87. 1987 Ford Escort. At the end 1968 the series was dropped in favor of Can-Am, which was then called USRRC. this is the ghia model so has the plush velour interior. £16,000. . Garage Area. Performance Autosport has put a 1988 Saleen Mustang R up for sale on eBay for one of their clients, giving someone the chance to own one of just eight race cars built to race in the SCCA Escort Endurance Series between 19 The crux is simple: SCCA has announced an endurance-based road racing series named the SCCA Endurance Team National Championship (ETNC) with the inaugural title event set to take place March 31-April 2, 2022, at Sebring International Raceway. The Saleen Mustang team won the 1987 SCCA Escort Endurance Championship Driver, Team, and Manufacturer titles for the series, and in 1993 the Saleen Mustang team placed third and fifth in the SCCA World Challenge championship. You can check out the eBay listing here. 6-mile track. The SCCA American Continental Championship. As the SRO takes a controlling interest in Pirelli World Challenge and becomes more integrated into SRO’s global GT racing platform, the series is looking at the biggest format change in its three-decade history for 2019. The class structure was also modified, adding the Super Sports (SS) class and combining the C class of the. Saleen took home the driver, team, and manufacturer’s championships in SCCA Escort Endurance series in both 1987 and Saleen’s winning continued in 1988, including a 1-2-3 in the 24 Hours of Mosport in ’88 with a three-Mustang team, a first for Ford since the GT40 tromping of Ferrari at LeMans in 1966. It's a universal kit for air conditioning only. Classic Endurance Racing Series Silverstone 2008 25 items Tags. The family lived in the country town of Hurstbridge (now an outer suburb of Melbourne) and Brock continued to live there throughout his life. Competitors will battle on track for 20 hours, broken into two stints, the first. , the # 98 winner from 1985). Series: SCCA Escort Endurance Series, IMSA Firestone Firehawk. After helping the Mid America-Bakeracing Team capture the National Title in 1987. See the Listing Price on eBay. Dec 1, 1987. He won three 24-hour races in 1987 and again in 1988. Series overview. It aired during the broadcast of "Late Night with David Letterman" on WRC Channel 4 in Washington DC. In 1987, the Escort GT got a 1. The Saleen Mustang team won the 1987 SCCA Escort Endurance Championship Driver, Team, and Manufacturer titles for the series, and in 1993 the Saleen Mustang team placed third and fifth in the SCCA World Challenge championship. Category. The first was keeping the turbo on the boil, the second was keeping them off the fans' toes. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 23:07. The venue, the SCCA Escort Endurance Race Series, was sponsored by the Escort Radar Detector company. Is the engine running on all four cylinders, no missfire? If so, check the engine and transmission mounts, there are four, one at the top right hand side, one at the top of transmission on the left hand side, and one on front of transmission bell housing, and one in the rear transmission bell housing, any of them that are bad can cause this vibration. 1984年 - Australian Production Car Champion; 1984年 - SCCA Nelson Ledges 24 Hour Race 1st; 1984年 - SCCA Playboy Endurance Championship 1st; 1984年 - Silverstone Finale 1stThe 944 had quite the run in motorsports. The opening round of the 1987 10-race series, scheduled to run in conjunction with the Escort Showroom Stock Endurance Series, fielded a dozen trucks. For model year 1987, the Conquest featured front occupant passive belts. The 1986 SCCA/Escort Endurance Championship season was the second year of.