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Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 Night Version #4 R. Clark / T. Mason RAC Rally 1972 IXO 1:18

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Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 Night Version #4 R. Clark / T. Mason RAC Rally 1972 IXO 1:18 18RMC101 Diecast
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IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 reproduces the Night Version livery run by R. Clark and T. Mason at the 1972 RAC Rally. The zinc alloy body is a fixed one-piece casting with crisp panel lines and period rally graphics. A genuine slice of British rallying's golden age for a WRC Classic display.
Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 Night Version #4 R. Clark / T. Mason RAC Rally 1972 IXO 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
IXO
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
18RMC101
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About the Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 Night Version #4 R. Clark / T. Mason RAC Rally 1972 IXO 1:18

TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 recreates R. Clark and T. Mason's Night Version livery from the 1972 RAC Rally. The zinc alloy body is a fixed one-piece casting with auxiliary lamp detail and full period graphics. A core piece for any Escort or WRC Classic collection.

The Ford Escort Mk1 in RS1600 form became the backbone of British rallying in the early 1970s, and its lightweight body over a torquey BDA engine made it a formidable choice on the RAC's punishing forest stages.

IXO's Diecast Build and the Night Version Livery

This Escort is cast in zinc alloy, and the weight is noticeable the moment it's lifted from the box, a solidity that suits a rally car meant to look like it's survived a forest stage rather than a showroom floor. The body is a fixed, one-piece shell, so the model's craft lives entirely in the exterior detail: the scribed door and bonnet lines run tight and even, the auxiliary spotlamps mounted to the front grille are picked out cleanly, and the "Night Version" graphics are printed with sharp registration against the base colour. Diecast tooling at this scale copes well with the boxy, angular Mk1 shape, holding straight body lines without the softening a smaller scale would introduce. The livery reproduction is the real selling point here: correct co-driver and competition numbering, sponsor decals sized and placed as they'd have appeared trackside, and the mud-splash-free presentation collectors expect from a display piece rather than a weathered one.

Collecting Early 1970s Rally Escorts

This model sits naturally within a WRC Classic or British rallying theme, especially alongside other Ford entries from the same era, where the Escort's boxy proportions and roof-mounted lamp pods provide a strong visual anchor. At 1:18 the model measures out to a compact footprint, typical of the era's smaller road-based rally cars, so it slots easily into a cabinet row without demanding excessive space. IXO's diecast rally range sits at an accessible price point relative to hand-finished resin alternatives, making it a sensible way to build breadth across a full rally season or driver's career without the outlay of premium resin pieces. For anyone tracing the Escort's competition history through the decades, a Night Version livery car adds a specific, well-documented moment rather than a generic repaint.

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