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Ford Escort RS Cosworth Blue Metallic UT Models 1:18

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Ford Escort RS Cosworth Blue Metallic UT Models 1:18 180082101-R1 Diecast
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UT Models' 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS Cosworth in Blue Metallic has opening doors and bonnet revealing the whale-tail rear wing and engine detail. New model with a box showing traces of storage; the model itself is unaffected. A strong homologation special for a Ford performance display.
Ford Escort RS Cosworth Blue Metallic UT Models 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
180082101-R1
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About the Ford Escort RS Cosworth Blue Metallic UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Ford Escort RS Cosworth in Blue Metallic has opening doors and bonnet, revealing engine bay detail beneath the famous whale-tail wing. New model, box showing traces of storage. A genuine homologation special for a Ford performance shelf.

The Escort RS Cosworth exists because Ford needed a rally homologation base, and that road-going result, complete with the oversized rear wing, remains one of the most recognisable performance Fords ever built. This example arrives new, though the box shows traces of storage from time on the shelf.

Opening Panels Bring the Cosworth's Engineering to Life

Unlike a sealed display casting, this Escort's doors and bonnet actually open, and that changes what the model has to offer: rather than judging the piece purely on its exterior lines, a collector can lift the bonnet and inspect the turbocharged engine bay detail underneath. Diecast zinc alloy gives those hinged panels real durability, holding their fit through repeated opening without the panels loosening the way a lighter material might over time. The metal body also carries genuine weight in the hand, the density that separates a diecast from a plastic toy, and that heft suits a car whose reputation rests partly on serious engineering rather than styling alone. The Blue Metallic finish shows depth under a display light, and even with moving panels, the shutlines around the doors stay tight when closed, a sign of well-fitted diecast tooling.

A Homologation Special Worth the Storage Marks

The whale-tail wing and boxed arches exist purely because World Rally Championship rules demanded a homologated road car matching the competition version, which makes the Escort Cosworth a genuine engineering artefact rather than a styling exercise. For a collector building a Ford performance or 1990s homologation theme, the opening bonnet is a real feature worth using, showing off engine detail most static replicas keep hidden. The box's traces of storage are cosmetic and do not touch the model itself, so this remains a new, unhandled example ready to display and, thanks to its opening panels, to be shown from more than one angle.

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