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Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #9 R. Clark / S. Wilson Li-Lo Equipe Esso Lombard RAC Rally 1978 Minichamps 1:18

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Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #9 R. Clark / S. Wilson Li-Lo Equipe Esso Lombard RAC Rally 1978 Minichamps 1:18 155788709 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 recreates Roger Clark's number 9 Li-Lo Equipe Esso entry from the 1978 Lombard RAC Rally. A tribute to one of Britain's most celebrated rally drivers behind the wheel of Ford's forest-rally icon, complete with auxiliary lighting and rally-height stance.
Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #9 R. Clark / S. Wilson Li-Lo Equipe Esso Lombard RAC Rally 1978 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
155788709
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About the Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 #9 R. Clark / S. Wilson Li-Lo Equipe Esso Lombard RAC Rally 1978 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the number 9 Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800 driven by Roger Clark and co-driver S. Wilson for Li-Lo Equipe Esso at the 1978 Lombard RAC Rally. It captures British rallying's home hero behind the wheel of the Escort's forest-stage specification.

Roger Clark was British rallying's biggest home name through the 1970s, and any Escort carrying his number on the Lombard RAC Rally arrives with genuine crowd-favourite status attached.

Minichamps' Forest-Stage Escort Detail

Minichamps reproduces the Li-Lo Equipe Esso livery with clean sponsor lettering across the bonnet and doors, and the number 9 sits large enough to read at a glance, correct for a rally car meant to be identified instantly by roadside spectators. The flared arches, standard on a works-specification RS1800, house wide rally tyres properly, and the auxiliary lighting mounted ahead of the grille, essential for forest stages run into failing daylight, is rendered with real depth rather than a flat decal. Panel gaps and the rally-height stance give the model an honest, purposeful look.

Roger Clark and the RAC Rally's Home Favourite

Roger Clark was, for British rally fans through the 1970s, the closest thing the sport had to a national hero, having already taken outright RAC Rally wins in an Escort in both 1972 and 1976 by the time this 1978 entry ran. Not every appearance ended in victory, and this particular Li-Lo Equipe Esso car represents Clark competing at the front of the field rather than a specific title-winning run, but that distinction matters less to most collectors than the driver's name itself. Clark's popularity with British crowds gave the Escort RS1800 a face other manufacturers' rally cars simply couldn't match on home soil.

Two Escorts, Two British Rally Stories

Set beside the Mäkinen-liveried 1975 RAC winner, this Clark entry offers a second, distinctly British angle on the same event and the same Escort platform. Together they sketch two different paths through the same rally.

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