#Cosworth

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Chevrolet Vega Cosworth brochure, 1975. A special edition of the Vega Hatchback Coupe fitted with a twin overhead cam 2.0 litre engine and bespoke trim and equipment. The engine was developed by Chevrolet with the British company Cosworth Engineering designing the DOHC cylinder head. The plan was for a limited edition of 5000 cars and 5000 engines were manufactured. However the price-point for the Cosworth was nearly twice the cost of a base Vega, only $900 less than a base Corvette, so sales were slow and only 3,508 cars were made. I'm not sure what happened to the 1492 leftover engines

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Ford Sierra Cosworth 1986. - source Classic and Modern Show Cars AU.

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Cosi

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Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Jackie Stewart.

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Ford P68

The Ford P68, otherwise known as the F3L for “Ford 3 Litre”, is a sports prototype racing car that should probably be just as famous as the Ford GT40 that preceded it.

It was essentially a closed-wheel, two-seat Formula 1 car powered by the then-new and unproven Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 Formula 1 engine.

The project to develop the Ford P68 was done without the deep pockets of Ford America, who had exited the world of prototype sports car racing at the end of 1967. This left teams running the proven Ford GT40 as privateers, but the development by Ford Europe and Cosworth of what would become the most successful Formula 1 engine of all time opened a new door.

At the end of the 1967 season the FIA revised the rules for sports car racing, the most advanced Group 6 cars could now only use engines up to 3 liters in capacity. Group 4 cars could use engines up to 5 liters, but they needed to have a minimum of 50 built for homologation purposes.

This rule change co-incided with the release of the Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 engine, an engine with a displacement of 2993cc and upwards of 400 bhp available, which made it perfect for use in a sports car which would meet the new FIA rules for Group 6.

A plan to develop a new Group 6 car to utilize the new Cosworth V8 was put in motion by Ford Europe and Alan Mann Racing, though the funding would be an order of magnitude less than had been invested in the GT40 project.

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NIGHT BEFORE THE RACE

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Chevy Cosworth Vega

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You can see it too right... I'm not losing my mind

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Ford RS200 Prototype, 1984. Left without a credible entrant for Group B Ford used the lessons learned on the aborted Escort RS1700T program to develop a new, purposed built, rally car. The RS200 was designed by Ghia, with a mid-mounted engine and four-wheel drive. It was powered by a 1.8 litre turbocharged Ford-Cosworth "BDT" engine producing 250hp in road-going trim, with up to 450hp available for rallying.

[frenchcurious]

Ford Cortina MKIII GXL 1970, équipée d'un moteur Cosworth 2,9 24v et d'une Boîte 5 vitesses. - source Renaud Mann via Old British Cars.

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Jochen Rindt and Colin Chapman.

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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth rally car

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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth (1986)

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Chevy Cosworth Vega, the product of an unusual collaboration.