Ive seen this car in action on Knockhill a few years back, total weapon. AG is also a bit of a legend up here with his Ford builds and driving skills at Knockhill!
Top drawer this episode Adam! Passionford is full of great stories, builds and people that social media just doesn’t have. It’s a shame it’s a quiet forum nowadays, back then you could post up something and totally lose the post in minutes it was that busy! Awesome car back in the day and looks like it still is… Please please cover more passionford cars such as F55 SOY, Sunny Khalsa’s RS Fiesta and Christian’s Escort RS Turbo. Those groundbreaking cars are what got us oldies hooked in the first place! 😊
Made my day this video, was subbed to fast ford magazine when the Reyland escort was featured and spent many hours scrolling through the passion ford forum back in the day
You might want to take look at Stian Hafsengen and his Escort Cossie as well. An ex-Carlos Sainz WRC car rebuilt and customized into a plaything, show car and part time hillclimb monster. He was pretty early to take part in little drift events and definitely among the first worldwide to go drifting in a 4WD car. Drifting here is basically divided by "before and after Hafsengen" and his Escort. He set a new standard for things to come. Just searching YT for his name will almost immediately give you a few results of his blue Cossie. It was crashed pretty hard once in his ownership but it was put back together. However it was sold without the driveline and a lot of WRC bodyparts. Apparently the shell sat rotting away in poor condition for a while but it supposedly rebuilt to its former glory now.
The Gatebil Escort Cosworth was probably the best private Cosworth and driver match up there's ever been - incredible car build with an incredible driver to match it!
He has a new car now. It's mk5 fiesta with a wrc kit and a volvo 2.5 turbocharged inline 5. It has an Selholm 4WD sequential gearbox and makes 1000hp. It's on the youtube channel Hillclimb Monsters.
I live down the road from Martin im 44 now & when I was 15-16 me & my pals used to see him blowing around in his first escort & he built a MK1 Mondeo pepper mint green on white Mo's with full 4b cos running gear & that was running 380-400bhp in the middle 90's then I started going down to his unit when i needed parts or advice for me cossies.He was the first person to put a ball bearing GT series turbo on a cossie also the first person to 4b a 3 door which was black 350bhp & it hit 60 in 3.5secs I told him you should never ever ever 4b a 3 door.His first escort when it was 620ish bhp was actually running a millington donkey.His second cossie he actually had a block cast that was a inch taller than a standard cossie block so it had inch longer rods & all the other stuff if my memory is correct he had to run a Citroen xm cambelt the front wings on it as well the lip on the wings were stretched a extra inch because the front widetrack the man is a wealth of knowledge.The business name came about from him & then his partner Rey was a part of his partners name & land obviously a part of martins name.
Good times! That's my voice in the car as Martin overtakes us with the caravan on the back, some great memories - Thanks for the video, good to know more about it now.
Now that video took me back,I was on Passionford every day and very into attending the RS owner's trackdays at Croft,Combe and Donington.Thanks for the video its brought back great memory's
This video has made my day! Always loved this car and it's a must build on every Forza game I get! There are so many cars from that era that I'd love to know where they are now
had the pleasure of knowing martin via passion ford and was privileged to get out as a passenger for a session at Silverstone with him at ford fair in late 2000's , the car was brutally fast and lapped pretty much everything on track that day
Absolutely amazing Adam I used to live in Birmingham and I used to see Martin hadland driving around in the original reyland escort cossie and I was about 13 years old and I used to go crazy for him to get it sideways up the road 😂😂😂😂I’m buzzing the 2nd is still driving around I seen him in that car too a couple of times ❤❤❤❤
I remember Martin hadland when he had his unit on weatheroak Road sparkhill he used to drive the cossie powered mk 1 4x4 mondeo it was Green and fast do you remember that. ❤Martin does big brake kits now based up in stirclhley
@ he he he I know he definitely drove them properly and I last saw him driving a Lamborghini murcherlago I’m pretty sure he lives in Ireland now but I’m not 100 percent certain??
Mate you need to see him drive on track. His old time attack car was ahead of its time that his pall now owns. You need to do a full episode on that car
Me and my brother had the pleasure of prepping and spraying both martins green mondeo cosworth and the second escort cosworth shell lot of love went into that car 👌
The good old days of Passionford! Remember this, with Porkie in the Reyland coloured 3dr, and Sean Bicknel in his Esc Cos. Great memories! (I was Ian3dr on there at the time)
Wow. Bought back some memories. Loved passionford, cant stand modern social media. I was on holiday in tenerife when the gumball crash happened and watched it unfold in an internet cafe! Awesome car, this and the gaitbill cossie were iconic. Brilliant vid. Miss those days. Was on track in a zetec turbo fiesta at Bedford back in the day when the reyland metro was ripping it up!
I’ve dealt with Martin a few times over the years. He is a really busy person BUT the few times I’ve needed his help, he’s always found the time. Genuine fan of Martin Hadland and Reyland in general 🙌
900 bhp, that's mental! My dream car is an ESCOS with a Smith & Jones, 2.2 liter long rod block, EFR turbo, TurboSmart electronic wastegate, some sort of helical-gears sequential gearbox, and all that controlled by a FuelTech ECU.
1st time ive seen u not tap out mate, Sick sick car. rember all the fast Ford features on Rayland cosworths & Rod Tarry true pioneers of cosworths for me as a 20 something bk then. Rip Rod Tarry😎👊✌
Martin used to being his Green 4x4 Mondeo with the cosworth engine to the Birmingham "tracks' back in the late 90s until the local media made a big fuss about the racing going on until the early hours. Great times
awesome, can remember being on passionford when he was building this, nice to see it still about is this the guy who had the crazy blue focus? that thing was nuts wonder if Stian Hafsengen`s old escort is still about, probably one of if not the best fast ford ever imo
Going back to 2010ish. The remains of the shell was hanging from roof in his unit in Birmingham. Martin also had a Metro 1.8 VVC in the same orange colour around the same time.
I remeber watching this when it happened and flowed the whole build process of the new one, even remember that plate they had machined to fit between the head and block
adam go on and watch andrew and jane nicol in colin mcraes old wrc focus when he won the champion ship his in car is summit els and andrews dad drew was a legend in scottish rallying in a mk 2 escort
Also some features on some of the cars that survived from the the magazine thrash days would be brill, Sunnys fiesta Lukes trolley Jamsports escort Nms red s1 ollie owns F55 soy owned by james bentley theres loads you could do vids on Loads of cars people still have hidden away people would remember some are gone 😩,
Seem to remember a clip of Martin just after the crash. Think he was wearing a neck brace and mentioned that the back end went really light. Can't seem to find it on YT so maybe it was on one of the forums back in the day.
Adam a friend of mine has the green mondeo martin built. He bought it from him as a shell and its been rebuilt to a high standard and still the green colour. Its in northern Ireland
It's mad, just 2 days ago I watched a video that popped up from the cosworth chronicles and the original car featured in that and then you upload this...coincidentally. Did you speak with Andrew about the focus whilst you were there?
I remember you ringing me like an excitable child after been in that silver escort! 🤣
😂 I really was buzzing!!
Adam's face is a picture ( 😮 ) when he opens up the the escort. Mint 🤣
Mr Smith, have you thought about contacting Martin Hadland and ask to do a sit down interview with him to chat about this legendary Cossie!?
I did reach out to Martin but he’s super busy with work at the moment
Whilst youre there, ask him about the Norwegian cars which had parts robbed off them at RSOC National Day from the pit garages at night.
You Mean Martin Hadland?
@@superbrit3845 What, THE Martin Hadland?
@ Is that really your name? If so we both have the same name lol
Ive seen this car in action on Knockhill a few years back, total weapon. AG is also a bit of a legend up here with his Ford builds and driving skills at Knockhill!
AG is a legend all over the UK :)
Top drawer this episode Adam!
Passionford is full of great stories, builds and people that social media just doesn’t have. It’s a shame it’s a quiet forum nowadays, back then you could post up something and totally lose the post in minutes it was that busy!
Awesome car back in the day and looks like it still is…
Please please cover more passionford cars such as F55 SOY, Sunny Khalsa’s RS Fiesta and Christian’s Escort RS Turbo. Those groundbreaking cars are what got us oldies hooked in the first place! 😊
Made my day this video, was subbed to fast ford magazine when the Reyland escort was featured and spent many hours scrolling through the passion ford forum back in the day
You might want to take look at Stian Hafsengen and his Escort Cossie as well. An ex-Carlos Sainz WRC car rebuilt and customized into a plaything, show car and part time hillclimb monster. He was pretty early to take part in little drift events and definitely among the first worldwide to go drifting in a 4WD car. Drifting here is basically divided by "before and after Hafsengen" and his Escort. He set a new standard for things to come.
Just searching YT for his name will almost immediately give you a few results of his blue Cossie. It was crashed pretty hard once in his ownership but it was put back together. However it was sold without the driveline and a lot of WRC bodyparts. Apparently the shell sat rotting away in poor condition for a while but it supposedly rebuilt to its former glory now.
The Gatebil Escort Cosworth was probably the best private Cosworth and driver match up there's ever been - incredible car build with an incredible driver to match it!
He has a new car now. It's mk5 fiesta with a wrc kit and a volvo 2.5 turbocharged inline 5. It has an Selholm 4WD sequential gearbox and makes 1000hp. It's on the youtube channel Hillclimb Monsters.
I live down the road from Martin im 44 now & when I was 15-16 me & my pals used to see him blowing around in his first escort & he built a MK1 Mondeo pepper mint green on white Mo's with full 4b cos running gear & that was running 380-400bhp in the middle 90's then I started going down to his unit when i needed parts or advice for me cossies.He was the first person to put a ball bearing GT series turbo on a cossie also the first person to 4b a 3 door which was black 350bhp & it hit 60 in 3.5secs I told him you should never ever ever 4b a 3 door.His first escort when it was 620ish bhp was actually running a millington donkey.His second cossie he actually had a block cast that was a inch taller than a standard cossie block so it had inch longer rods & all the other stuff if my memory is correct he had to run a Citroen xm cambelt the front wings on it as well the lip on the wings were stretched a extra inch because the front widetrack the man is a wealth of knowledge.The business name came about from him & then his partner Rey was a part of his partners name & land obviously a part of martins name.
That takes me back. I loved that reyland cossie
That car is legendary
Brilliant video Adam
Looks sooo good in silver with the white wheels perfection mate
Good times! That's my voice in the car as Martin overtakes us with the caravan on the back, some great memories - Thanks for the video, good to know more about it now.
Now that video took me back,I was on Passionford every day and very into attending the RS owner's trackdays at Croft,Combe and Donington.Thanks for the video its brought back great memory's
It was my home for years. Passion ford was a good laugh for years
Wow! What a beast. I was waiting for the usual tap-out but you stayed the course! Fair play Adam 🙌🏻
Wauw these cars, the escort rs and early focus rs. When they were still 4x4 cars. Love these cars, over all others.
This video has made my day! Always loved this car and it's a must build on every Forza game I get!
There are so many cars from that era that I'd love to know where they are now
Watched Andrews 1000bhp focus at knockhill many times. Absolutely ballistic!
Stunning… followed the version 2 build on Passionford years ago 😍
Great to see it back out 😎👍🏼
I’ve seen him belting round knockhill what a driver and car builder 😮he is
had the pleasure of knowing martin via passion ford and was privileged to get out as a passenger for a session at Silverstone with him at ford fair in late 2000's , the car was brutally fast and lapped pretty much everything on track that day
Legendary car, bring back the Passion Ford days
Absolutely amazing Adam I used to live in Birmingham and I used to see Martin hadland driving around in the original reyland escort cossie and I was about 13 years old and I used to go crazy for him to get it sideways up the road 😂😂😂😂I’m buzzing the 2nd is still driving around I seen him in that car too a couple of times ❤❤❤❤
If only we could get Martin hadland the legend on the channel Adam that would be amazing
I remember Martin hadland when he had his unit on weatheroak Road sparkhill he used to drive the cossie powered mk 1 4x4 mondeo it was Green and fast do you remember that. ❤Martin does big brake kits now based up in stirclhley
@ yes I remember the mondeo that was a weapon to and I believe that is still about too
@@christopherjenkins5443
I saw him towing a caravan with the mondeo once down bilsley Lane he wasn't driving slowly either 🤪
@ he he he I know he definitely drove them properly and I last saw him driving a Lamborghini murcherlago I’m pretty sure he lives in Ireland now but I’m not 100 percent certain??
Absolutely loved this guy when I was a kid, redline magazine was my thing and his saph an the escort were just perfect 👍
Thanks Adam, thanks Andrew....
Best Escort (car) I've ever seen 😊
That silver paint is just right.....
Your Cosworth knowledge Adam 👏👏👏
Blooming heck this brings back some memories. Used to drool over his Martins EsCos.
Not been on Passion Ford for some time now.
Wow. I remember this car, the build and original crash on gumball. Great to see this. And better than ever. Mega. 😊
Martin headlands escort cossie ecu is in my rs turbo .purchased from Harvey gibbs years ago to map my rs still running on it today
Mate you need to see him drive on track. His old time attack car was ahead of its time that his pall now owns. You need to do a full episode on that car
Fantastic Adam that looked ridiculous your face was brilliant. What a story 👍
Thanks 👍
Me and my brother had the pleasure of prepping and spraying both martins green mondeo cosworth and the second escort cosworth shell lot of love went into that car 👌
The good old days of Passionford! Remember this, with Porkie in the Reyland coloured 3dr, and Sean Bicknel in his Esc Cos. Great memories! (I was Ian3dr on there at the time)
What a machine ! A G is a wizard ✨️ Wit a motor ❤.
Great video brilliant to see a true car enthusiast.
What a car I was smiling seeing Adam’s face haha
Andrew is an absolute wizard around a Cossie this Escort is outstanding
I was lucky enough to go out in this car when Martin owned it. He brought it to RS Combe where we were running charity rides all day. It was so fast!!
That was a mind boggling sprint that Adam what a car mate
Brilliant video. I only had to look at your face to see how hard he accelerated!!!
Love this type of content Adam
Wow. Bought back some memories. Loved passionford, cant stand modern social media. I was on holiday in tenerife when the gumball crash happened and watched it unfold in an internet cafe! Awesome car, this and the gaitbill cossie were iconic. Brilliant vid. Miss those days. Was on track in a zetec turbo fiesta at Bedford back in the day when the reyland metro was ripping it up!
I’ve dealt with Martin a few times over the years. He is a really busy person BUT the few times I’ve needed his help, he’s always found the time.
Genuine fan of Martin Hadland and Reyland in general 🙌
Andy can fairly peddle a rs ford as well. Grew watching hus backwards entries into the hairpin at knockhill.
900 bhp, that's mental! My dream car is an ESCOS with a Smith & Jones, 2.2 liter long rod block, EFR turbo, TurboSmart electronic wastegate, some sort of helical-gears sequential gearbox, and all that controlled by a FuelTech ECU.
What a beast,your face said it all you were like a kid at Christmas 👌🏻
That's the biggest smile I've ever seen on a Scott's man's face.
Great job Adam, the car that got me hooked on fords
1st time ive seen u not tap out mate, Sick sick car. rember all the fast Ford features on Rayland cosworths & Rod Tarry true pioneers of cosworths for me as a 20 something bk then. Rip Rod Tarry😎👊✌
I had the dvd with martin ripping the escort up the runway,awesome car😊
Martin used to being his Green 4x4 Mondeo with the cosworth engine to the Birmingham "tracks' back in the late 90s until the local media made a big fuss about the racing going on until the early hours. Great times
Yes Adam what a blast from the past 😏😏❤
Absolutely a top shelf weapon
Omg Adam your face mate I'm just glad we couldn't here the words coming out of your mouth just priceless mate 😅😅😅
Omg that's a mad yoke to go sounds so good.
awesome, can remember being on passionford when he was building this, nice to see it still about
is this the guy who had the crazy blue focus? that thing was nuts
wonder if Stian Hafsengen`s old escort is still about, probably one of if not the best fast ford ever imo
Going back to 2010ish. The remains of the shell was hanging from roof in his unit in Birmingham. Martin also had a Metro 1.8 VVC in the same orange colour around the same time.
Great Video , The was fantastic back in the day. The other quick Escort I remmber was A1 motor sport.
I remember this from the gumball rally, the number plate was loony or something similar if I remember rightly
I remeber watching this when it happened and flowed the whole build process of the new one, even remember that plate they had machined to fit between the head and block
adam go on and watch andrew and jane nicol in colin mcraes old wrc focus when he won the champion ship his in car is summit els and andrews dad drew was a legend in scottish rallying in a mk 2 escort
Funny I thought wonder where this car has gone used to love seeing this and the 3 door go round combe
Rod Terry took me out in that sapphire he used to be in our group from Hampshire
ha - laughed along with you then - even the camera blurred!
Should do a vid on andrews old cars and charlie shaws, the focus needs a video to 100%
Also some features on some of the cars that survived from the the magazine thrash days would be brill,
Sunnys fiesta
Lukes trolley
Jamsports escort
Nms red s1 ollie owns
F55 soy owned by james bentley theres loads you could do vids on
Loads of cars people still have hidden away people would remember some are gone 😩,
I remember watching that Gumball crash at the time it happened, Didn't have LOONY on the plate for no reason !!!
Seem to remember a clip of Martin just after the crash. Think he was wearing a neck brace and mentioned that the back end went really light. Can't seem to find it on YT so maybe it was on one of the forums back in the day.
Adam a friend of mine has the green mondeo martin built. He bought it from him as a shell and its been rebuilt to a high standard and still the green colour. Its in northern Ireland
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Theres a good story about that mondeo
Another great watch mate 👍🏽
Your face when he gave it the beans 😂😂😂😂😂 superb video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Was there 2 L700NY escos, remember one at Southend years ago but wasn’t a leyland car.
Unreal car.....great video
Weapon, cant wait to see this back round Knockhill
I remember the post gumball crashed front wing of this coming up for sale on eBay.
It's mad, just 2 days ago I watched a video that popped up from the cosworth chronicles and the original car featured in that and then you upload this...coincidentally.
Did you speak with Andrew about the focus whilst you were there?
That car needs to be at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Shame the 2 focus cars aren't on the road anymore,Adam would have loved a pillion in them.
Wow it looks amazing
Can’t believe that mag feature was 18 years ago. I’m so old.
That’s an awesome car 😎
as good as it gets........seen this a few times on knockhill.......an that man can drive.............
WHAT A CAR!
They Reyland Cossie...wasn't it one of the editors of Redline Magazine that owned it?
That was Renton that had the 3dr Cossie in Reyland colours 👍🏻
Looks mint, and sounds great - might need some seatbelts mind! 😂
Very impressive.
Great vid
Won’t meet a nicer guy than Andrew and if ever get the chance watch him and Charlie’s vids of the focuses up knockhill mate
I can remember buying redline mag with it on the front
looks stunning
that is sprung so bloody hard
Loved reyland cozys got tons of pictures of them all from shows bitd and all vhs/dvds from redline mag and gumball with them in
After the recent post on CDC I think it's worth popping over to see martoon 👍
Holy s**t I can tell how fast that is from your face 😂
Id love to know what happened to the AG Focus's him and Charlie Shaw used to drive, was at Ford Fair the day it met Barry R.
Electronic power steering failed
Geweldig 😍
Wow!! Your face priceless 😂❤
Brilliant as usual Adam 👏 👌 👍
Like being in the millennium falcon in hyper drive 🤣🤣👍🏻
Like a rollercoaster
The look on your face Adam 😂😂😂😂 fcukin priceless 👍😂😂
what a machine !! 🩶
Looks just like how the Hafsengen car looks now.