Photography Credit: Tony Neste
Mustang tri-bars, box flares and a healthy dose of flat-black primer. The secret hidden inside this 1986 Ford Escort? Not one but two engines: a 2.0-liter Zetec up front with a V8 from a front-drive Lincoln Continental out back.
Chris Moore, the fabricator, and Paul Blaylock, the electrical guru, drove it from Indiana to our Florida event, where it experienced electrical issues. As we recall, the Contour engine had to provide all the propulsion.
Make your own low-buck memories at the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack, held March 29-30, 2025.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is Presented by Tire Rack, in Association with HPX Show, BendPak, CRC Industries and Miller Electric.
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