Thanks for the video Frank.. let’s hope this puts the controversy over the 3rd wing to bed now. It was a great design and for myself and Ant to execute your dream was a real honour on our program. And now can’t wait to see the Work Up drawings in your upcoming book. All the best Mike and Wheeler Dealers team.
This is amazing amazing Frank. Honestly, I think its amazing that you were able to design such a masterpiece straight out of design school. I also love your integration of the 3d concept into the video, the presentation of your content just keeps getting better and better. Thank you sharing this
3rd wing or no 3rd wing, the Escort Cosworth is still one of my favourite cars, albeit I’ve never owned one or sadly even driven one. Hopefully will one day!
I am a bit of a late starter to following you but as a mechanical engineer working in industry and a lover of cars, I love how you put yourself in your videos with your anecdotes, stories and revelations of your experiences.
This Escort was one my favourite cars to play on Gran Turismo 2. Really cool knowing directly from one of the creators how the car was designed! Now we know the cost-cutting doesn't come from the engineers and designers, but from the finance department.
I wasn't sure about this car, the wing at the top looked weird for me. But once I saw it with the 3 wings....... Man it looks SO AWESOME!!!! It really changes a lot between both forms
Personally, for me, the car has a lot of character and I remember it very vividly from my childhood. I was sketching cars as a little kid and I remember being mesmerized by this car. To see this video over 15 years later is really amazing! Great work Mr. Stephenson!
When people come to Youtobe who aren't just another vlogger or insta-nobodies, but are actually respected experts in their field, I get tremendously excited. Massively looking forward to your future videos!
When i was young i remember going to a rally stage with my dad... when i was here there were plenty subarus and lancer evos but the one car that brought my attention was the escort. I could only get so close to see it from the back and oh my what a sight. That spoiler made the car what it is and it fascinated me. That was about 15 years ago. Ever since I not only loved the car, i became interested in cars in general. Seeing the entire process of how this design came to be is mindblowing. You drew my passion.
Sorry, but I think the two-tier spoiler looks much better than the three-tier idea. The Cosworth Escort as it is, is a beautiful thing and that's why we are here :) Of course, you also get more rear visibility this way for the road purposes of this vehicle. So yeah, a good trade-off in the end.
We stand upon what could possibly a future classic, not far from now. Steve and Frank have clearly turned a rather "dull", ordinary street car into a pretty aggressive and iconic looking vehicle.
Este canal es increible!!!! Escribo en español porque sé que Frank habla esapñol, gracias a que lo comentó Esteban Palazzo ! Saludos desde Argentina Frank, eres un genio!
Weird that no-one at Ford saw the possibility to sell the third wing as an extra after market option - with the Rally success and general hype of the Cossie, money could be made. Well, at least Wheeler Dealers got it right - it sure looked great with the intended look!
I'm so fascinated by the way he sketches it's beautiful to watch his very steady hand and the gestural lines start coming together into a recognizable shape
Being child of the 90's I was very impressed by this Escort and the rear spoiler. My father had a lot car magazines and often I was watching the pictures and this car just stood out away from the others. It is sad that the accountants determined the final look, but you sir, have to remember that the impact on one kid was big. Huge respect for you sir, who created the perfect symbiosis between visual impact, beautiful shape and functional.
I'm blessed that Mr. Stephenson had created his channel. A lot of knowledge in car designing surely inspired the youth to do the best on their portofolio. Thanks Mr. Stephenson
I’m glad that Wheeler Dealers were able to bring to fruition your design and as you say that it actually worked both in the wind tunnel and on the road.
Fantastic Frank. Childhood dream car. Drove one recently and THAT wing....it certainly puts huge smile on your face when you see it. My favourite channel by far. Thanks for sharing your design Inspirations
Frank, I was (am) an American designer in Dunton/Merkenich in 1990. I was working with Ian and the gang, Paul Campbell, Gert, Manfred etc . I don't remember you being there. I don't remember you at all. Were you in Koln? I remember that spoiler being done at Dunton. Ed Golden and I think Scot Strong were at Merkenich at that time(?) Gert was back and forth. The Cosworth wing must have been tested in the Merkenich tunnel. I spent a lot of time there. Peter was running the tunnel. I was working on the Escort. A young designer at Dunton (can't remember his name) worked on that wing in Dunton - the kid lived in Maldon Essex. Maybe it came over from Merkenich and he was refining it but I do remember laughing at him for how big it was. Steve Sikes worked on it too.
Hello! I’m student architect and I love watching your videos. Your words about overdesign and design that must work are so gold, I wrote down this phrase in my note. Thanks for inspiration!
WHERE WERE YOU FRANK WHERE WERE YOU? I'VE BEEN WAITING THIS CONCEPT VIDEOS AND THIS CONFESSIONS. OH GOD I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW, I CAN DIE HAPPILY AFTER THIS AS AN CAR ENTHUSIAST.
Nice to discover this great series. I just happily subscribed. I used to have a Merkur XR4Ti, which was the Americanized version of this Cosworth. It had the same wing and body as the production Ford Cosworth, but a different engine. I babied that car, kept it for almost 20 years, and made sure it was 100% stock. There were some design issues, but not Frank Stephenson's fault. Like the A/C return was routed right over the hot turbo. But I kept it perfect and used only OEM parts, to keep it 100% as from the factory. I used to get compliments both about how it looked and how it ran. Little kids would say, "what a cool car." And driving it on mountain roads, where the nice handling and turbo torque kept the power coming, was amazing. But my wife thought it was ugly. So in spite of it running as good as new, I sold it for almost nothing. I now have a Honda S2000 as my fun car. I'm not complaining, but still wish I could race up a winding road in that Merkur, with that nice rear downforce.
Wow. Great to hear this straight from the horses mouth. Thanks for giving us such an iconic car and well done for persisting with your original design. I never knew about the third wing but even without it, it’s still a masterpiece. 👍
You sir is a legend and part of ford history the escort cosworth design was genius still looks has fresh today than it was bk in the early nineties this was my poster car has a kid growing up seeing them parked on dealership forecourts so from one ford fan to another thank you 👍🏻
Frank, I'm not sure if you'll ever even read this but thank you for designing the cosworth, even without the mid-wing you loved it was still such a pretty and mean looking car, and even cooler looking in rally trim. It's also my go to car in Forza Horizon and hopefully will be a car I can own in my life time.
Can't believe i never came across a triple spoiler. It looks cool. It would have been interesting to see peoples reaction to the double wing if the triple was standard
That ford escort always reminds me of the legendary sierra cosworth, maybe because of the spoilers for the most part. But looking at the escort more and more I think I'm starting to see more and more similarities between them. But maybe because I just absolutely adore sierra cosworth)
Interesting. Thanks for the video. As a kid, i loved that Ford Escort. It was always a great day when i happened to see one. And i'm not usually a big fan of huge spoilers and all, but on that car, i always loved it. It fits so well. It's sooo...RS Corsworth (it) ^^ Amazing job!
I notice that today’s Ford Explorer, to me atleast, looks like a bulkier, elongated version of the Cosworth. I have this crazy idea where they would bring back the Cosworth badge and make a new Cosworth RS, following simular body lines of the Explorer, just smaller, and bringing back that whale tail. It would be a huge nod to its rally heritage, but ah. Ford is moving on to a more economic era. It’s just a crazy vision of mine.
The interesting thing is, when he says that they chose the Escort platform, is that they didn't. The Escort Cosworth is a Sierra Cosworth floorpan with a modified Escort body on top of it. The front-end body panels aren't interchangeable with a standard Escort because they're longer, to accommodate the Sierra platform's inline engine.
He was just out if college , no way did he design this car entirely, part of the design team yes but that's it. As you said this entire car is based on the Sierra, wing included. But it is gorgeous, and to me the third wing is just not part of cos worth. Bet he was pissed they removed the top one later on aswell
It's a shame Ford thought the cost for the third rear spoiler wing wasn't cost effective and if they did go ahead with that third rear down force concept it would have been iconic. It had taken the petrol head programme Wheeler Dealer to bring the concept to reality
the Sierra Cos wing was making that car a true legend and after the Escort done much more in designs added wide fenders etc and the higher rear wing making the car even look better but personally I couldn't like 3 spoilers one. sierra was the king of rwd and the escort has the 4x4 and worlds best shape.
(Looks-wise) This car (without the 3rd wing) Is my favourite car ever! It amazes me the difference between it and a standard Escort... It looks like it was milled from a solid block, perfectly weighted in design front to rear... And looks amazing from every single angle!!! And this was your first go?!?!? Wow
Nice to put a face behind the design. Just bought my 04 mini and stumbled upon that video some while ago. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this icon! Can’t wait for the McLaren video!
Sí, sí, sí 💪💪💪. Como colofón final, el Cosworth con tercer alerón que fabricaron en joyas sobre ruedas. Sin duda un gran error por parte de Ford el haber eliminado del proyecto esa idea. Ese coche es un magnífico ejemplo de tu buen hacer. Y no sabía que la idea estaba sacada de un focker...😳😳...sublime... Un saludo Frank
Amazing design. This car stood out. An era when boxy great . Great cars had inspired the roads of Europe . I owned a cosworth Mercedes. The escort came along an was a new contender in performance and design. The 911 was infamous with its whale tale. How you incorporated that spoiler was incredible! It becomes instantly iconic just as the 911 as a spoiler
I liked those deep 5 spoke alloy wheels that they had, some people put them on their sierra cosworths. I also liked that bluey greeny mustard body colour on the Escort Cossie. The escort cossie was a great car with its whale tail. I think design wise, the ford escort looked the same after the mk2 albeit rounder panels until the radical focus shape. The mk3 rs 2000 and the rs turbo were my favorites. The mk3 XR3i was another. The escort mk3 convertible in blue was also another great car. The mk4 was a lot of people's favourite with its rs turbo versions. The escorts competition was the vw golf which of course is still in production today which the same cannot be said about the escort. I always wondered why Ford ditched the escort in favour for the focus and kept the fiesta models till this day.
This has quickly become one of my favorite channels. Your calm competence is everything most TH-cam channels completely lack.
Totally agree¡¡
The man its a living legend
same
That calm competence? Have you ever watched the craftmanshow? Dude if you need calm
Yup
Wow not a lot of real deal car designers here on TH-cam, especially ones with so many high profile designs under their belt, great stuff
Like sketch monkey lol
Thanks for the video Frank.. let’s hope this puts the controversy over the 3rd wing to bed now. It was a great design and for myself and Ant to execute your dream was a real honour on our program. And now can’t wait to see the Work Up drawings in your upcoming book. All the best Mike and Wheeler Dealers team.
Hope that Ant and Frank and Mike bring the Cosi to South Orange County Cars and Coffee. ☕ 🍵. Cheers Mike
This is amazing amazing Frank. Honestly, I think its amazing that you were able to design such a masterpiece straight out of design school. I also love your integration of the 3d concept into the video, the presentation of your content just keeps getting better and better. Thank you sharing this
Thank you Olasubomi!
It must be a crazy special feeling to see your art rolling around in car form and loved and lusted after by so many people. I can't imagine.
Thats my dream
That wheeler dealers episode with the triple wing was a great. This channel 👏🏼
3rd wing or no 3rd wing, the Escort Cosworth is still one of my favourite cars, albeit I’ve never owned one or sadly even driven one. Hopefully will one day!
MunroM84 I fear you may be right! 😔
I’ll sell you mine
I am a bit of a late starter to following you but as a mechanical engineer working in industry and a lover of cars, I love how you put yourself in your videos with your anecdotes, stories and revelations of your experiences.
This Escort was one my favourite cars to play on Gran Turismo 2. Really cool knowing directly from one of the creators how the car was designed! Now we know the cost-cutting doesn't come from the engineers and designers, but from the finance department.
One of the best looking cars ever
I wasn't sure about this car, the wing at the top looked weird for me.
But once I saw it with the 3 wings....... Man it looks SO AWESOME!!!! It really changes a lot between both forms
excellent content.
More please.
Thank you!
One of my favourite cars of all time
I love Venetian blinds .. These have a car attached to them
I love how a lot of your advice is completely transferable to many other aspects of life in general
Dear Frank. You are wonderful.
What I love about Frank's explanations is the human and emotional elements of design.
Oh yes I’ve been waiting for this
The Escort Cosworth is like the coolest car ever made and one of my favorites!!!!
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that ability to draw with such accurate perspective and proportions is something I wish I had
Practice makes perfect. 😎
Our respect for you has grown leaps and bounds sir.
creativity is the mother of invention!
Sir , i love you for the escort rs cosworth, felt in love as little kid as seen this car in a rallye event😍
Amazing. Thank you so much frank.
I’m in awe
instant fan. binging your videos now. you are a legend💖
Interesting idea, always thought the design was more form over function. I think I prefer the double wing in the end.
Rockstar Hire this guy asap, he can make the Vapid Uranus!!!, and a lot of more cool cars, much respect sir!
Such a great looking car.
The Mike Brewer approval, hold out yer hand...
Personally, for me, the car has a lot of character and I remember it very vividly from my childhood. I was sketching cars as a little kid and I remember being mesmerized by this car. To see this video over 15 years later is really amazing! Great work Mr. Stephenson!
When people come to Youtobe who aren't just another vlogger or insta-nobodies, but are actually respected experts in their field, I get tremendously excited. Massively looking forward to your future videos!
This pure gold! Thank you for sharing!❤
When i was young i remember going to a rally stage with my dad... when i was here there were plenty subarus and lancer evos but the one car that brought my attention was the escort. I could only get so close to see it from the back and oh my what a sight. That spoiler made the car what it is and it fascinated me. That was about 15 years ago. Ever since I not only loved the car, i became interested in cars in general. Seeing the entire process of how this design came to be is mindblowing. You drew my passion.
Excellent design and that rear wing is iconic
Sorry, but I think the two-tier spoiler looks much better than the three-tier idea. The Cosworth Escort as it is, is a beautiful thing and that's why we are here :)
Of course, you also get more rear visibility this way for the road purposes of this vehicle. So yeah, a good trade-off in the end.
As an aspiring designer this is litterly gold for me, thanks
We stand upon what could possibly a future classic, not far from now.
Steve and Frank have clearly turned a rather "dull", ordinary street car into a pretty aggressive and iconic looking vehicle.
It is a classic have you seen cost of these things today?
One of the best cars ever made.
Frank is a true legend. Very passionate about his work.
Awsome channel. I grew up with ur designs in my mind. This channel is pure gold for me!!
Este canal es increible!!!! Escribo en español porque sé que Frank habla esapñol, gracias a que lo comentó Esteban Palazzo ! Saludos desde Argentina Frank, eres un genio!
Weird that no-one at Ford saw the possibility to sell the third wing as an extra after market option - with the Rally success and general hype of the Cossie, money could be made. Well, at least Wheeler Dealers got it right - it sure looked great with the intended look!
I'm so fascinated by the way he sketches it's beautiful to watch his very steady hand and the gestural lines start coming together into a recognizable shape
Being child of the 90's I was very impressed by this Escort and the rear spoiler. My father had a lot car magazines and often I was watching the pictures and this car just stood out away from the others. It is sad that the accountants determined the final look, but you sir, have to remember that the impact on one kid was big. Huge respect for you sir, who created the perfect symbiosis between visual impact, beautiful shape and functional.
I'm blessed that Mr. Stephenson had created his channel. A lot of knowledge in car designing surely inspired the youth to do the best on their portofolio. Thanks Mr. Stephenson
I wanted one so badly in the early 90
Frank's channel hit my suggestion box I bet because I watch Sketch Monkey. This is next level stuff. "Vanishing point", you go Frank.
I’m glad that Wheeler Dealers were able to bring to fruition your design and as you say that it actually worked both in the wind tunnel and on the road.
Fantastic Frank. Childhood dream car. Drove one recently and THAT wing....it certainly puts huge smile on your face when you see it. My favourite channel by far. Thanks for sharing your design Inspirations
I love that you use just a Bic!
This wing is so much iconic thats for your work and your insider view so interesting!
Frank, sei per me fonte di ispirazione. Grazie per la tua creatività e semplicità d'animo, un abbraccio dall'Italia, da Roma. I really miss London.
The Escort Cosworth Design is still my favorite of the 90's. Awesome 😀😀
Thanks Mark.....
Frank, I was (am) an American designer in Dunton/Merkenich in 1990. I was working with Ian and the gang, Paul Campbell, Gert, Manfred etc . I don't remember you being there. I don't remember you at all. Were you in Koln? I remember that spoiler being done at Dunton. Ed Golden and I think Scot Strong were at Merkenich at that time(?) Gert was back and forth. The Cosworth wing must have been tested in the Merkenich tunnel. I spent a lot of time there. Peter was running the tunnel. I was working on the Escort. A young designer at Dunton (can't remember his name) worked on that wing in Dunton - the kid lived in Maldon Essex. Maybe it came over from Merkenich and he was refining it but I do remember laughing at him for how big it was. Steve Sikes worked on it too.
ive only got respect for this guy
Hello! I’m student architect and I love watching your videos. Your words about overdesign and design that must work are so gold, I wrote down this phrase in my note. Thanks for inspiration!
One of the best designed cars. Can you do a video on the first generation Focus?
Must be so cool seeing your designs on the road
WHERE WERE YOU FRANK WHERE WERE YOU? I'VE BEEN WAITING THIS CONCEPT VIDEOS AND THIS CONFESSIONS. OH GOD I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW, I CAN DIE HAPPILY AFTER THIS AS AN CAR ENTHUSIAST.
Nice to discover this great series. I just happily subscribed.
I used to have a Merkur XR4Ti, which was the Americanized version of this Cosworth. It had the same wing and body as the production Ford Cosworth, but a different engine. I babied that car, kept it for almost 20 years, and made sure it was 100% stock. There were some design issues, but not Frank Stephenson's fault. Like the A/C return was routed right over the hot turbo. But I kept it perfect and used only OEM parts, to keep it 100% as from the factory. I used to get compliments both about how it looked and how it ran. Little kids would say, "what a cool car." And driving it on mountain roads, where the nice handling and turbo torque kept the power coming, was amazing. But my wife thought it was ugly. So in spite of it running as good as new, I sold it for almost nothing. I now have a Honda S2000 as my fun car. I'm not complaining, but still wish I could race up a winding road in that Merkur, with that nice rear downforce.
this was the dream car for many people, and the number one reason was the insane Spoiler :) amazing work there, just legendary
You are an absolute LEGEND
Wow. Great to hear this straight from the horses mouth.
Thanks for giving us such an iconic car and well done for persisting with your original design.
I never knew about the third wing but even without it, it’s still a masterpiece. 👍
Wow, I just discovered this today, I binge watched all the vids and I hope on more!
You sir is a legend and part of ford history the escort cosworth design was genius still looks has fresh today than it was bk in the early nineties this was my poster car has a kid growing up seeing them parked on dealership forecourts so from one ford fan to another thank you 👍🏻
Must be pretty satisfying to see someone actually producing that wing! Nice design!
I'm currently studying automotive design, about to return for my final year in University. This has been extremely inspiring. Great content.
_"Toss that out..."_ then literally gives a fresh perspective. Love these videos and would GO MENTAL at the thought of both a P1 and 720s version.
Frank, I'm not sure if you'll ever even read this but thank you for designing the cosworth, even without the mid-wing you loved it was still such a pretty and mean looking car, and even cooler looking in rally trim. It's also my go to car in Forza Horizon and hopefully will be a car I can own in my life time.
Can't believe i never came across a triple spoiler. It looks cool. It would have been interesting to see peoples reaction to the double wing if the triple was standard
This is one of my favorite cars if all time wow. Always loved the way it looked and it turns out you designed it thats crazy
That ford escort always reminds me of the legendary sierra cosworth, maybe because of the spoilers for the most part. But looking at the escort more and more I think I'm starting to see more and more similarities between them. But maybe because I just absolutely adore sierra cosworth)
Interesting. Thanks for the video.
As a kid, i loved that Ford Escort. It was always a great day when i happened to see one. And i'm not usually a big fan of huge spoilers and all, but on that car, i always loved it. It fits so well. It's sooo...RS Corsworth (it) ^^
Amazing job!
it`s the Kojak of cars...chapeau Frank!
Still one of my favourite hot batches of all time. They just look so damn right.
Thanks Josh
I notice that today’s Ford Explorer, to me atleast, looks like a bulkier, elongated version of the Cosworth. I have this crazy idea where they would bring back the Cosworth badge and make a new Cosworth RS, following simular body lines of the Explorer, just smaller, and bringing back that whale tail. It would be a huge nod to its rally heritage, but ah. Ford is moving on to a more economic era. It’s just a crazy vision of mine.
The interesting thing is, when he says that they chose the Escort platform, is that they didn't. The Escort Cosworth is a Sierra Cosworth floorpan with a modified Escort body on top of it. The front-end body panels aren't interchangeable with a standard Escort because they're longer, to accommodate the Sierra platform's inline engine.
Yep, and the middle wing doesn't make any sense in terms of aerodynamics.
He was just out if college , no way did he design this car entirely, part of the design team yes but that's it. As you said this entire car is based on the Sierra, wing included. But it is gorgeous, and to me the third wing is just not part of cos worth. Bet he was pissed they removed the top one later on aswell
@@itz-amemario426 What? He mentioned in the video that it actually performed better, and same was said in Wheelers Dealers.
This is one of my favorute cars and the spoiler is just so unique wow
It's a shame Ford thought the cost for the third rear spoiler wing wasn't cost effective and if they did go ahead with that third rear down force concept it would have been iconic. It had taken the petrol head programme Wheeler Dealer to bring the concept to reality
the Sierra Cos wing was making that car a true legend and after the Escort done much more in designs added wide fenders etc and the higher rear wing making the car even look better but personally I couldn't like 3 spoilers one.
sierra was the king of rwd and the escort has the 4x4 and worlds best shape.
(Looks-wise) This car (without the 3rd wing) Is my favourite car ever! It amazes me the difference between it and a standard Escort... It looks like it was milled from a solid block, perfectly weighted in design front to rear... And looks amazing from every single angle!!! And this was your first go?!?!? Wow
NOW THIS is a TH-cam channel I WILL LIKE! Thanks, algorithm!
still to this day one of the most iconic talked about cars
yo dawg i heard you like spoilers so we put a spoiler on your spoiler on your spoiler
spoiler alert
@@random_cocaine4667 xD
wait so tou're the guy i need to thank for making my most favourite car in the world!
Excellent video.. Thanks for providing the insight into what has become an iconic Ford
Love it....please keep sharing !
Nice to put a face behind the design. Just bought my 04 mini and stumbled upon that video some while ago. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this icon! Can’t wait for the McLaren video!
Sí, sí, sí 💪💪💪. Como colofón final, el Cosworth con tercer alerón que fabricaron en joyas sobre ruedas. Sin duda un gran error por parte de Ford el haber eliminado del proyecto esa idea. Ese coche es un magnífico ejemplo de tu buen hacer.
Y no sabía que la idea estaba sacada de un focker...😳😳...sublime... Un saludo Frank
Fabulous
The Escorth Cozzy is one of my favorite cars of all time. Nice work! ;^)
And iconic car and in my opinion still one of the most aesthetic looking hot hatches of all time!
Geniale.... Grazie mille per questa splendida creatura...!!!! 👍
one of my all time favorite cars.
Amazing design. This car stood out. An era when boxy great . Great cars had inspired the roads of Europe . I owned a cosworth Mercedes. The escort came along an was a new contender in performance and design. The 911 was infamous with its whale tale. How you incorporated that spoiler was incredible! It becomes instantly iconic just as the 911 as a spoiler
This channel has to be one of the best ones ive ever come across
I liked those deep 5 spoke alloy wheels that they had, some people put them on their sierra cosworths. I also liked that bluey greeny mustard body colour on the Escort Cossie. The escort cossie was a great car with its whale tail. I think design wise, the ford escort looked the same after the mk2 albeit rounder panels until the radical focus shape. The mk3 rs 2000 and the rs turbo were my favorites. The mk3 XR3i was another. The escort mk3 convertible in blue was also another great car. The mk4 was a lot of people's favourite with its rs turbo versions. The escorts competition was the vw golf which of course is still in production today which the same cannot be said about the escort. I always wondered why Ford ditched the escort in favour for the focus and kept the fiesta models till this day.
Wow that was a nice story I was not aware of 😃
I did my driver's license on an old model Ford Escort in the mid 70's
lol
I love these videos