4:40 - That's the second generation YB Cosworth engine called the 'YBP'. That is why it's having a 'rounded' cam cover. The first generation is the 'YBT' which you see on many Group A Escort rally cars. And the YBT unit have bigger turbo than the YBP.
Hey Dino, the Ford Puma outside of the shop is the Ford Racing Puma, not a regular one - it has considerably wider arches than the standard. It's become known through time that the original Puma was actually very overlooked. Here in the UK is was considered a bit of a "hairdresser's car" whereas it's actually developed quite a cult following now as being quite a driver's car with very good handling. Also, the wheels on the Rally Escort Cosworth I believe are the wheels that were factory issued for the road car variant. I remember seeing a few of these on the road in the UK back in the day, but personally I preferred the subtler looks of the Sierra Sapphire Cosworth. Cheers for another awesome video and congrats on your RWB kit btw... It's great to see people being able to achieve their dreams!
It's interesting seeing so many Deltas around the place in Japan. I've seen a couple whilst working my way through Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Tokyo over the last couple of weeks. Interestingly, I caught up with a guy I used to do grass roots motorsports 15 years ago at a recent Cars and Coffee in Perth, Australia just before we left for this trip and he told me had an Integrale that he'd imported from Japan. Apparently Japan is the go to for Australian Delta enthusiasts looking to source a car.
Rally content is always a win for me (that's probably pretty obvious given my own channel 🤣). Can't believe there is a Ford Racing Puma there. I wonder how many of those there are in Japan? A very interesting car, with some special bits fitted (along with some not-so-special ones!) Similarly, I wonder how many Escort Cosworths there are out there? Can't be too many. They were a 2.0-litre turbo, using an evolution of the engine fitted to the Sierra RS Cosworth, with the same five-speed gearbox and differentials. That comp car is an interesting one. It looks kind of like a Group N shell, but appears to have road-car seats (non-factory), and the engine looks like the later, small-turbo unit fitted to the 1995/96 road cars that were produced after the initial homologation requirement had been met. The smaller door mirrors also come from a small-turbo car. How big is rallying in Japan right now? Have you noticed any growth since it started hosting the WRC again? From the outside, it seems like it's not very popular, which seems crazy in a way when you think about how many iconic rally cars were based on Japanese cars.
Nah not very popular at all, motorsport in general isn’t. It’s pretty sad to see but it’s like the fashionable agenda to be pushing these days, loud stinky cars bad - quiet electric vans that park themselves - good. It’s the fault of manufacturers that were once led by passionate engineers that wanted to go racing on the weekend and sell cars on Monday. Not penny-pinching, platform-sharing, politicians that suck the soul out of brands. But I think we’re in for a rebirth, at least we can hope
@@OnlyDinoDC That's really interesting. I suppose us car guys have a slightly distorted view as we only see the side of it shown in videos and on social media. I had hoped that the WRC visiting Japan would increase interest, as it looks like it attracts a decent crowd, and you'd hope that Toyota's involvement would help. I guess it's similar all over the world right now though, as more and more negative pressure is being applied from governments, and the car is being forced to shoulder the blame for climate change. Thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. Definitely makes me want to come to Japan even more!
The Ford Puma looks so cool
4:40 - That's the second generation YB Cosworth engine called the 'YBP'. That is why it's having a 'rounded' cam cover.
The first generation is the 'YBT' which you see on many Group A Escort rally cars.
And the YBT unit have bigger turbo than the YBP.
Hey Dino, the Ford Puma outside of the shop is the Ford Racing Puma, not a regular one - it has considerably wider arches than the standard. It's become known through time that the original Puma was actually very overlooked. Here in the UK is was considered a bit of a "hairdresser's car" whereas it's actually developed quite a cult following now as being quite a driver's car with very good handling.
Also, the wheels on the Rally Escort Cosworth I believe are the wheels that were factory issued for the road car variant. I remember seeing a few of these on the road in the UK back in the day, but personally I preferred the subtler looks of the Sierra Sapphire Cosworth.
Cheers for another awesome video and congrats on your RWB kit btw... It's great to see people being able to achieve their dreams!
It's interesting seeing so many Deltas around the place in Japan. I've seen a couple whilst working my way through Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Tokyo over the last couple of weeks. Interestingly, I caught up with a guy I used to do grass roots motorsports 15 years ago at a recent Cars and Coffee in Perth, Australia just before we left for this trip and he told me had an Integrale that he'd imported from Japan. Apparently Japan is the go to for Australian Delta enthusiasts looking to source a car.
Yep the Japanese were Delta crazy back in the day, Lancia even did a couple of Japan only specials. There are a lot around
I always say that Japan has every car you can possibly think of but London taxi took me by suprise!
Haha so true
Rally content is always a win for me (that's probably pretty obvious given my own channel 🤣). Can't believe there is a Ford Racing Puma there. I wonder how many of those there are in Japan? A very interesting car, with some special bits fitted (along with some not-so-special ones!)
Similarly, I wonder how many Escort Cosworths there are out there? Can't be too many. They were a 2.0-litre turbo, using an evolution of the engine fitted to the Sierra RS Cosworth, with the same five-speed gearbox and differentials. That comp car is an interesting one. It looks kind of like a Group N shell, but appears to have road-car seats (non-factory), and the engine looks like the later, small-turbo unit fitted to the 1995/96 road cars that were produced after the initial homologation requirement had been met. The smaller door mirrors also come from a small-turbo car.
How big is rallying in Japan right now? Have you noticed any growth since it started hosting the WRC again? From the outside, it seems like it's not very popular, which seems crazy in a way when you think about how many iconic rally cars were based on Japanese cars.
Nah not very popular at all, motorsport in general isn’t. It’s pretty sad to see but it’s like the fashionable agenda to be pushing these days, loud stinky cars bad - quiet electric vans that park themselves - good. It’s the fault of manufacturers that were once led by passionate engineers that wanted to go racing on the weekend and sell cars on Monday. Not penny-pinching, platform-sharing, politicians that suck the soul out of brands. But I think we’re in for a rebirth, at least we can hope
@@OnlyDinoDC That's really interesting. I suppose us car guys have a slightly distorted view as we only see the side of it shown in videos and on social media. I had hoped that the WRC visiting Japan would increase interest, as it looks like it attracts a decent crowd, and you'd hope that Toyota's involvement would help. I guess it's similar all over the world right now though, as more and more negative pressure is being applied from governments, and the car is being forced to shoulder the blame for climate change. Thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. Definitely makes me want to come to Japan even more!