Die Cast Build: Rat Rod Ford Escort

Welcome to a little project that we built over the past few days. Yes we were building a Supra and yes we haven't given up on it yet, we just so happened to have a spare Ford Escort Hot Wheels car lying around and couldn't resist building a custom out of it.

We decided to do a rat rod approach to showcase the hard life of many MK1 Ford Escort coupes. It also looks damn cool and we utilised rust from Project Whizbox to give it an authentic ratty feel.

Behind the rear wheels is some remnants of previous burnout comps or in this case, crushed up crayons does the trick.

The rear end was left largely factory apart from the rear lights being tinted.

The interior was also painted with the seats being painted black, the vents being also painted black and a little fire extinguisher located in the passengers footwell was also painted red. The steering wheel had a black rim added to it and the shift knob was painted white with the shift boot painted black. (Sorry for the bad pics)

This car was actually a custom build for a mate and caused quite a stir when showcased for the first time after it was finished.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more awesome articles!!!