Gartrac G6 Escort
The G6 was devised by Gartrac as a road going spin off to the successful G3 & G4 rally & rally cross cars.
Most of the cars produced were rear wheel drive with a 2.8 V6 engine and a Capri / Atlas rear axle. The body shell was very similar to the rally car - the only real difference was the road car did not have four link suspension, it ran with a anti tramp bar set up.
Three cars were produced with 4WD; this employed the running gear, engine and gearbox from a 4x4 Sierra. Gartrac did also produce a few cabriolet versions. Around thirty G6's were produced in total, although many copies were produced around this period.
Early Gartrac G6
Gartrac G6 Advertising Literature
Gartrac G6 Kit
G6 Specification
- 2.8 V6 Fuel injected power plant
- Max Power : 160 BHP at 5700 RPM
- Max Torque : 163 LB/FT at 4300 RPM
- Five Speed Manual Transmission
- Final Drive Ratio 3.09:1
- Macpherson strut with Bilstein gas filled inserts
- Single leaf springs with anti tramp bars and Bilstein shocks
- Special steel body with hand fabricated aluminium wings, side skirts and front spoiler
- Special enlarged alloy fuel tank located under boot floor with fuel filler behind flip down rear number plate
- 0-60 MPH : 6.8 Secs
- Max Speed : 141 MPH
The Gartrac G6 at the time had phenomenal acceleration and performance and married with unique looks and clever design features really stood out from the crowd. Both Dave & Bill had G6's as company cars back then and were forever being stopped by the police, so they could just take a closer look at the car!