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COSWORTH
HERITAGE
We thought it must be possible to make an interesting
living messing about with racing cars and engines. That was
the total objective behind the formation of Cosworth.
Keith Duckworth, co-founder of Cosworth.
For anyone
even slightly interested in motoring and motorsport, the name
Cosworth cannot fail to conjure up images of performance and
success.

Since
it was formed in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth,
Cosworth has become the most successful engine manufacturer
in the history of Formula One, with a string of driver and
manufacturer titles to its credit. In addition, it has also
achieved enormous success in a variety of formulae, including
IndyCars, Champ Cars, rallying, sportscars and motorcycling.
Cosworth
began life in a small workshop in London in 1958. However,
things quickly grew and a move to larger premises was soon
required. The company moved to north London, where it began
working on the development of the Ford 105E engine. Cosworth
actually achieved its first victory when Jim Clark took a
win in the Formula Junior category in his Lotus 18 at Goodwood
in 1960.
By the
mid 1960s, the company had moved to Northampton and much bigger
things were around the corner. In 1966, Duckworth signed a
contract with Ford to develop a new three-litre Formula One
engine, and the legendary DFV was born. It got its first taste
of victory in 1967, when Jim Clark again provided the maiden
victory, on this occasion first time out at the Dutch Grand
Prix. The DFV, in subsequent development guises, went on to
dominate the sport for 15 years and clinched 155 race wins
during that time.

A host
of famous names benefited from Costin and Duckworths
approach Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, James
Hunt and Nelson Piquet all took championships using the companys
engines during the 1970s. And it was during this decade that
Cosworth engines crossed the Atlantic to take the Indy/CART
world by storm. There, the DFX version of the F1 powerplant
began to take an incredible 151 race wins in a 14-year reign,
culminating in ten drivers championships and ten Indianapolis
500 victories.
As the
1980s became the 90s, Cosworth continued to provide winning
power, with the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 taking the 1987
Touring Car world title and the Cosworth-powered Ford Mondeo
winning the World titles for Paul Radisich in 1993 and 1994.
In Formula
One, the DFV was replaced by the HB which won 11 races between
1989 and 1993, while Nigel Mansells 1993 CART championship
and Jacques Villeneuves 1995 Indy 500 win were both
provided by Cosworth power. In 1994, the Zetec V8 F1 engine
was introduced and powered Michael Schumachers first
world drivers title. And in rallying, the Ford Escort
Cosworth notched up numerous wins during the 1990s and the
Duratec-R engine in the Focus WRC gave Ford more success.

Bringing
the story up to date, in 2004, Cosworth provided the power
to 30% of the Formula One grid, as well as to the entire Champ
Car World Series and the Ford BP Rallyesport Focus World Rally
car
Cosworth
Goes After the Aftermarket!
Northampton,
England (January 10, 2008) Cosworth continues its commitment
to supplying high quality, precision components to the engine
tuner sector. The world renowned Autosport International show
at Birmingham NEC on 10-11 January 2008 will be the venue
for Cosworth to showcase a new line of performance parts.
Cosworth's
eye-catching Twin Plenum Intake Manifold for the Nissan 350z
is a direct replacement for the OE unit and will provide an
immediate 24 horse power boost. Stroker kits for the Mitsubishi
Evo comprising 96mm forged pistons, 94mm billet crankshaft,
forged steel H-section connecting rods, rod bearings, main
bearings and piston rings. Similar stroker kits for both the
2.0L and 2.5L Subaru Impreza will soon follow. Performance
parts including forged pistons for a range of Japanese sports
compacts and fast Fords will also be on display as well as
an all new supercharger kit for the Mazda MX5.
Our
performance parts are designed to give the end user more horse
power with maximum reliability. Cosworth's latest catalogue
containing a fast growing range of upgrade components and
systems will be available at Autosport commented Charles
Adams, Aftermarket Business Manager at Cosworth.
The
Japanese sports compacts and European hot hatch market continues
to be a huge growth opportunity for specialist distributors
and we are uniquely positioned to share our race engineering
expertise with customers said Jog Lall, Sales &
Marketing Director at Cosworth.

Have
any questions about parts, kits, or products available from
Bishop are welcome. Contact the us by phone and leave a message
at 604-984-3673 or e-mail by visiting our contact page and
we will respond promptly. Our office hours are Monday to Friday
from 10:00am to 4:00pm PST. We really love to share the fun
with other performance enthusiasts who want to take their
cars to the next level of performance, appearance and handling!
Thanks for visiting!
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custom, racing and performance parts!
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