My Classics..

[warrenk]

I know they're not German but they are old and RWD... My hokke..

 

[Dewald Basson]

MK1 Escort :blowheart:

 

[Auditor]

Your Mark 1 is simply fantastic! Of course you're going to have to do a full write-up on the car now.

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

man those are sweet raise:

 

[sash]

stunning, but no way you can just post those teasers without the full run down....

 

[Mo63]

raise:raise:raise: Ah two of thee most beautiful cars ever made in my personal opinion, Would appreciate if you could post a few more pictures of both the Escourts and maybe a detail right up on what they running ?


Lastly is the mk1 for sale ? :tiptoe::blueCry::sorry:

 

[Luis Malhou]

mm love the silver one..

 

[VictorMike]

I don't get these at all, someone please explain the attraction to me.

What I see:
cramped
ugly (especially the Mk.ll)
bad build quality
LEAF SPRINGS!

 

[WIDEOPN-X5]

I don't get these at all, someone please explain the attraction to me.

What I see:
cramped
ugly (especially the Mk.ll)
bad build quality
LEAF SPRINGS!

How old are you son??:biglol:

These cars are probably older than you and thus, trying to explain the attraction may be moot. Unless you can appreciate the smell of hot oil and boiling radiator fluid (read water) then you won't get it....

These cars are from an era when a journey was an adventure....and I mean EVERY journey:roflol::roflol:

 

[AndreasSA]

I don't get these at all, someone please explain the attraction to me.

What I see:
cramped
ugly (especially the Mk.ll)
bad build quality
LEAF SPRINGS!

How old are you son??:biglol:

These cars are probably older than you and thus, trying to explain the attraction may be moot. Unless you can appreciate the smell of hot oil and boiling radiator fluid (read water) then you won't get it....

These cars are from an era when a journey was an adventure....and I mean EVERY journey:roflol::roflol:

Never liked the Ford's as I was young...

But you are so right!!!! raise:

 

[VictorMike]

How old are you son??:biglol:

These cars are probably older than you and thus, trying to explain the attraction may be moot. Unless you can appreciate the smell of hot oil and boiling radiator fluid (read water) then you won't get it....

These cars are from an era when a journey was an adventure....and I mean EVERY journey:roflol::roflol:

The cars are indeed older than me, but I don't think that's a factor. I owned and loved a '72 280SE for 6 years, and drove a '72 Bug for 3.

Furthermore, some of my dream cars are classics too ('59 SL, '59 Cadillac convertible, '64 Mustang, '60 Corvette)

 

[WIDEOPN-X5]

How old are you son??:biglol:

These cars are probably older than you and thus, trying to explain the attraction may be moot. Unless you can appreciate the smell of hot oil and boiling radiator fluid (read water) then you won't get it....

These cars are from an era when a journey was an adventure....and I mean EVERY journey:roflol::roflol:

The cars are indeed older than me, but I don't think that's a factor. I owned and loved a '72 280SE for 6 years, and drove a '72 Bug for 3.

Furthermore, some of my dream cars are classics too ('59 SL, '59 Cadillac convertible, '64 Mustang, '60 Corvette)

No offence meant Vuk....your list of classics comes with a MASSIVE price tag. The OP's classics are more affordable classics but no less tactile.

Sidebar. How many of us drive cars that are 2 or 3 yrs old? I submit quite a few yes? I will relate the culture shock recently of driving a "last built" Golf 4 which belongs to a mate of mine. The car is immaculately maintained and "drives like new"......except that the drive like new 2000 car and a new car of 15 yrs later is like day is to night.

Technologies have advanced at such an unbelievable rate. And I am not talking the obvious stuff like engine outputs and brakes. Its the subtle stuff like tyre technology, like dampers and springs and how they work together. There was an interesting editorial in CAR magazine some time back on this very point.

And then of course there was the TopGear track comparative test between an Audi Quattro Rally car of the 80's and the latest (at the time of the show) Mitsubishi Evo (I think 9) road car.....the Evo trounced the full blown rally car running on slick tyres.

I wonder how the 2020 models will compare to our 2013 daily drivers:=)::=):

 

[moranor@axis]

old cars in good condition are awesome

Escort also has a rich racing heritage for this reason alone there will be fans :rollsmile:

 

[tman]

Looks very clean. raise:

 

[VictorMike]

No offence meant Vuk....your list of classics comes with a MASSIVE price tag.

Why would I take offense? Things have changed though, when I had my Mercedes, it was very cheap. I think I bought it for about US$ 1000 in 1995. It was running, but needed sprucing up.

Escort also has a rich racing heritage for this reason alone there will be fans :rollsmile:

Pretty much this is the only reason I could find to value these cars. They were unbeatable in rallying.

 

[Dewald Basson]

How old are you son??:biglol:

These cars are probably older than you and thus, trying to explain the attraction may be moot. Unless you can appreciate the smell of hot oil and boiling radiator fluid (read water) then you won't get it....

These cars are from an era when a journey was an adventure....and I mean EVERY journey:roflol::roflol:

The cars are indeed older than me, but I don't think that's a factor. I owned and loved a '72 280SE for 6 years, and drove a '72 Bug for 3.

Furthermore, some of my dream cars are classics too ('59 SL, '59 Cadillac convertible, '64 Mustang, '60 Corvette)

Debuting at the Brussels Motor Show, the Escort was Ford’s ultra-modern replacement for the Anglia.

Its ingenious packaging – small, yet big enough to fit a family and their luggage – coupled with an affordable price tag made it an instant hit. Indeed, Ford flogged over two million of them.

Its Macpherson strut suspension and rack-and-pinion steering set it at the zenith of the family car market, but a drastic revelation really kicked things up a gear…

It turned out that the Escort was a staggeringly good rally car. The iconic Twin-Cam won the Circuit of Ireland Rally in 1968, raising a few eyebrows. It then proceeded to win pretty much every other rally, well, everywhere.

Arguably the most memorable, though, was the London-Mexico World Cup Rally of 1970; Hannu Mikkola’s Escort won it, with other Escorts coming 3rd, 5th, 6th and 8th. And it’s from that event that we got the Escort Mexico – and this marvellous advert:


Read up: LINK

 

[warrenk]

Your Mark 1 is simply fantastic! Of course you're going to have to do a full write-up on the car now.

Thank you, I'll post it up some time, I need to go through 2011's photo's

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stunning, but no way you can just post those teasers without the full run down....

Haha, thank you, I'll get to it...
But a quick run down... I bought it as a shell, previous owner had a Cosworth YB in it, I fitted a Toyota Black Top BEAMS motor and gearbox and changed my mind and decided to restore the car.. so here I am, 4 years later.

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raise:raise:raise: Ah two of thee most beautiful cars ever made in my personal opinion, Would appreciate if you could post a few more pictures of both the Escourts and maybe a detail right up on what they running ?


Lastly is the mk1 for sale ? :tiptoe::blueCry::sorry:

Thank you Mo,
I'll upload some more photo's,
I knocked the red car a while ago, nothing too serious.. I should be getting it back on Monday.
The Sport is 100% original except for the wheels and the lowered suspension.
The GT is running a fully balanced and unleaded 1600 Kent with a close ratio gearbox. I'll do a proper write up on it over time.

 

[Tris]

Nice rides

I have always been a Ford fan as my brother and I played with a lot of RWD Fords

We actually had a MK1 Escourt with a V6 conversion as well.

We even owned a RS2000 at some point which got stolen

Looking forward to more picsraise:

 

[michael.joseph]

Ive always loved the escort. Was very close to bring my 1st car... but my wife (aka my girlfriend back then) hated the look. Eventually settled on a beetle.

I still think they are awesome classics

 

[Fordkoppie]

Very nice.

I applaud you sir for keeping the modifications "period correct".
For instance - I hate big wheels on these cars, and both of your cars look spot on with the selection of wide but small dia wheels.

I don't get these at all, someone please explain the attraction to me.

What I see:
cramped
ugly (especially the Mk.ll)
bad build quality
LEAF SPRINGS!

......some of my dream cars........'64 Mustang, '60 Corvette)

Funny how both cars you listed here as your dream cars are exactly what you mentioned above as dislikes.

* The corvette specifically is cramped more than an Escort could ever imagine

* Pretty and ugly is subjective

* You have no idea how bad the build quality is on a vette. European fords are like Rolls Royce's compared to a Corvette ito build quality. I mean you are sitting inside recycled canoes for crying out loud

* Nevermind leaf springs..... On a vette, you only get 1 leaf spring per axle (Note "spring" as in singular noun)

And all these cars : ('59 SL, '59 Cadillac convertible, '64 Mustang, '60 Corvette) are like trying to maneuver the USS Enterprise inside a china shop when you took them to the race track where the Escorts shined